Flávio Paixão
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Flávio Emanuel Lopes Paixão | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tractor Sazi | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Sesimbra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Sesimbra | ? | (?) |
| 2005–2006 | Porto B | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Villanovense | 33 | (10) |
| 2007 | Jaén | 9 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Benidorm | 53 | (11) |
| 2009–2011 | Hamilton Academical | 56 | (10) |
| 2011– | Tractor Sazi | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:56, 14 April 2011 (UTC) | |||
Flávio Emanuel Lopes Paixão (born 19 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Tractor Sazi F.C. in the Iran Pro League, as a forward.
His twin brother Marco is also a footballer, Flávio being the younger by five minutes.[1]
Football career
Early career
Born in Sesimbra, Paixão spent his early career in Portugal and Spain, playing with lowly teams in both countries – his hometown's Grupo Desportivo Sesimbra, FC Porto B, CF Villanovense, Real Jaén and Benidorm CF.
In the 2006–07 season, he scored a career-best 10 goals for Villanovense, but suffered relegation from Segunda División B, the only division in which he competed in Spain.
Hamilton Academical
Paixão's first taste of professional football came in 2009, as he signed for Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical on 6 August, alongside twin brother Marco.[2] He made his league debut for Hamilton on 15 August 2009, against Kilmarnock.[3]
Paixão was released from his contract with Hamilton with immediate effect on 14 April 2011, alongside his brother.[4] He appeared in 61 official games for the Accies, scoring 11 goals.
References
- ^ "Reid gets brothers on board". ClubCall. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ "Hamilton sign up Portuguese twins". BBC Sport. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ "Kilmarnock 3–0 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ "Paixao twins released by Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
External links
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Setúbal District
- Twin people
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football forwards
- F.C. Porto players
- Real Jaén footballers
- Benidorm CF footballers
- Scottish Premier League players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Tractor Sazi F.C. players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in Iran