João Luiz da Silva Cipriano (born 9 November 2002), known as Cipriano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Juventude, on loan from APOEL.
Born in Brusque, Santa Catarina, Cipriano joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2019, from Criciúma.[1] Initially on loan, he agreed to a permanent contract with the club on 29 December 2020, signing until 2024.[2]
On 3 February 2023, Cipriano was loaned to Red Bull Bragantino for the year, and was initially assigned to the reserve team.[3] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 6 August, starting in a 1–0 away win over Coritiba.[4]
Cipriano comes from a family of footballers: his father Agenor played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s, being later a head coach of Carlos Renaux, and his older brother Eduardo played in the youth sides of Criciúma.[1]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Bull Bragantino II | 2023 | Paulista A3 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2023 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| APOEL (loan) | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
