Paulinho (footballer, born July 2000)

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In this Portuguese name, "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Paulinho
Paulinho with Bayer Leverkusen in 2018
Personal information
Full name Paulo Henrique Sampaio Filho
Date of birth (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
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 80 (30)
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
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Representing  Brazil
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Third place 2017 India
South American U-17 Championship
Winner 2017 Chile
South American U-15 Championship
Winner 2015 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:50, 20 October 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

Vasco da Gama

2017 season

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

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

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

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

Youth

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

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

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

Club

As of match played 24 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] Continental Total
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 22 6 11 2 6 2 10[c] 7 49 17
Total 58 26 22 4 9 4 21 14 110 48
Career total 133 37 33 6 15 4 43 17 224 64
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Mineiro
  2. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, DFB-Pokal
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 6 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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

Brazil U21

Brazil U23

Individual

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

  1. ^ "Paulinho". Bayer 04 Leverkusen (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Vickery, Tim (25 July 2017). "Paulinho emerges from Vinicius Junior shadow to strike Brazilian record". ESPN. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Base decide, Vasco vence Ponte Preta e confirma vaga na Libertadores" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 December 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Paulinho faz história, e Vasco confirma classificação na Libertadores" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 February 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Brasiliens Top-Talent Paulinho wechselt unters Bayer-Kreuz" (in German). Bayer Leverkusen. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  9. ^ "#HalloPaulinho" (in German). Bayer Leverkusen Twitter account. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Paulinho é do Galo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Paulinho marca pela primeira vez e Atlético-MG vence Tombense pelo Mineiro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Paulinho assinará com o Atlético-MG até dezembro de 2027 após empréstimo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goal.com. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Brasil golea 5-0 a Chile y es campeón del Sudamericano Sub-17" (in Brazilian Portuguese). CONMEBOL. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Brazil head up South American quartet". FIFA. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Paulinho scores against Spain in U17 World Cup". 7 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Seleção Olímpica é convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020". CBF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ Alves, Marcus (22 March 2022). "Evangelicalism & Brazil: The religious movement that spread through a national team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  23. ^ "Goal and arrow: Brazil's Paulinho makes stand against religious intolerance at Olympics". The Times of India. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  24. ^ "South American U-15 Championship 2015 (Colombia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  25. ^ "Brazil beat luckless Mali to finish third". Archived from the original on 28 October 2018.
  26. ^ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon".
  27. ^ "Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca: Fluminense e Vasco dominam indicações" (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  28. ^ "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.
  29. ^ "Paulinho, do Vasco, é eleito como a 'Revelação do Campeonato Brasileiro 2017'". Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  30. ^ "Next Generation 2017: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  31. ^ "Arthur, Murilo, Vinícius Júnior: as 30 revelações do Brasileirão 2017". 28 November 2017.
  32. ^ "Vai, Paulinho! Menino dá belo chapéu, bate Vinícius Jr. e leva como abusado" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 July 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  33. ^ "Duas na conta: após vencer drible mais bonito, Paulinho leva pintura da rodada" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  34. ^ "Paulinho, do Vasco, é o abusado da última rodada dos estaduais" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 February 2018.
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