Jonatan Lima

Defensive Midfielder - Paysandu
21 Nov 2027
Sunday
Process
68 Edition

The Paysandu Gazette

15 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Leandro Garate out for 28 days

The medical room confirms 28 days on the sidelines for Leandro Garate, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

Leandro Garate asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Squad

Jonatan Lima gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

In brief

Back issues
67 Edition

The Paysandu Gazette

8 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Luciano out for 95 days

The medical room confirms 95 days on the sidelines for Luciano, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

Steven Fortes gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

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Leandro Garate knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Paysandu, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

49 Edition

The Paysandu Gazette

5 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Ceará come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Paysandu did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Squad

Jonatan Lima: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Paysandu have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market

Mathías Villasanti wants to know where this is going

“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Paysandu hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.

Squad

Luan Peres stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Luan Peres and Paysandu agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Market

Caio Mello moves on

Juventude pay $540.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.

Squad

Luan Peres asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Luciano

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Boardroom

Paysandu counting the cost

The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Paysandu now.

Match

Paysandu and Sampaio Correa cancel each other out

Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Sampaio Correa came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.

In brief

40 Edition

The Paysandu Gazette

3 May 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

No end in sight to Paysandu's wait for a win

4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Paysandu has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad

Vinicius gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad

Costly mistake from Gabriel Mesquita

An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Gabriel Mesquita knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.

In brief

36 Edition

The Paysandu Gazette

5 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Jonatan Lima signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jonatan Lima commits to Paysandu for another 1 years.

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Lucas Cardoso knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Paysandu, and both men came out saying it was fine.

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Gabriel Mesquita keeps his manager's vote

The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Gabriel Mesquita plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.

In brief

28 Edition

The Paysandu Gazette

8 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Jonatan Lima signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jonatan Lima commits to Paysandu for another 1 years.

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The manager makes an example of Arthur Monteiro

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

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Jonatan Lima keeps his manager's vote

The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Jonatan Lima plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.

26 Edition

The Paysandu Gazette

25 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

The manager makes an example of Jean Drosny

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad

André knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Paysandu, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Squad

JP Galvão keeps his manager's vote

The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: JP Galvão plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.

In brief

19 Edition

The Paysandu Gazette

7 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Paysandu turn down Juventude for Yeferson Quintana

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad

Luciano says Paysandu went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

Jonatan Lima stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Jonatan Lima and Paysandu agree another 1 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Market

Luciano told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Luciano has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Paysandu.

Market

Experience through the door at Paysandu

Petros arrives at 37 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.

Market

Experience through the door at Paysandu

Jonatan Lima arrives at 34 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.

In brief

  • Squad André asks for a word with the manager
  • Squad Petros has company in his position
  • The terraces Supporters make their feelings known about Yeferson Quintana