João Schmidt

São Paulo

Schmidt was born in São Paulo, and joined São Paulo FC's youth sides in 2005, aged 12. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 18 July 2012, starting in a 1–0 home loss to Vasco da Gama. Definitely promoted to the first team ahead of the 2013 season, Schmidt only featured rarely for Tricolor in the following years.

Loan to Vitória de Setúbal

In July 2014, Schmidt moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Primeira Liga club Vitória de Setúbal on loan for the season. He made his debut abroad on 17 August, starting in a 2–0 away loss to Rio Ave. Schmidt scored his first professional goal on 24 August 2014, netting his side's second through a penalty kick in a 2–0 home win over Gil Vicente. He was a regular starter for Vitória during his loan spell, contributing with eight goals in 34 appearances overall.

Return from loan

Schmidt returned to São Paulo in June 2015, but was rarely used by head coach Juan Carlos Osorio during the remainder of the year. He was close to a loan move to Avaí in February 2016, but the move did not materialize, and he later started to feature regularly under head coach Edgardo Bauza. Schmidt scored his first goal for Tricolor on 6 April 2016, netting his team's third in a 6–0 home routing of Trujillanos, for the year's Copa Libertadores. After finishing the year as a starter, he rejected a contract renewal and agreed to a pre-contract with Italian side Atalanta in January 2017.

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Schmit was a member of the Brazil national under-20 team in the 2013 Toulon Tournament, starting in all five matches of the competition.

As of 8 September 2026

São Paulo

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 2010 Copa Sudamericana: 2012 Kawasaki Frontale

J1 League: 2021 Emperor's Cup: 2023 Japanese Super Cup: 2021 Santos

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2024 Brazil U20

Toulon Tournament: 2013 Individual

Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2024