Paulinho

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paulinho
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 25, 1988(1988-07-25)
Age	36
Birthplace	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Country	Brazil
Horoscope	Leo

Paulinho Biography

Paulinho is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on July 25, 1988 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazil. Midfielder who made his senior career debut in 2006 for FC Vilnius, and became a member of the Brazilian national team in 2011.

He became teammates with Kaka on the Brazilian national team.

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. 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.

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. 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. 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.

He had a daughter with his wife Barbara.

Paulinho Net Worth

Paulinho is one of the richest Soccer Player from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paulinho 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played his youth soccer from 2004 to 2005 at Pao de Acucar, though he didn’t play for the senior club until 2008.

While playing for Corinthians from 2010 to 2013, he scored 20 goals in 86 appearances. His first goal came on May 30, 2010 in a 4-2 victory over Santos.

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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Paulinho height 5 ft 11 in Paulinho weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Paulinho Dating?

According to our records, Paulinho married to Vivian Pereira. As of December 1, 2023, Paulinho’s is not dating anyone.

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Paulinho started in Brazil’s 5–0 friendly win against South Africa on 5 March

2014. On 2 June, he was named in manager Scolari’s 23-man squad that would participate at the 2014 World Cup on home soil. On 8 July, he appeared as a second-half substitute in the 7–1 semi-final defeat to eventual champions Germany. Four days later, he started in the bronze medal match against the Netherlands, which ended in a 3–0 loss.

Facts & Trivia

Paulinho Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Paulinho celebrates birthday on July 25 of every year.

On 14 August 2017, Barcelona announced a deal with Guangzhou Evergrande for the purchase of Paulinho for €40 million. According to Guangzhou Evergrande, Barcelona made several unsuccessful bids before activating his release clause. On 26 August 2017, he made his debut for Barcelona in a 2–0 win over Alavés, coming on for Andrés Iniesta in the 87th minute. On 16 September 2017, he scored his first goal for Barcelona in a 2–1 win over Getafe, after coming on for Ivan Rakitić in the 77th minute. On 28 October, Paulinho scored in a 2–0 win against Athletic Bilbao with a 92nd minute goal. His consistent performance earned him a place as a starter in the squad. Paulinho ended the year with a brace against Deportivo de La Coruña. On 7 January, in Barcelona’s first match of the year, Paulinho scored the third goal in a 3–0 win, scoring in injury time. On 15 January 2018, he scored the first goal in Barcelona’s 4–2 win over Real Sociedad at the Anoeta Stadium that ended the club’s 10-year long victory drought at the stadium. On 9 May, Paulinho scored the second goal in Barcelona’s 5–1 win over Villarreal. Paulinho received praise for his performances throughout the season; becoming one of Barcelona’s key players as they won the domestic double. He finished the season with 9 goals in 49 appearances.