Paollo Madeira

Paollo Madeira
	Paollo in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Paollo Madeira Oliveira
Date of birth	8 July 1996
Place of birth	Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	12 August 2023 (aged 27)
Place of death	Chư Pưh, Gia Lai, Vietnam
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Imortal D.C.
2013	Imortal U-19
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2015	Quarteirense
2015	Imortal
2019–2022	Farense
2020	→ Estrela Amadora (loan)
2022	→ Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh (loan)
2023	Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paollo Madeira Oliveira (8 July 1996 – 12 August 2023), simply known as Paollo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He also held Portuguese citizenship.

Career[edit]

Early life[edit]

Paollo was born on 8 July 1996 in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil and moved to Portugal when he was 8. Before arriving in Vietnam, he had played for several clubs in Portugal.

Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh[edit]

Paollo joined V.League 1 club Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh, on loan from S.C. Farense before 2022 season. He made 25 appearances and scored 8 goals, help his team safe from relegation.

Hoàng Anh Gia Lai[edit]

Due to not being able to find a common voice in the contract of 2023 season, Paollo left for Hoàng Anh Gia Lai on trial. In this season, he played 15 matches and scored 6 goals.

Death[edit]

After the final match of the 2023 season against Sông Lam Nghệ An at Vinh Stadium, the team was allowed to relax. However, on the way back from Buôn Ma Thuột to Pleiku (running on National Highway 14, from Đắk Lắk to Gia Lai), when passing at Chư Pưh district, suddenly, the car was hit hard by a truck from behind, forcing another truck in front. It was located between two trucks, flattened and severely damaged. Three deceased members of the team (including doctor Đào Trọng Trí, assistant coach Dương Minh Ninh and Paollo himself) were trapped in the vehicle, the truck driver had to back out, break the door and get them out.^[2]

It is known that after the match against Song Lam Nghe An, due to not being able to find a direct flight back to Pleiku, the team was forced to fly back to Buôn Ma Thuột. Here, he and two other members of the team returned to Pleiku when they had a traffic accident and could not survive.^[3]

Hoang Anh Gia Lai had helped to Paollo's family transporting his body back to his final resting place in his hometown in Portugal.^[4]^[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Farense U23	?	Liga Revelacão U-23	7	2	–		–		–		–		7	2
Estrela Amadora (loan)	2020–21	Primeira Liga	4	0	7	3	–		–		–		11	3
Farense	2021–22	Liga Portugal 2	5	0	–		1	0	–		–		6	0
Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh	2022	V.League 1	23	8	2	0	–		–		–		25	8
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai	2023	V.League 1	15	6	–		–		–		–		15	6
Career total			54	16	9	3	1	0	–		–		64	19

References[edit]

^ Including the U-23 team
^ ^a ^b "Ba thành viên CLB HAGL tử vong do tai nạn giao thông". Vietnamnet.
^ "Portuguese forward dies in Vietnam car-truck collision - VnExpress International". VnExpress International.
^ "Hoàng Anh Gia Lai hoàn tất thủ tục đưa tiền đạo Paollo về Bồ Đào Nha". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

External links[edit]

Paollo Madeira at Soccerway

[1] Including the U-23 team

[:0-2] "Ba thành viên CLB HAGL tử vong do tai nạn giao thông". Vietnamnet.

[3] "Portuguese forward dies in Vietnam car-truck collision - VnExpress International". VnExpress International.

[4] "Hoàng Anh Gia Lai hoàn tất thủ tục đưa tiền đạo Paollo về Bồ Đào Nha". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

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