Josiel Ortega Arruda (born 13 March 1999), simply known as Josiel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Ponte Preta, on loan from Cuiaba. 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 Gremio. He returned to NAC in January 2019, but joined Cuiaba in February.
Josiel made his first team debut for Cuiaba on 7 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 away win against Ipora, 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.