Paulinho (footballer, born November 1992)
João Paulo Dias Fernandes (born 9 November 1992), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Paulo Dias Fernandes[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 November 1992||
Place of birth | Barcelos, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Braga | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2011 | Santa Maria | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Santa Maria | 39 | (9) |
2012–2013 | Trofense | 35 | (11) |
2013–2017 | Gil Vicente | 112 | (28) |
2017– | Braga | 88 | (34) |
National team | |||
2012 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2020 |
Club career
Trofense
Born in Barcelos, Braga District, Paulinho started playing with local amateurs Santa Maria FC.[2] In 2012 he signed with Segunda Liga club C.D. Trofense, making his debut as a professional on 29 July by playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–5 away loss against C.D. Aves for the group stage of the Taça da Liga;[3] his maiden appearance in the league took place on 12 August, in a 0–2 defeat to the same opponent where he also started.[4]
Gil Vicente
In the 2013 off-season, after scoring 11 goals during the season, Paulinho moved to the Primeira Liga with Gil Vicente FC.[2] He made his debut in the competition on 18 August, coming on as a 49th-minute substitute in a 2–0 home win over Associação Académica de Coimbra.[5] He netted his first goal on 24 November of the same year, but in a 2–3 loss at C.S. Marítimo.[6]
During the 2016–17 campaign, with the team again in the second level, Paulinho scored a career-best 19 times for a runner-up position in the individual charts.[7]
Braga
On 24 May 2017, Paulinho moved to S.C. Braga on a four-year contract.[8] He finished his first year as team top scorer at 13 – 17 across all competitions – helping them qualify to the group phase of the UEFA Europa League after ranking fourth in the league.[9]
Paulinho was the top scorer of the 2018–19 Taça da Liga, netting braces in group stage wins against C.D. Nacional (5–0 at home) and Vitória F.C. (4–0 away).[10][11] In the next year's edition he scored twice as Braga won it, including a last-minute winner over Sporting CP in the semi-final;[12] on the league front he set a new personal best in the top flight, including a hat-trick in a 5–1 away rout of F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 10 July 2020.[13]
International career
Paulinho won his first and only cap for the Portugal under-21 team on 14 November 2012, playing the last 18 minutes of the 3–2 friendly defeat of Scotland.[14] In May 2018, he was included by full side manager Fernando Santos in a preliminary 35-man squad for the upcoming edition of the FIFA World Cup in Russia,[15] but he did not make the final cut.[16]
Honours
Braga
References
- "Paulinho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "Paulinho um goleador "made in" Santa Maria" [Paulinho scorer made in Santa Maria] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Aves 5–1 Trofense" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "D. Aves-Trofense, 2–0: Golos a abrir e a fechar" [D. Aves-Trofense, 2–0: Early and late goals]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- Silva, Carlos (19 August 2013). "Académica domina, Gil ganha" [Académica dominate, Gil win] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Marítimo vence Gil Vicente e abandona lugares de descida" [Marítimo defeat Gil Vicente and leave relegation zone] (in Portuguese). TSF. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Oficial: Braga confirma contratação de Paulinho" [Official: Braga confirm signing of Paulinho]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Paulinho, ex-Gil Vicente, assina por quatro épocas pelo Sporting de Braga" [Paulinho, formerly of Gil Vicente, signs for four seasons with Sporting de Braga]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 24 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- Mendes, António (12 May 2018). "Paulinho visa meta histórica" [Paulinho eyeing historical goal]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Bis de Dyego Sousa e Paulinho na goleada ao Nacional" [Braces from Dyego Sousa and Paulinho in thrashing of Nacional]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "COMENTÁRIO: Braga goleia em Setúbal e assegura presença na 'final four' da Taça da Liga" [COMMENTARY: Braga thrash Setúbal and secure presence in final four of the League Cup]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "Golo de Paulinho no último suspiro coloca Braga na final" [Last-gasp Paulinho goal puts Braga in the final]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "Sporting de Braga vence Paços de Ferreira com hat-trick de Paulinho" [Sporting de Braga defeat Paços de Ferreira with hat-trick from Paulinho] (in Portuguese). TSF. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "Sub-21 dão volta ao marcador e vencem a Escócia por 3–2" [Under-21s come back from behind and beat Scotland 3–2] (in Portuguese). TSF. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- "Nearly half Portugal's Euro squad to miss World Cup". Special Broadcasting Service. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.