Paulinho (footballer, born November 1992)
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João Paulo Dias Fernandes (born 9 November 1992), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Paulo Dias Fernandes[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 31)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Barcelos, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2011 | Santa Maria | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Santa Maria | 39 | (9) |
2012–2013 | Trofense | 35 | (11) |
2013–2017 | Gil Vicente | 112 | (28) |
2017–2021 | Braga | 100 | (38) |
2021– | Sporting CP | 96 | (34) |
International career | |||
2012 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
2020 | Portugal | 3 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:08, 18 May 2024 (UTC) |
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 230 matches and 74 goals over nine seasons, representing Gil Vicente, Braga and Sporting CP (for whom he signed in January 2021 for €16 million), winning the 2019–20 Taça da Liga and the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal with the second of those clubs and the 2021 and 2024 national championships and the 2021 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira with the third. In the Segunda Liga, he played with Trofense and Gil.
Paulinho won his first cap for Portugal in 2020, scoring twice in his first appearance.