Paulinho (footballer)

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Bezerra and the second or paternal family name is Maciel.

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Paulinho
Jose Paulo Bezerra Maciel Junior 2013.jpg
Paulinho with Brazil before the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
Personal information
Full name José Paulo Bezerra Maciel Júnior[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Guangzhou Evergrande
Number 8
Youth career
2004–2005 Pão de Açúcar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 FC Vilnius 38 (5)
2007–2008 ŁKS Łódź 17 (0)
2008–2009 Pão de Açúcar
2009–2010 Bragantino 28 (6)
2010–2013 Corinthians 86 (34)
2013–2015 Tottenham Hotspur 45 (6)
2015– Guangzhou Evergrande 24 (3)
International career‡
2011– Brazil 32 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2014

José Paulo Bezerra Maciel Júnior, commonly known as Paulinho, (Brazilian Portuguese: [pawˈlĩj̃u]); born 25 July 1988) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande and the Brazil national team.

Paulinho has been described as a box-to-box midfielder, with powerful running and good movement into the box. He possesses the ability to push his side forward from midfield to supplement his strong defensive work. Paulinho also offers a useful presence in set piece situations at both ends of the pitch.[3]

Club career

Early career

Paulinho began his playing career with Pão de Açúcar, joining the youth squad in 2004. After failing to break through into the first team, Paulinho joined Lithuanian side FC Vilnius in 2006. He played well for the club during his two seasons in Lithuania, scoring five goals from 38 domestic appearances, but at the end of the 2007 LFF Lyga campaign, FC Vilnius were relegated to the second division and Paulinho left the club where he moved to Poland, signing for Ekstraklasa side ŁKS Łódź.[4] Following one season in Poland where Paulinho made 17 league appearances, he returned to Brazil and his first club Pão de Açúcar in the summer of 2008. After a single successful season, Paulinho was on the move again, joining Série B side Bragantino in 2009.[5]

Corinthians

Paulinho in 2012

In 2009, playing for Bragantino, he drew the attention of São Paulo giants Corinthians, and was signed by the club. His first league goal for the club came on 30 May 2010, coming off the bench to score Corinthians's fourth goal, sealing a 4–2 win over state rivals Santos.[6] He would eventually go on to win important competitions with the São Paulo side, such as the 2011 Brasileirão and the 2012 Copa Libertadores, cementing himself as a hero for his club.[7] Along the way to the Copa Libertadores final, Paulinho netted the only goal of the two-legged quarter-final tie against fellow Brazilian side Vasco da Gama, scoring in the 87th minute of the second leg on 23 May 2012 to send Corinthians into the semi-finals.[8]

On 10 November 2012, Paulinho struck twice as Corinthians cruised to a 5–1 victory over Coritiba in the 35th round of league play.[9] On 16 December, Paulinho and Corinthians won the Club World Cup in Yokohama as Paolo Guerrero scored the winner in the 1–0 victory over European champions Chelsea.[10]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 6 July 2013, Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur confirmed the signing of Paulinho after he successfully completed his medical for a fee reported to be just under £17 million.[11] This was the club's record transfer fee at the time. However, in the same transfer window, this record was broken twice with the signings of striker Roberto Soldado from Valencia and winger Érik Lamela from Roma for a deal worth an initial £25.8 million, plus up to £4.2 million in bonus payments.[12] He made his Premier League debut on 18 August 2013 against Crystal Palace, eventually being named Man of the Match in which Tottenham won 0–1 away thanks to a Roberto Soldado penalty.[13] On 22 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a Europa League qualification match against Dinamo Tbilisi, a 0–5 away victory in the first-leg.[14] He scored his first goal for the club in the Premier League on 22 September 2013 against Cardiff City, a 0–1 away victory, with a backheel in the 92nd minute of the game.[15]

Guangzhou Evergrande

On 29 June 2015, Paulinho joined Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande for €14 million (£9.9 million), signing a four-year deal. He was signed by his former international manager, Luiz Felipe Scolari.[16] On 11 July 2015, he made his debut in a 0–2 away victory against Changchun Yatai, coming on as a substitute for Yu Hanchao in the 78th minute.[17] On 25 August 2015, Paulinho scored his first goal for Guangzhou with a 35-yard free-kick in the first leg of a 2015 AFC Champions League knock-out stage match against Japanese side Kashiwa Reysol.[18] On 13 December 2015, Paulinho scored a header against Club América in the third and final minute of the added-time in the quarter-final in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, making the game 2–1 and putting Evergrande into the semi-final. [19]

International career

Paulinho in action for Brazil against Cameroon at the 2014 World Cup.

Paulinho made his debut for the Seleção on 14 September 2011 in the first leg of the 2011 Superclásico de las Américas against rivals Argentina in Córdoba, with the game ending in a goalless draw.[20] His first goal for his international side came against Argentina a year later on 20 September 2012, when he netted Brazil's equalizing goal in an eventual 2–1 in the first leg of the 2012 Superclásico de las Américas.[21] Paulinho started in the squad for the 5–0 friendly against South Africa on 5 March 2014 and looks to be in Scolari's 2014 World Cup squad.

2013 Confederations Cup

Paulinho was selected by Luiz Felipe Scolari for the 23-man Brazil squad for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup held in his home country.[22] In Brazil's final warm-up match for the competition against England at the Maracanã on 2 June 2013, Paulinho volleyed home Lucas Moura's cross to level the game late on at 2–2; the sides would finish level on this same scoreline.[23] In the opening group match on 15 June against Japan, Paulinho scored Brazil's second goal in a 3–0 victory.[24] In the semi-final round against Uruguay on 26 June, Paulinho netted in the 86th minute to give Brazil a 2–1 win and book the host country a spot in the final.[25] In the final, Brazil outclassed Spain, beating the World and two-time defending European champions by a score of 3–0. For his efforts throughout the tournament, Paulinho received the Bronze Ball as the competition's third best player.[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 May 2016[27][28]
Club Season League Cup Continental1 Other2 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Vilnius
2006 17 2 — — — 17 2
2007 21 3 — — — 21 3
Total 38 5 — — — 38 5
ŁKS Łódź
2007–08 17 0 — — — 17 0
Total 17 0 — — — 17 0
Bragantino
2009 28 6 — — 18 8 46 14
Total 28 6 — — 18 8 46 14
Corinthians
2010 27 4 — 1 0 — 28 4
2011 35 8 — 1 0 20 3 56 11
2012 23 7 — 14 3 15 3 52 13
2013 1 1 — 8 2 16 3 25 6
Total 86 20 — 24 5 51 9 161 34
Tottenham Hotspur
2013–14 30 6 2 1 5 1 — 37 8
2014–15 15 0 3 1 8 1 4 0 30 2
Total 45 6 5 2 13 2 4 0 67 10
Guangzhou Evergrande 2015 13 2 0 0 6 1 3 2 22 5
2016 11 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 18 1
Total 24 3 1 0 11 1 4 2 40 6
Career total 237 39 6 2 48 8 77 19 368 68
1Includes the Copa Libertadores, UEFA Europa League and AFC Champions League.
2Includes other competitive competitions, including the Club World Cup and Paulista.

International

As of 12 July 2014.
Brazil national team
Year Apps Goals
2011 1 0
2012 7 2
2013 16 3
2014 8 0
Total 32 5

Honours

Club

Corinthians

Guangzhou Evergrande

International

Brazil

Individual

References

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  32. ↑ 2011 Superclásico de las Américas AFA, Accessed 20 January 2015
  33. ↑ 2012 Superclásico de las Américas AFA, Accessed 20 January 2015
  34. ↑ 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Accessed 20 January 2015
  35. ↑ AFA Report, Accessed 20 January 2015
  36. ↑ Bola de Prata Placar Magazine - rsssfbrazil, Accessed 20 January 2015
  37. ↑ 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, Accessed 20 January

External links

  • Paulinho at Soccerway
  • Paulinho at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Paulinho – FIFA competition record
  • Paulinho – UEFA competition record

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