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Paulinho (footballer, born 1995)

Paulinho
Personal information
Full name Paulo Victor da Silva
Date of birth (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Midtjylland
Number 29
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Santo André 34 (0)
2016Santos (loan) 0 (0)
2017Boa Esporte (loan) 44 (2)
2018São Bento (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2019 Bahia 15 (0)
2019– Midtjylland 123 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2024

Paulo Victor da Silva (born 3 January 1995), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland.[1]

Club career

Early career

Born in São Paulo, Paulinho began his career with Santo André. He was loaned to Boa Esporte and São Bento, where he played in Série B.

Bahia

On 3 August 2018, Paulinho signed a three-year contract with Bahia.[2] Three days after his signing, he made his debut in the top flight against Fluminense in 1–1 draw.[3]

Midtjylland

On 1 July 2019, Paulinho joined Danish Superliga club Midtjylland on a five-year contract.[4] He made his debut as a starter on 12 July 2019, on the first matchday of the 2019–20 season against Esbjerg fB in a 1–0 win.[5] As part of the team, he won the league title that season.

The following season, Paulinho made his UEFA Champions League debut, playing his first match on 26 August 2020, in a qualifier against Ludogorets Razgrad which finished in a 1–0 win for his team.[6]

During Midtjylland's UEFA Europa League campaign of 2021–22, Paulinho featured as a starter in all games.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 December 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santo André 2014 0 0 0 0 7[a] 0 7 0
2015 7[b] 0 2[c] 0 0 0 7 0
2016 11[b] 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2017 7[d] 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2018 9[d] 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
Santos (loan) 2016 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9[a] 0 9 0
Boa Esporte (loan) 2017 Série B 34 2 10[e] 1 0 0 0 0 44 3
São Bento (loan) 2018 Série B 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Bahia 2018 Série A 7 0 0 0 0 0 1[f] 0 0 0 8 0
2019 Série A 2 0 4[g] 0 1[c] 0 1[f] 0 0 0 8 0
Total 9 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
Midtjylland 2019–20 Danish Superliga 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
2020–21 Danish Superliga 25 0 2 0 10[h] 0 0 0 37 0
2021–22 Danish Superliga 23 1 6 0 12[i] 0 0 0 41 1
2022–23 Danish Superliga 29 0 0 0 12[j] 1 0 0 41 1
2023–24 Danish Superliga 25 1 1 0 5[k] 1 1 0 32 2
2024–25 Danish Superliga 2 0 0 0 2[l] 0 0 0 4 0
Total 123 3 9 0 41 2 1 0 174 5
Career total 216 5 48 1 10 0 41 2 17 0 332 8
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Copa Paulista
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista A2
  3. ^ a b Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
  4. ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista
  5. ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro II
  6. ^ a b Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  7. ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Baiano
  8. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  9. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
  10. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  11. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  12. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Santo André[9]

Bahia[9]

Midtjylland[9]

References

  1. ^ "Paulinho" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Após anúncio do São Bento, Bahia confirma contratação de Paulinho". globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Fluminense vs. Bahia – 6 August 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ "FC Midtjylland henter brasiliansk venstreback - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 1 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Midtjylland vs. Esbjerg – 12 July 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Ludogorets vs. Midtjylland – 26 August 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Paulinho – Europa League 2021/2022". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  8. ^ Paulinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "Brazil - Paulinho - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.