Paulo Machado
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For the Brazilian swimmer, see Paulo Machado (swimmer).
Paulo Ricardo Ribeiro de Jesus Machado (born 31 March 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ribeiro de Jesus and the second or paternal family name is Machado.
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Full name | Paulo Ricardo Ribeiro de Jesus Machado[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1986-03-31) 31 March 1986 (age 38)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bairro do Cerco, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1995–2000 | Cerco do Porto | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | → Padroense (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Porto B | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2009 | Porto | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | → Estrela Amadora (loan) | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | → União Leiria (loan) | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | → Leixões (loan) | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 35 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Toulouse | 89 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Olympiacos | 45 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Dinamo Zagreb | 74 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Aves | 23 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Mumbai City | 29 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Leixões | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Leixões B | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Pedrouços | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 430 | (40) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Portugal U21 | 24 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Portugal U23 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Portugal | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Formed at Porto, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 103 matches and eight goals over five seasons, in representation of as many clubs. He also competed professionally in France, Greece, Croatia and India, winning the national championship twice each with Olympiacos and Dinamo Zagreb.
Machado won six caps for Portugal, making his first appearance in 2010.