João Bezerra

João Bezerra
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Bezerra de Oliveira Lo[1]
Date of birth (2009-06-29) 29 June 2009[1]
Place of birth Esteio, Brazil[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Internacional
Number 49
Youth career
2018– Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Internacional 7 (0)
International career
2025 Brazil U16 1 (0)
2026– Brazil U17 8 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:29, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

João Pedro Bezerra de Oliveira Lo (born 29 June 2009), known as João Bezerra, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Internacional.

Club career

Born in Esteio, Rio Grande do Sul, Bezerra joined Internacional's youth sides at the age of nine.[2] He made his first team debut on 11 January 2026, starting in a 2–1 Campeonato Gaúcho home win over Novo Hamburgo; aged 16 years, six months and 13 days, he became the youngest player to debut for the club in the 21st century.[3][4]

On 30 January 2026, Bezerra renewed his contract with Inter until 2030.[5]

International career

Bezerra represented Brazil at under-16 and under-17 levels.[6]

Career statistics

As of 10 August 2026[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Internacional 2026 Série A 205000——70
Career total 205000000070

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "João Bezerra" (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Joia 2026: centroavante do Inter se inspira em Pedro e Harry Kane e sonha com chances no Gauchão" [2026 gem: Inter centre forward inspires himself in Pedro and Harry Kane and dreams with chances in the Gauchão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 December 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "João Bezerra estreia pelo Inter e vira o mais jovem a atuar no século; veja lista" [João Bezerra debuts for Inter and becomes the youngest to play in the century; see list] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Promessa vira jogador mais jovem a estrear pelo Internacional no século" [Prospect becomes the youngest to debut for Internacional in the century] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "João Bezerra é do Inter até 2030" [João Bezerra belongs to Inter until 2030] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "João Bezerra é convocado para a Seleção Brasileira Sub-17" [João Bezerra is called up to the Brazil national under-17 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  7. ↑ João Bezerra at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2026.