Patrick de Paula

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Paula and the second or paternal family name is Carreiro.
Patrick de Paula
Patrick playing for Palmeiras in 2020
Personal information
Full name Patrick de Paula Carreiro[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Criciúma
(on loan from Botafogo)
Number 85
Youth career
2017–2019 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Palmeiras 76 (4)
2022– Botafogo 30 (2)
2024– → Criciúma (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:34, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Patrick de Paula Carreiro (born 8 September 1999), commonly known as Patrick de Paula or simply Patrick, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Criciúma on loan from Botafogo as a midfielder.[2]

Club career

Palmeiras

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Patrick de Paula joined Palmeiras' youth setup in 2017, after playing amateur tournaments in his hometown.[3] On 6 January 2019, he signed a contract extension with the club until the end of the year;[4] in May, he further extended his deal until 2022.[5]

On 28 November 2019, Patrick de Paula was promoted to Palmeiras' first team for the ensuing campaign.[6] He made his senior debut the following 26 January, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Gabriel Menino in a 0–0 Campeonato Paulista home draw against São Paulo.[7]

Botafogo

After several speculations, Botafogo decided to pay the offer in accordance with the request by Palmeiras: 6 million euros (about R$33.3 million) for 50% of the federative rights of the midfielder, which turned into the signing most expensive in the history of Botafogo. The deal proposed by the team from Rio met the expectations of Leila Pereira's management at Palmeiras, after all, the club from São Paulo would continue with a percentage of the player and would earn a percentage of the payment in the event of a future negotiation.[8]

It wasn't the debut of Patrick de Paula's dreams, he and the Botafogo team were defeated 3-1 by Corinthians on April 10, at Estádio Nilton Santos, for the Campeonato Brasileiro.[9] Patrick scored his first goal for Fogão in the 3-0 victory, in the first leg of the third phase of the Copa do Brasil, where Botafogo beat Ceilândia.[10]

Patrick de Paula had a serious injury detected in his left knee in the match against Flamengo for the Campeonato Carioca, after being submitted to imaging tests, he was detected an injury and required an surgical procedure. His recovery lasted the entire season.[11]

Patrick de Paula only returned to training with the Botafogo group in February 2024.[12] After 400 days away, Patrick de Paula returned to play for Botafogo in the 2-0 victory over Boavista, in the 2024 Taça Rio final.[13]

Despite returning to the field at the State Championship, Patrick de Paula was not listed by Botafogo's technical committee for the following match, against Junior, in the group stage of the Libertadores da América.[14]

Criciúma (loan)

On 22 August 2024, de Paula joined Criciúma on loan for the remainder of the 2024 season.[15]

Career statistics

As of 15 March 2023[16]
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Palmeiras 2020 Série A 27 3 11 1 4 0 6[a] 1 2[b] 0 50 5
2021 Série A 26 0 8 0 1 0 10[a] 3 2[c] 0 47 3
2022 Série A 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 53 3 23 1 5 0 16 4 4 0 101 8
Botafogo 2022 Série A 18 1 — 4 1 — — 22 2
2023 Série A 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 — 7 1
Total 18 1 7 1 4 1 0 0 — 29 3
Career total 71 4 30 2 9 1 16 4 4 0 130 11
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana

Honours

Palmeiras

Botafogo

Individual

  • Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2020
  • Campeonato Paulista Young Player of the Season: 2020

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Palmeiras aceita proposta e Patrick de Paula será a maior contratação da história do Botafogo". Somos Fanáticos. 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Conheça a joia do Palmeiras que vale R$ 450 mi e já se destacou para Luxa" [Know the Palmeiras pearl who worths R$ 450 mi and was already a spotlight for Luxa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Mercado da bola: Palmeiras renova contrato do autor do primeiro gol do clube na Copinha 2019" [Transfer market: Palmeiras renew contract of the goalscorer of the first goal in the 2019 Copinha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 6 January 2019. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Patrick de Paula renova com Palmeiras" [Patrick de Paula renews with Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Base Palmeiras. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Da Taça das Favelas ao elenco profissional do Palmeiras: a linda trajetória de Patrick de Paula" [From the Taça das Favelas to Palmeiras' first team: the beautiful path of Patrick de Paula] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Palmeiras e São Paulo empatam sem gols no primeiro clássico do Paulistão" [Palmeiras and São Paulo draw blank in the first derby of the Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  8. ^ https://www.botafogo.com.br/ler-noticia.php?cod=6848 [bare URL]
  9. ^ "Patrick de Paula exalta torcida do Botafogo na estreia do Brasileiro: 'Festa maravilhosa' - Lance!". 10 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Patrick de Paula faz seu primeiro gol e Botafogo avança na Copa do Brasil".
  11. ^ https://sportbuzz.uol.com.br/noticias/futebol/patrick-de-paula-sofre-lesao-no-joelho-e-deve-voltar-apenas-em-2024.phtml [bare URL]
  12. ^ Redação (26 February 2024). "Patrick de Paula treina com o grupo e tem data para voltar a atuar pelo Botafogo". Fogo na Rede (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  13. ^ Redação (31 March 2024). "Botafogo vence Boavista, conquista a Taça Rio e garante vaga para Copa do Brasil 2025". Fogo na Rede (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Com Óscar Romero, Botafogo divulga relacionados para partida contra o Junior Barranquilla pela Libertadores". Fogo na Rede (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Tigre confirma a chegada de Patrick de Paula" [Tigre confirms the arrival of Patrick de Paula]. www.criciuma.com.br (in Portuguese). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  16. ^ Patrick de Paula at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Report: Manchester City eyes £10.8-million Palmeiras starlet". Caught Offside. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.