Paulinho (footballer, born July 2000)
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Full name | Paulo Henrique Sampaio Filho | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 15 July 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlético Mineiro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2017 | Vasco da Gama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Vasco da Gama | 29 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2023 | Bayer Leverkusen | 57 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 22 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Atlético Mineiro | 62 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Brazil U15 | 6 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Brazil U17 | 21 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Brazil U23 | 25 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Brazil | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:44, 15 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:08, 16 November 2023 (UTC) |
Paulo Henrique Sampaio Filho, commonly known as Paulinho (Brazilian Portuguese: [pawˈlĩɲu]; born 15 July 2000), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro and the Brazil national team.
Club career
[edit]Vasco da Gama
[edit]2017 season
[edit]Having progressed through Vasco da Gama's academy, Paulinho was promoted to the club's first-team squad under the management of Milton Mendes on 19 June 2017.[2] On 13 July 2017, two days before his seventeenth birthday, Paulinho made his professional debut when he was brought on as a 93rd-minute substitute in a 4–1 Brasileirão Série A away win over Vitória. Minutes after entering the field of play, he recorded his professional assist when he set up teammate Guilherme for his side's fourth goal.[3] Eleven days later, he made his first professional start and scored twice in a 2–1 league away win over Atlético Mineiro, becoming the youngest player ever to score at Brasileirão Série A and the first player born at 2000s to score at Brasileirão Série A.[4][5] On 3 December 2017, Paulinho opened the scoring of a 2–1 home win over Ponte Preta at the last round of 2017 Brasileirão Série A and helped Vasco da Gama to reach a qualification to Copa Libertadores next season.[6]
2018 season
[edit]Paulinho made his first Copa Libertadores assist when he set up Evander to open the score in a 4–0 away win over Universidad de Concepción, by the 1st leg of Copa Libertadores second qualifying stage. On the 2nd leg, Paulinho made his first Copa Libertadores goal opening the score in a 2–0 home win over Universidad de Concepción. His goal made him the first player born at 2000s to score at Copa Libertadores.[7]
Bayer Leverkusen
[edit]On 27 April 2018, German club Bayer Leverkusen announced that they had reached an agreement with Vasco da Gama for the transfer of Paulinho. The clubs agreed to a €20 million fee, a club-record deal for Vasco. He joined Leverkusen ahead of the 2018–19 season and signed a five-year contract.[8][9]
Atlético Mineiro
[edit]On 1 December 2022, Paulinho joined Atlético Mineiro on loan until June 2023.[10] He made his debut on 21 January 2023 in a Campeonato Mineiro 2–1 win over Caldense and scored his first goal in the following match, a 2–1 win over Tombense.[11] On 1 July, he signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with the club on a free transfer.[12]
On 27 August, Paulinho scored the first official goal in Atlético Mineiro's newly inaugurated stadium Arena MRV, with a brace in a Série A 2–0 win over Santos.[13]
Paulinho was the top scorer of the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A season, with 20 goals in 36 appearances.[14]
International career
[edit]Youth
[edit]In March 2017, Paulinho, along with Vinícius Júnior, Lincoln and Alan, helped Brazil win the South American Under-17 Championship. He scored two goals during the tournament, including the opening goal in Brazil's 5–0 win over Chile in the final.[15][16]
In October 2017, Paulinho helped Brazil reach 3rd place of 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Paulinho scored the winning goals against Spain at Brazil's debut,[17] North Korea and in quarterfinals against Germany.
On 17 June 2021, Paulinho was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[18] Coming on as a substitute, he scored in Brazil's opening game against Germany.[19]
Senior
[edit]Paulinho received his first call-up to the Brazil senior team on 6 November 2023, making his debut in a World Cup qualifier against Colombia ten days later.[20][21]
Personal life
[edit]Following the goal he scored in a 4–2 victory over Germany at the 2020 Olympics, Paulinho celebrated by imitating an archer in homage to Oshosi, a popular orisha or spirit in Afro-Brazilian religion. Paulinho later stated that he performed the celebration to draw attention to the prejudice that followers of Candomblé and other minority religions face in Brazil. He was subsequently invited by the Mocidade Samba School to participate in the next year's carnival.[22][23] One of Paulinho's aunts is the television news commentator, Flávia Oliveira.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 19 December 2024
Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vasco da Gama | 2017 | Série A | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
2018 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 2 | 17 | 4 | ||
Total | 18 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 7 | ||
Bayer Leverkusen | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 1 | 21 | 1 | |
2019–20 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||
2020–21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 24 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 31 | 4 | |||
2022–23 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
Total | 57 | 8 | — | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 79 | 9 | |||
Atlético Mineiro | 2023 | Série A | 36 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11[c] | 7 | 61 | 31 |
2024 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12[c] | 7 | 59 | 19 | ||
Total | 62 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 120 | 50 | ||
Career total | 137 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 234 | 66 |
- ^ Includes Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Mineiro
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, DFB-Pokal
- ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 6 November 2023
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Brazil | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Vasco da Gama U17
- Taça Guanabara U17: 2015
Vasco da Gama U20
- Taça Guanabara U20: 2017
- Taça Rio U20: 2017
- Campeonato Carioca U20: 2017
Atlético Mineiro
Brazil U15
Brazil U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Third place: 2017[25]
- South American Under-17 Football Championship: 2017[16]
- BRICS U-17 Football Cup: 2016
Brazil U21
Brazil U23
Individual
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top scorer: 2023
- Minas Gerais State Championship Team of the Year: 2023
- Campeonato Carioca MVP: 2018
- Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2018
- Campeonato Carioca Best Young Player: 2018[27][28]
- "Revelação do Campeonato Brasileiro 2017" in vote held by Esporte Interativo[29]
- 60 of the best young talents in world football by The Guardian[30]
- "30 Revelações do Brasileirão" by globoesporte.com[31]
- "Abusado da Rodada" in the 16th round of the Brasileirão 2017 in vote held by É Gol!!! from SporTV[32]
- "Pintura da Rodada" in the 16th round of the Brasileirão 2017 in vote held by É Gol!!! from SporTV[33]
- "Abusado da Rodada" in the 4th round of the Campeonato Carioca 2018 in vote held by É Gol!!! from SporTV[34]
- Best Player in the 1st match between Vasco da Gama x Jorge Wilstermann by the qualifying stage of the Libertadores 2018
- 2016 Montaigu Tournament top scorer: 4 goals
- 2017 U17 World Cup: 3 goals (Brazil's top scorer)
Records
- Youngest player to play for Vasco da Gama at the professional era (16 years, 11 months and 29 days)
- Youngest player to score a goal on Campeonato Brasileiro (17 years and 9 days)
- First player born in the 2000s to score a goal in Campeonato Brasileiro
- Vasco da Gama's youngest player to score in the Copa Libertadores (17 years, 6 months and 23 days)
- First player born in the 2000s to score a goal in Copa Libertadores
- First player born in the 2000s to score two goals in Copa Libertadores
- 4th youngest Brazilian player to score a goal in Copa Libertadores (19 February 2018)
References
[edit]- ^ "Paulinho". Bayer 04 Leverkusen (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Reforçado por joia, Vasco treina visando clássico com o Botafogo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Vasco da Gama. 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Vasco vence o Vitória, deixa abatimento de lado e crava primeiro triunfo fora" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Paulinho marca dois gols no Horto, e Vasco derrota o Galo para colar no G-6" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ Vickery, Tim (25 July 2017). "Paulinho emerges from Vinicius Junior shadow to strike Brazilian record". ESPN. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Base decide, Vasco vence Ponte Preta e confirma vaga na Libertadores" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 December 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Paulinho faz história, e Vasco confirma classificação na Libertadores" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 February 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Brasiliens Top-Talent Paulinho wechselt unters Bayer-Kreuz" (in German). Bayer Leverkusen. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "#HalloPaulinho" (in German). Bayer Leverkusen Twitter account. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Paulinho é do Galo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Paulinho marca pela primeira vez e Atlético-MG vence Tombense pelo Mineiro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Paulinho assinará com o Atlético-MG até dezembro de 2027 após empréstimo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goal.com. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Paulinho entra para a história ao anotar o primeiro gol da Arena MRV; assista" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goal.com. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Paulinho, do Atlético-MG, é o artilheiro do Brasileirão 2023; veja os goleadores nos pontos corridos" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Brasil golea 5-0 a Chile y es campeón del Sudamericano Sub-17" (in Brazilian Portuguese). CONMEBOL. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Brazil head up South American quartet". FIFA. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Paulinho scores against Spain in U17 World Cup". 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Seleção Olímpica é convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020". CBF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Football - Brazil vs Germany - Group D Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Fernando Diniz convoca Seleção Brasileira para jogos das Eliminatórias" [Fernando Diniz calls up the Seleção for qualifying matches]. cbf.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Paulinho, do Atlético, estreia pela Seleção Brasileira em derrota na Colômbia" [Atlético's Paulinho makes debut for the national team in defeat to Colombia]. itatiaia.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Itatiaia. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Alves, Marcus (22 March 2022). "Evangelicalism & Brazil: The religious movement that spread through a national team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Goal and arrow: Brazil's Paulinho makes stand against religious intolerance at Olympics". The Times of India. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "South American U-15 Championship 2015 (Colombia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Brazil beat luckless Mali to finish third". Archived from the original on 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon".
- ^ "Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca: Fluminense e Vasco dominam indicações" (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Ferj divulga seleção do carioca com cinco jogadores do Flu e dois do Bota" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Paulinho, do Vasco, é eleito como a 'Revelação do Campeonato Brasileiro 2017'". Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Next Generation 2017: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Arthur, Murilo, Vinícius Júnior: as 30 revelações do Brasileirão 2017". 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Vai, Paulinho! Menino dá belo chapéu, bate Vinícius Jr. e leva como abusado" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 July 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Duas na conta: após vencer drible mais bonito, Paulinho leva pintura da rodada" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Paulinho, do Vasco, é o abusado da última rodada dos estaduais" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 February 2018.
External links
[edit]- Paulinho at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian Candomblés
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazil men's international footballers
- Brazil men's youth international footballers
- Brazil men's under-20 international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- CR Vasco da Gama players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Bundesliga players
- Olympic footballers for Brazil
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic gold medalists for Brazil
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen