Jô

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Personal information
Jô
Full name	João Alves de Assis Silva
Date of birth	March 20, 1987 (1987-03-20) (age 21)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	CSKA Moscow
Number	10
Youth clubs
2000-2002	Corinthians
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2005 2006-Present	Corinthians CSKA Moscow	81 (13) 52 (30)
National team²
2007-	Brazil	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

For the Brazilian comedian, see Jô Soares.

Jô (born João Alves de Assis Silva on March 20, 1987 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian football striker, playing for CSKA Moscow.

1 Corinthians
2 CSKA Moscow
3 International career
4 Club titles

[edit] Corinthians

Jô played for Brazilian side Corinthians during the years of 2003-2005. He made 85 appearances scoring 13 goals. He became a fan favorite, but was later transferred to Russian outfit CSKA Moscow in 2005.

[edit] CSKA Moscow

Jô has proven to be a skillful, strong and pacey striker and has proceeded to score 14 goals in his first 18 appearances for the Russian club, securing his status as a fan-favourite. He also impressed in the UEFA Champions League scoring two goals in the matches against Inter Milan.

On March 08, according to Russian Newspaper Peterburgsky Metropoliten it stated English club Arsenal F.C. are reportedly looking to secure the services of Brazilian wonder kid Jô. It claimed Arsenal scouts were watching him against Inter Milan where he scored two goals.

On March 17, 2008, Tuttosport linked the young Brazilian to Italian giants, AC Milan. The 7-time European Champions are looking to revitalize their aging team this summer.

On April 21, 2008, British newspaper, The Guardian, reported that Jô would be transferred in the summer to Manchester City. However, the club are both yet to confirm the truth in this story. If indeed Manchester City buy Jô, he would be the most expensive player ever bought from the Russian Premier League, at an estimated fee of £20 million. On June 5th, newly-appointed City executive chairman Garry Cook stated, "We have had a conversation with Mark Hughes about this because we wanted to see what he felt but it would be fair to say we expect to see Jo at Manchester City."

Early this June, a report from ESPN Soccernet stated that both Jô and Ronaldinho were Manchester City summer targets, and the signature of Jô shall be received within the month. Ronaldinho has agreed to general terms with City as well, and they might yet complete the signing of the Brazilian duo.

[edit] International career

Being still young he received his first call-up to the Seleção in May 2007 to be in the squad to play against England later in the year and made his international debut in friendly against Turkey, in June 2007.