Paulinho (footballer, born 1994)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Henrique Soares dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ceilândia, DF, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Bahia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Bahia | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Córdoba | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Cádiz | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Eldense | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Beira-Mar | 17 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Santa Clara | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Farense | 16 | (2) |
| 2016–2020 | Portimonense | 87 | (17) |
| 2018 | → Porto (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Porto B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Hebei China Fortune | 19 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Shanghai Port | 50 | (8) |
| 2023–2025 | Al Bataeh | 32 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 January 2023 | |||
Paulo Henrique Soares dos Santos (born 10 July 1994), simply known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who current plays as a winger.
Career
Born in Ceilândia, Distrito Federal, Paulinho finished his formation with EC Bahia, and appeared on the bench on 11 March 2012, against Juazeiro SC. In December, his rights were sold to a group of investors, which arranged trials to various clubs, including Real Madrid.[2]
On 22 January 2013, Paulinho signed an 18-month contract with Córdoba CF.[3] On 24 March, he played his first match as a professional, in a 4–0 defeat against Real Madrid Castilla.[4]
In July, Paulinho rescinded his contract with the Andalusians,[5] and remained nearly seven months without a club before joining Cádiz CF in Segunda División B.[6] On 25 August 2014, after appearing rarely, he moved to fellow league team CD Eldense.[7]
On 28 January 2015 Paulinho switched teams and countries again, joining Segunda Liga's S.C. Beira-Mar.[8]
In January 2016, Paulinho joined Farense.[9]
On 27 May 2016, Paulinho joined Portimonense on a two-year deal.[10]
On 21 January 2018, Paulinho joined FC Porto on loan for the remainder of the season, in a deal that included a buyout option.[11] Porto activated his buyout option. after, sold him back to Portimonense.[12]
On 9 January 2020, Paulinho joined Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune.[13]
On 27 July 2021, Paulinho joined Shanghai Port.[14]
On 13 August 2023, Paulinho joined Al Bataeh.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 31 January 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bahia | 2012 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Córdoba | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Cádiz | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Eldense | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Beira-Mar | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| Farense | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||
| Portimonense | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 9 | ||
| 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 87 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 19 | ||
| Porto (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Porto B (loan) | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Hebei China Fortune | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Shanghai Port | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 30 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 197 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 29 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Campeonato Baiano
References
- ^ "Paulinho". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Bahia vende meia Paulinho para grupo de empresários" [Bahia sells Paulinho to a group of businessmen] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Fichajes. Paulinho, el "Neymar" cordobés" [Signings: Paulinho, "Neymar" from Córdoba] (in Spanish). Vavel. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Jesé y Morata destrozan con sus dobletes al Córdoba" [Jesé and Morata destroy Córdoba with their doubles] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Comienza la 'fumata blanca' en el Córdoba CF" [The 'white smoke' begins in Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Vavel. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Primeras incorporaciones en el Cádiz CF" [First signings of Cádiz CF] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "El Eldense ficha al brasileño Paulinho" [Eldense signs Brazilian Paulinho] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "Paulinho é reforço" [Paulinho is a signing] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Três entradas" [Three entries]. scfarense1910.blogspot.dk. 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Stanley e Paulinho também são reforços do Portimonense" (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Paulinho: "Jogar no FC Porto é um sonho"" [Paulinho: ”It is a dream to play for FC Porto”] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Oficial: Paulinho regressa e Portimonense agradece ao FC Porto" (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 21 August 2018.
- ^ "河北华夏幸福足球俱乐部官方宣布：保利尼奥正式加盟球队" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 9 January 2020.
- ^ "海港官宣签下保利尼奥 莱科：我对这笔引援很满意" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "شركة البطائح لكرة القدم تتعاقد مع لاعب الوسط البرازيلي باولو هنريكي دوس سانتوس "باولينهو"" (in Arabic). twitter. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.