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Paulinho (footballer, born May 1989)

Paulinho (footballer, born May 1989)

Brazilian footballer


Paulo Sérgio de Oliveira (born 10 May 1989), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Santa Cruz.

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Club career

Born in Francisco Morato, São Paulo, Paulinho was an Internacional youth graduate. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 30 November 2008, coming on as a substitute for Rosinei in a 1–0 home win against Cruzeiro.[1]

On 12 May 2009, Paulinho was loaned to Figueirense in the Série B, until the end of the year.[2] The following February, he moved to Guarani also in a temporary deal.[3]

On 19 July 2011, after a short stint at Botafogo-SP, Paulinho joined Ponte Preta.[4] After appearing rarely, he signed for Guaratinguetá in February of the following year.[5]

On 19 December 2012, Paulinho agreed to a contract with Ituano.[6] A regular starter, he was crowned champions of the Campeonato Paulista in 2014, after defeating Santos.

On 8 May 2014, Paulinho signed for Náutico,[7] and contributed with three goals in 25 appearances for the side. On 23 December, he returned to Ponte Preta.[8]

Paulinho again featured sparingly for the club, and was subsequently released; on 9 July 2015, he joined Criciúma.[9] The following 4 January he moved to Paysandu,[10] but cut ties with the club on 6 June after appearing rarely.[11]

Paulinho started the 2017 campaign with Mirassol,[12] but returned to Criciúma in April.[13] On 5 July, however, he signed with Atlético Goianiense until the end of the year.[14]

An immediate mainstay at Dragão, Paulinho scored his first goal in the main category of Brazilian football on 23 July 2017, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against Botafogo.

Paulinho signed for São Bento on 17 December 2018.[15]

Career statistics

As of 16 September 2017[16]
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  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

References

  1. "Inter vence o Cruzeiro no Beira-Rio" [Inter defeat Cruzeiro at the Beira-Rio] (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. "Volante Paulinho, do Internacional, vai para o Figueirense" [Defensive midfielder Paulinho, of Internacional, goes to Figueirense] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  3. "Guarani apresenta colorados Maycon e Paulinho" [Guarani present colorados Maycon and Paulinho] (in Portuguese). Zero Hora. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  4. "Ponte Preta anuncia Paulinho, novo reforço pra disputa da Série B" [Ponte Preta announce Paulinho, new addition for the dispute of the Série B] (in Portuguese). IG. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  5. "Guará anuncia pacotão com Paulinho e mais quatro" [Guará announce pack with Paulinho and four more] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  6. "Ituano contrata Paulinho e mais cinco reforços" [Ituano sign Paulinho and five more additions] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  7. "Série B: Náutico acerta contratação de Paulinho" [Série B: Náutico sign Paulinho] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  8. "Volante Paulinho, que atuou pelo Náutico nessa temporada, é reforço da Ponte para 2015; atleta já teve passagem pelo clube em 2011" [Defensive midfielder Paulinho, who played for Náutico this season, is an addition of Ponte for 2015; athlete already represented the club in 2011] (in Portuguese). AA Ponte Preta. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  9. "Dispensado pela Ponte Preta, Paulinho acerta com o Criciúma" [Released by Ponte Preta, Paulinho signs with Criciúma] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  10. "Paysandu anuncia sete novos reforços" [Paysandu announce seven new additions] (in Portuguese). Leia Já. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  11. "Paysandu rescinde contrato com mais três jogadores" [Paysandu rescind contract with three more players] (in Portuguese). Leia Já. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  12. "Paulistão: Mirassol anuncia volante campeão paulista e ex-lateral do Grêmio" [Paulistão: Mirassol announce defensive midfielder champion of the Paulista and former Grêmio full back] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  13. "Volante do Mirassol, Paulinho é o primeiro contratado pelo Criciúma para a disputa da Série B" [Mirassol's defensive midfielder, Paulinho is the first signing of Criciúma for the dispute of the Série B] (in Portuguese). Vavel. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  14. "Atlético-GO contrata Paulinho, meia campeão paulista com Doriva em 2014" [Atlético-GO sign Paulinho, midfielder champion of the Paulista with Doriva in 2014] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  15. Paulinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

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