Portuguese Joshua represented Legia Warszawa in 2021-24. He never won the Polish championship with the Warsaw club, but he won the Polish Cup and Super Cup, and also played in the group stage. Europa League and the European Conference League. He played 130 official matches for Legia Warszawa, in which he scored 29 goals (14 penalties) and made 35 assists, being one of the best players in the Ekstraklasa.
Josue's first goal for Coritiba. However, his team lost
Since the summer of 2024, when his contract with Legia was not extended, Josue has been a player of the Brazilian second league team Coritiba. Mid-table teams in Serie B, which will finish the 2024 season in 10th or 11th place out of 20 teams.
On Sunday, in his thirteenth match for the new team, Josue managed to score his first goal. Just like half of the goals for Legia, he scored it with penalty kick in the 42nd minute, giving Coritiba a 1-0 lead in the away match against Chapecoense, which turned into a 2-1 victory for their rivals in the second half.
In Coritiba's previous matches, Josue was able to provide two assists. There is only one round left until the end of the 2024 season, but the four-time representative of Portugal should also stay in Curitiba for the next season, because his contract is valid until the end of 2025, and in the last two matches the 34-year-old was the team captain.
For several weeks now, it has been certain that the legendary Santos, the former club of Neymar and Pele, will return from Serie B to Serie A. The remaining three places guaranteeing promotion were decided in the last round. What is certain is that it will be until three o'clock league Brazilian Ponte Preta, Ituano, Brusque and Guarani will be relegated.