Bitello

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souza and the second or paternal family name is Mares.
Bitello
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Bitello with Dynamo Moscow in 2024
Personal information
Full name João Paulo de Souza Mares
Date of birth (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Formosa do Oeste, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dynamo Moscow
Number 10
Youth career
2017–2018 Cascavel
2018–2021 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Cascavel 3 (0)
2021–2023 Grêmio 93 (19)
2023– Dynamo Moscow 66 (16)
International career‡
2023 Brazil U23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2023

João Paulo de Souza Mares (born 7 January 2000), commonly known as Bitello, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger for Russian club Dynamo Moscow.

Career

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Born in Formosa do Oeste, Brazil, Bitello joined the Grêmio's Academy at the age of 18 in 2018. In 2023, after promising performances in the 2022 Series B (Second Division of the Brazilian Football Championship) for Gremio, Bitello returned in 2023, being one of the pillars of the team, one of the players who played the most games for Gremio in the year. On 12 September 2023, Bitello accepts a proposal of 10 million euros from Dynamo Moscow.[1]

On 14 September 2023, Bitello signed a five-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.[2] In the 2024–25 season, Bitello was voted Player of the Season by Dynamo fans.[3]

On 11 September 2025, Bitello extended his Dynamo contract to 2031.[4]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 6 December 2025[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cascavel 2017 Paranaense — 0 0 — — 3[a] 0 3 0
2018 Paranaense — 3[b] 0 — — — 3 0
Total — 3 0 — — 3 0 6 0
Grêmio 2021 Série A 0 0 1[c] 0 0 0 1[d] 0 — 2 0
2022 Série B 36 8 11[c] 2 1 0 — — 48 10
2023 Série A 19 4 13[c] 3 10 1 — 1[e] 1 43 9
Total 55 12 25 5 11 1 1 0 1 1 93 19
Dynamo Moscow 2023–24 Russian Premier League 23 8 — 7 2 — — 30 10
2024–25 Russian Premier League 26 3 — 9 0 — — 35 3
2025–26 Russian Premier League 17 5 — 6 0 — — 23 5
Total 66 16 — 22 2 — — 88 18
Career total 121 28 28 5 33 3 1 0 4 1 187 37
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Taça FPF.
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense.
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Gaúcha.

Honours

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Club

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Grêmio

Individual

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References

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  • Bitello at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Profile at the Grêmio F.B.P.A. website


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