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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	Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2005 2006-Present	Corinthians CSKA Moscow	81 (13) 43 (27)
National team²
2007-present	Brazil	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 June 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

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

1 Corinthians
2 CSKA Moscow
3 International career
4 Club titles

Corinthians

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

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 F.C. Internazionale Milano.

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. On 21 December 2007, Manchester United are close in signing him.