Paulinho (footballer, born June 1988)

Paulinho
Paulinho with Santos in 2016
Personal information
Full name Paulo Luiz Beraldo Santos
Date of birth (1988-06-14) 14 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Guarulhos, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Anápolis
Youth career
1996–2006 Vasco da Vila Galvão
2006 Flamengo-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Flamengo-SP 44 (21)
2009–2014 XV de Piracicaba 70 (16)
2013–2014 → Flamengo (loan) 33 (4)
2014–2017 Flamengo 38 (5)
2016 → Santos (loan) 11 (2)
2017 → Vitória (loan) 8 (0)
2017 → Guarani (loan) 7 (0)
2018 Gyeongnam 23 (2)
2019 Náutico 2 (0)
2020– Anápolis 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:51, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

Paulo Luiz Beraldo Santos (born 14 June 1988), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Anápolis. Mainly a forward, he can also appear as a winger or an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Born in Guarulhos, São Paulo, Paulinho joined hometown club Flamengo's youth setup in 2006, after starting it out at amateurs Vasco da Gama de Vila Galvão.[1] In 2008, after impressing with the first team, he was linked to a move to São Paulo, but it did not materialize.

In 2009, Paulinho kept performing well for Flamengo de Guarulhos and scored 4 goals in Campeonato Paulista Série A2. After failed trials at Corinthians, Paulinho moved to XV de Piracicaba.[2] With the club he experienced two promotions, and was also the top scorer of 2011 Copa Paulista.

On 13 July 2012, Paulinho was loaned to PFC Ludogorets Razgrad for six months. Four days later, however, he left the club after alleging 'personal reasons'.[3]

Flamengo

On 7 May 2013, after impressing in the year's Campeonato Paulista, Paulinho signed for Série A side Flamengo along with XV teammate Diego Silva.[4] He made his Série A debut on 26 May, coming on as a late substitute for Gabriel in a 0–0 away draw against Santos.[5]

Paulinho scored his first top flight goal on 14 July 2013, netting the game's only in an away success at fierce rivals Vasco da Gama.[6] He finished the season with 33 appearances and four goals, overtaking Marcelo Moreno as a first-choice along with Hernane.

On 7 April 2014, Paulinho signed a new four-year deal with Fla, who paid R$1 million fee for 60% of his federative rights.[7] He continued to appear regularly until September, when he suffered a knee injury which took him out of action for six months.[8]

On 13 September 2015, during his 100th match for Flamengo, Paulinho scored the first goal through a spectacular volley in a 3–1 away success over Chapecoense.[9]

Santos (loan)

Paulinho in action for Santos in 2016

On 4 January 2016 Paulinho moved to Santos, in a one-year loan deal.[10] He made his debut for the club late in the month, starting in a 1–1 home draw against São Bernardo.[11]

Paulinho scored his first goals for Peixe on 31 March 2016, netting a brace in a 4–1 home routing of Ferroviária.[12] However, after the arrivals of Jean Mota, Jonathan Copete and Emiliano Vecchio, he fell through the pecking order and only appeared rarely.

Vitória (loan)

On 18 January 2017 Paulinho signed on loan with Vitória until the end of the season,[13] but was released in July, after appearing rarely.[14]

Guarani (loan)

On 16 August 2017 Paulinho signed on loan with Guarani until the end of the season.[14]

Career statistics

As of 31 October 2023[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental State League Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo-SP 2007 Paulista A3 — — — — 11 7 11 7
2008 — — — 21 10 21[a] 9 42 19
2009 Paulista A2 — — — 12 4 — 12 4
Total — — — 44 21 21 9 65 30
XV de Piracicaba 2009 Paulista A3 — — — — 16[a] 1 16 1
2010 — — — 21 8 18[a] 8 39 16
2011 Paulista A2 — — — 21 3 17[a] 4 38 7
2012 Paulista — — — 11 1 15[a] 11 26 12
2013 — — — 17 4 — 17 4
Total — — — 70 16 66 24 136 40
Flamengo 2013 Série A 33 4 11 1 — — — 44 5
2014 13 2 2 0 5[b] 1 10 3 — 30 6
2015 25 3 3 1 — 4 1 — 32 5
Total 71 9 16 2 5 1 14 4 — 106 16
Santos (loan) 2016 Série A 11 2 6 1 — 13 2 — 30 5
Vitória (loan) 2017 Série A 8 0 5 0 — 14 3 9[c] 0 36 3
Guarani (loan) 2017 Série B 7 0 — — — — 7 0
Gyeongnam 2018 K League 1 23 2 — — — — 23 2
Náutico 2019 Série C 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Anápolis 2020 Goiano — — — 9 2 — 9 2
Rio Branco–ES 2020 Capixaba — — — 6 1 — 6 1
2021 Série D 4 0 2 0 — 11 1 — 17 1
Total 4 0 2 0 — 17 2 — 23 2
Desportiva Ferroviária 2022 Capixaba — — — 8 3 — 8 3
Americano 2022 Carioca A2 — — — — 3[d] 0 3 0
2023 — — — 9 0 4[d] 0 13 0
Total — — — 9 0 7 0 16 0
Coxim 2023 Sul-Mato-Grossense — — — 2 0 — 2 0
União Cacoalense 2023 Rondoniense — — — 5 1 — 5 1
Career total 126 13 29 3 5 1 205 54 103 33 468 104
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Rio

Honours

Club

Flamengo-SP
Flamengo
Santos
Vitória

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Herói do Fla no clássico, Paulinho começou no futebol no Vasco de SP" [Fla's hero in derby, Paulinho started in football at Vasco from SP] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Paulinho tem passagens por Vasco e Fla 'genéricos'" [Paulinho has stints at 'generic' Vasco and Fla] (in Portuguese). Guima Guarulhos. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  3. ^ "XV quebra silêncio, revela bastidores do 'Caso Paulinho' e prepara defesa" [XV breaks the silence, reveals background of 'Case Paulinho' and prepares its defence] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Flamengo apresenta Diego Silva e Paulinho, ex-XV de Piracicaba" [Flamengo presents Diego Silva and Paulinho, ex-XV de Piracicaba] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Neymar chora, mas não brilha, e Santos empata em 0 a 0 com o Fla" [Neymar cries, but does not shine, and Santos draws by 0–0 with Fla] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Flamengo bate o Vasco por 1 a 0, sai do Z-4 e empurra o rival para baixo" [Flamengo defeats Vasco by 1–0, leaves Z-4 and pushes rival down] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Fla acerta renovação de contrato com Paulinho até o fim de 2018" [Fla agrees contract renewal with Paulinho until the end of 2018] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Paulinho fará cirurgia e para até 2015; Luiz Antonio precisa de três semanas" [Paulinho will undergo surgery and stops until 2015; Luiz Antonio out for three weeks] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Paulinho 100 jogos: golaço, potência de Hulk e mira apontada para 2013" [Paulinho 100 matches: great goal, Hulk's power and aiming back to 2013] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Empolgado com oportunidade, atacante Paulinho conhece a estrutura do CT Rei Pelé" [Excited with opportunity, forward Paulinho knows the structure of CT Rei Pelé] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Santos joga mal, irrita torcida na Vila, mas busca o empate contra o São Bernardo" [Santos plays poorly, irritates crowd at Vila, but pursues a draw against São Bernardo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Com Lucas Lima na etapa final, Santos vira sobre a Ferroviária e se classifica" [With Lucas Lima in the last half, Santos complete comeback over Ferroviária and get through the following stage] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  13. ^ "Agora é oficial: Vitória confirma contratação de Paulinho, do Flamengo" [Now it is official: Vitória confirm the signing of Paulinho, from Flamengo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Série B: Guarani fecha com atacante Paulinho, emprestado pelo Flamengo" [Serie B: Guarani hires forward Paulinho, loaned from Flamengo] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  15. ^ Paulinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2015.