Marcos Paulo (footballer, born 1988)

Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes (born 13 July 1988), known as Marcos Paulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Académica de Coimbra as a midfielder. He also holds Italian nationality.

Marcos Paulo
Personal information
Full name Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes
Date of birth (1988-07-13) 13 July 1988
Place of birth Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Académica
Number 31
Youth career
2006 Venda Nova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Caldense 15 (2)
2008–2010 Le Mans B 58 (3)
2009–2010 Le Mans 4 (0)
2010–2012 União Leiria 52 (1)
2012–2015 Académica 50 (7)
2015–2019 Panetolikos 94 (5)
2019– Académica 19 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2020

Club career

Born in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Marcos Paulo played with Venda Nova Futebol Clube and Associação Atlética Caldense in his country. In January 2008, he was signed by Ligue 1 side Le Mans Union Club 72.[1]

During his two-and-a-half-year spell in France, Paulo was almost exclusively associated with the club's reserve team. He made his league debut on 18 April 2009, playing 17 minutes in a game against Valenciennes FC (2–0 away win).[2]

Marcos Paulo spent the following seasons competing in Portugal's Primeira Liga, with U.D. Leiria[3] and Académica de Coimbra.[4] On 29 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Superleague Greece club Panetolikos F.C. for an undisclosed fee.[5]

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References
  1. "Transferências para o exterior" [Abroad transfers] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  2. "Le Tallec, encore" [Le Tallec, again]. Le Parisien (in French). 19 April 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. "União de Leiria: manutenção continua a ser o objectivo" [União de Leiria: survival is still the goal]. Região de Leiria (in Portuguese). 6 July 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  4. "Marcos Paulo e John Ogu oficializados" [Marcos Paulo and John Ogu made official] (in Portuguese). Académica Coimbra. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  5. Στον Παναιτωλικό ο Μάρκος Πάουλο [Marcos Paulo to Panetolikos] (in Greek). Sport 24. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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