Paulo Jr. (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Araújo and the second or paternal family name is Júnior.
Paulo Jr.
Personal information
Full name Paulo Morais de Araújo Júnior
Date of birth (1989-01-23) January 23, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2006–2007 Flamengo-PI
2008 Ituano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Ituano 4 (0)
2009–2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 38 (11)
2010–2011 → Real Salt Lake (loan) 14 (2)
2012 Real Salt Lake 22 (2)
2012 → Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) 3 (1)
2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 (0)
2013 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 12 (0)
2014 Náutico 15 (0)
2015–2016 Ottawa Fury 37 (5)
2015 → Ottawa Fury FC Academy (loan) 1 (0)
2016 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20 (3)
2017 Indy Eleven 9 (0)
2018 Penn FC 18 (4)
2019–2020 Forward Madison 43 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 25, 2020

Paulo Morais de Araújo Júnior (born January 23, 1989) is a Brazilian footballer who most recently played as a forward for Forward Madison FC in USL League One.

Career

Brazil

Araujo was a member of the youth sides at Flamengo do Piaui and Ituano and began his professional career with Ituano in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 2008.

United States

Araujo signed with Miami FC in early 2009. After receiving his work visa in May 2009,[1] Araujo made his debut for Miami on May 20, 2009, in a game against Charleston Battery.[2] He scored his first career professional goal on June 20, 2009, in a game against Cleveland City Stars.[3] On March 15, 2010 Miami announced the re-signing of Araujo to a new contract for the 2010 season.[4]

On September 9, 2010, having enjoyed a successful season with Miami FC in the USSF Division 2 Professional League, Araujo was loaned to Real Salt Lake for the final few months of the 2010 Major League Soccer season.[5] Araujo scored his first goal for Salt Lake on September 15, 2010 in a 4–1 win over Toronto FC in the CONCACAF Champions League.[6] He scored a brace (2 goals) in the final match of CONCACAF Champions League group-stage tournament play in Rio Tinto Stadium against Mexican giants, Cruz Azul.[7]

Having enjoyed a successful initial loan spell, RSL extended the loan on December 27, 2010 through the 2011 MLS season. The extension also provided RSL the option to purchase Araujo and sign him through the 2014 season.[8] The club exercised its purchase option in February 2012 and promptly signed Araujo through 2014.[9]

Paulo Jr. was released by Salt Lake on December 3, 2012.[10] He elected to participate in the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft and was selected by Vancouver Whitecaps FC in stage two of the draft on December 14, 2012.[11] He signed with Vancouver on January 23, 2013[12] and was waived on April 17 having not played any league or national cup matches for the team.[13]

On August 8, 2013 the Fort Lauderdale Strikers announced that Paulo Jr. had joined the club.[citation needed]

On September 8, 2017, Indy Eleven announced that Paulo Jr. signed with the team.[14]

On June 19, 2018, Paulo Jr. signed with United Soccer League side Penn FC.[15]

Paulo Jr. signed with Forward Madison FC ahead of their 2019 season.[16] He scored eight goals in two seasons with the team, earning a spot on the USL League One All-League Second Team in 2019.[17]

References

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  4. ^ "Miami FC Inks Five Players from Brazil". NASL.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  5. ^ Randy Davis (September 9, 2010). "RSL get D2 star Paulo Jr. on loan from Miami". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  6. ^ "Champions League 2010/2011". Concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  7. ^ "Utah Local News - Salt Lake City News, Sports, Archive - The Salt Lake Tribune". Sltrib.com. October 20, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  8. ^ RSL Media Relations (December 27, 2010). "RSL Extends Loan Deal for Forward Paulo Jr". Real Salt Lake. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  9. ^ "Real Salt Lake Re-Signs Four Key Cogs for 2012 Season and Beyond - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News". OurSports Central. February 9, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  10. ^ "2012". Real Salt Lake. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  11. ^ "Califf, Casey among 14 picked in Stage 2 Re-Entry Draft". MLSsoccer.com. December 14, 2012. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  12. ^ "Whitecaps FC add three | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. January 23, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  13. ^ "Whitecaps FC waive midfielder Paulo Jr. | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  14. ^ "Indy Eleven Adds Experienced Attacker Paulo Junior". Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  15. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  16. ^ "Forward Madison signs Brazilian veteran Paulo Júnior". forwardmadisonfc.com. Forward Madison FC. December 10, 2018. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  17. ^ "2019 USL League One All-League Teams Revealed". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 16, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2021.