João Bravim

João Bravim
Personal information
Full name João Victor Donna Bravim
Date of birth (1998-05-03) 3 May 1998
Place of birth Venda Nova do Imigrante, Brazil
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Ararat-Armenia
Number 98
Youth career
2004–2011 Rio Branco
2011–2014 América Mineiro
2014–2017 Cruzeiro
2017–2018 Santos
2018–2019 Alverca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Alverca 3 (0)
2020–2021 → Casa Pia (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2023 Casa Pia 2 (0)
2023–2026 Santa Clara 0 (0)
2024–2025 → Alverca (loan) 51 (0)
2025–2026 → União de Leiria (loan) 29 (0)
2026– Ararat-Armenia 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 June 2026

João Victor Donna Bravim (born 3 May 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Armenian Premier League club Ararat-Armenia.

Professional career

Bravim is a youth product of the Brazilian clubs Rio Branco, América Mineiro, Cruzeiro and Santos, before moving to Portugal with Alverca in 2018.[1] He began his senior career with Alverca in the Portuguese third division in the 2019–20 season. He transferred to LigaPro side Casa Pia on 1 October 2020, where he acted as reserve goalkeeper.[2] After helping them achieve promotion into the Primeira Liga for the 2022–23 season, Bravim extended his contract with Casa Pia on 13 June 2022.[3]

On 7 July 2023, Bravim signed a two-year contract with Liga Portugal 2 club Santa Clara.[4]

On 4 January 2024, Santa Clara loaned Bravim to his first professional club, Alverca, competing in Liga 3.[5]

On 2 July 2025, Bravim moved on loan to União de Leiria, with an option to buy.[6]

On 2 July 2026, Armenian Premier League club Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Bravim from Santa Clara.[7]

Personal life

Born in Brazil, Bravim is of Italian descent.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 August 2026.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ararat-Armenia 2026–27 Armenian Premier League 00006[b]00[c]060
Career total 0000600060
  1. ↑ Includes Armenian Cup
  2. ↑ Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance in Armenian Super Cup

References

  1. ↑ "João Victor Bravim: da escolinha do Rio Branco VN para o futebol europeu". www.radiofmz.com.br.
  2. ↑ "Market: Forward Danny Choi and goalkeeper João Bravim reinforce Casa Pia". 1 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Lucas Paes renovou e Casa Pia mantém os três guarda-redes em 2022/23". www.ojogo.pt. 13 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "João Bravim é reforço" [João Bravim is reinforcement] (in European Portuguese). C.D. Santa Clara. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bem-vindo (novamente), João Bravim" [Welcome (again), João Bravim] (in European Portuguese). F.C. Alverca. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "João Bravim é a nova muralha do castelo de Leiria" [João Bravim is the new wall of Leiria Castle] (in Portuguese). União de Leiria. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "João Bravim — FC Ararat-Armenia's new goalkeeper". instagram.com/fc_ararat_armenia/. FC Ararat-Armenia Instagram. 2 July 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "JOÃO VICTOR BRAVIM CEDIDO AO CASA PIA".
  9. ↑ João Bravim at Soccerway