Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paulo Lucas Santos de Paula | ||
Date of birth | 8 January 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vasco da Gama | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2017 | Fluminense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2017–2019 | Sporting CP B | 26 | (4) |
2019–2021 | Boavista | 55 | (2) |
2021–2023 | Al-Shabab | 23 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → Al-Fayha (loan) | 28 | (5) |
2023– | Vasco da Gama | 21 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07 December 2023 |
Paulo Lucas Santos de Paula (born 8 January 1997), better known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vasco da Gama. [1]
Paulinho made his debut with Sporting B in a 4-0 LigaPro win over Santa Clara on 30 September 2017. [2] On 19 July 2019, Paulinho signed a professional contract with Boavista. [3]
On 28 July 2021, Paulinho joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Shabab on a four-year deal, [4] for a reported fee of €1 million. [5] On 30 July 2022, Paulinho joined Al-Fayha on a season-long loan. [6]
On 26 July 2023, Brazilian side Vasco da Gama announced the signing of Paulinho on a contract until December 2025, [7] for a reported fee of €1.2 million. [8]
In April 2024, Paulinho was caught by Operation Lei Seca drones trying to deceive agents and escape a blitz mounted in Barra da Tijuca, the capital of Rio de Janeiro state. Paulinho was fined twice on the same day for trying to use the services of a professional driver hired locally to cross the checkpoint. In the images recorded by the agents, Paulinho appears being approached. Without a driver's license, he is informed that to leave the location with the vehicle, another qualified person would have to drive the car. [9]