About João Schmidt

João Felipe Schmidt Urbano (born 19 May 1993), known as João Schmidt, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Santos.

Club career
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.