Paulinho (footballer, born May 1993)

Paulo Victor de Menezes Melo (born 29 May 1993), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for South Korean K League 2 club Chungbuk Cheongju as a left winger.

Paulinho
Personal information
Full name Paulo Victor de Menezes Melo
Date of birth (1993-05-29) 29 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Chungbuk Cheongju
Number 10
Youth career
2011–2013 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Corinthians 9 (0)
2014América-RN (loan) 10 (1)
2015Rio Claro (loan) 14 (1)
2015Portuguesa (loan) 9 (2)
2016–2017 Zorya Luhansk 40 (4)
2018–2021 Levski Sofia 87 (22)
2021–2022 Khor Fakkan 22 (6)
2023– Chungbuk Cheongju 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:47, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Paulinho began his professional career at Corinthians in 2013. After loan spells at América-RN, Rio Claro and Portuguesa he signed for Ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk in January 2016.

After spending more than two years with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia, in January 2021, Paulinho joined Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates for a season and a half.[1]

Career statistics

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As of 4 January 2023[2]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Corinthians 2013 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2014 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
América-RN 2014 10 1 0 0 2 0 12 1
Rio Claro 2015 0 0 14 1 0 0 14 1
Portuguesa 2015 9 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
Zorya Luhansk 2015–16 5 1 2 0 0 0 7 1
2016–17 31 3 1 0 5 0 37 3
2017–18 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 40 4 3 0 5 0 48 4
Levski Sofia 2017–18 16 8 3 0 19 8
2018–19 27 2 1 0 0 0 28 2
2019–20 30 8 2 0 4 1 36 9
2020–21 14 4 0 0 14 4
Total 87 22 6 0 4 1 97 23
Khor Fakkan 2021–22 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Chungbuk Cheongju FC 2023
Career total 152 29 17 1 11 0 9 1 0 0 189 31

Honours

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Corinthians
Zorya Luhansk

References

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  1. ^ "Khorfakkan Football Club Company has succeeded in signing with the Brazilian winger Paulo Victor "Paulinho" (27 years)". khorfakkanfc.ae. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ Paulinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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