| Josiel | |
| Fullname: | Josiel Ortega Arruda |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Várzea Grande, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.82m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Santo André |
| Youthyears1: | 2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Mixto |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Nacional-SP |
| Youthyears3: | 2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | → Grêmio (loan) |
| Youthyears4: | 2019 |
| Youthclubs4: | Cuiabá |
| Years1: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Cuiabá |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Azuriz (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Ponte Preta (loan) |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Santo André |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 3 September 2023 |
Josiel Ortega Arruda (born 13 March 1999), simply known as Josiel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Santo André. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a right back.
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,[1] 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.[2] 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,[3] and started to feature more regularly with the club in the 2021 Campeonato Mato-Grossense.
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cuiabá | 2019 | Série B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14[4] | 5 | 17 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[5] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 5 | 35 | 9 | ||||
| Azuriz (loan) | 2020 | Paranaense 2ª Divisão | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2021 | Série B | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 52 | 9 | |||
Cuiabá
2021
Azuriz