Josiel Ortega Arruda (born 13 March 1999), simply known as Josiel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Série D club América de Natal on loan from Primavera. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a right back.
Club career Josiel joined Nacional-SP's youth setup in 2018, after starting out at Mixto, but was subsequently loaned to Grêmio. He returned to NAC in January 2019, but joined Cuiabá in February.
Josiel made his first team debut for Cuiabá on 7 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 away win against Iporá, for the year's Copa Verde. He then featured rarely for the main squad before moving on loan to Azuriz in September 2020.
Josiel returned to the Dourado in December 2020, and started to feature more regularly with the club in the 2021 Campeonato Mato-Grossense.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCuiabá2019Série B300000—14Four appearances in Copa Verde, ten appearances and five goals in Copa FMF51752020101000—2Appearance(s) in Copa Verde0402021Série A0012420——144Total4013420—165359Azuriz (loan)2020Paranaense 2ª Divisão—60———60Ponte Preta (loan)2021Série B110————110Career total1501942000165529
Honours Cuiabá Copa Verde: 2019 Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2021
Azuriz Campeonato Paranaense 2ª Divisão: 2020
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