Paulinho (footballer, born 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-2018-08-19.jpg
Paulinho in 2018
Personal information
Full name Paulinho
Date of birth (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 7
Youth career
2010–2017 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Vasco da Gama 29 (5)
2018– Bayer Leverkusen 39 (3)
National team‡
2015–2016 Brazil U15 6 (3)
2016–2017 Brazil U17 21 (7)
2019– Brazil U23 24 (7)
Honours
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:41, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Paulo Henrique Sampaio Filho, commonly known as Paulinho (Brazilian Portuguese: [pawˈlĩj̃u]; born 15 July 2000), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Brazil national under-23 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, 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]

International career[]

Brazil national youth teams[]

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.[10][11]

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,[12] North Korea and in quarterfinals against Germany.

On 17 June 2021, Paulinho was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[13] Coming on as a substitute, he scored in Brazil's opening game against Germany.[14]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 17 June 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other 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 0 0 6 2 11 2 17 4
Total 18 3 0 0 6 2 11 2 35 7
Bayer Leverkusen 2018–19 Bundesliga 15 0 2 0 4 1 – 21 1
2019–20 13 3 2 0 4 0 – 19 3
2020–21 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
2021–22 10 0 1 0 4 0 – 15 0
Total 29 3 4 0 8 1 0 0 41 4
Career total 47 6 4 0 14 3 11 2 76 11
Notes

Honours[]

Club[]

Vasco da Gama

  • Taça Guanabara U17: 2015
  • Taça Guanabara U20: 2017
  • Taça Rio U20: 2017
  • Campeonato Carioca U20: 2017

International[]

Brazil Olympic

Brazil U17

Brazil U15

  • South American Under-15 Football Championship: 2015 Colombia[16]

Brazil U21

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 on 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 on Copa Libertadores
  • First player born in the 2000s to score two goals on Copa Libertadores
  • 4th youngest Brazilian player to score a goal on 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 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 Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Paulinho marca dois gols no Horto, e Vasco derrota o Galo para colar no G-6" (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  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 Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Paulinho faz história, e Vasco confirma classificação na Libertadores" (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Brasiliens Top-Talent Paulinho wechselt unters Bayer-Kreuz" (in German). Bayer Leverkusen. 24 April 2018.
  9. ^ "#HalloPaulinho" (in German). Bayer Leverkusen Twitter account. 17 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Brasil golea 5-0 a Chile y es campeón del Sudamericano Sub-17" (in Portuguese). CONMEBOL. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Brazil head up South American quartet". FIFA. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Paulinho scores against Spain in U17 World Cup". 7 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Seleção Olímpica é convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020". CBF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Football - Brazil vs Germany - Group D Results". .. Retrieved 23 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  15. ^ "Brazil beat luckless Mali to finish third". Archived from the original on 28 October 2018.
  16. ^ "South American U-15 Championship 2015 (Colombia)".
  17. ^ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon".
  18. ^ "Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca: Fluminense e Vasco dominam indicações". UOL. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Ferj divulga seleção do carioca com cinco jogadores do Flu e dois do Bota". Globoesporte.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  20. ^ "Paulinho, do Vasco, é eleito como a 'Revelação do Campeonato Brasileiro 2017'". Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  21. ^ "Next Generation 2017: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian.
  22. ^ "Arthur, Murilo, Vinícius Júnior: as 30 revelações do Brasileirão 2017".
  23. ^ "Vai, Paulinho! Menino dá belo chapéu, bate Vinícius Jr. e leva como abusado".
  24. ^ "Duas na conta: após vencer drible mais bonito, Paulinho leva pintura da rodada".
  25. ^ "Paulinho, do Vasco, é o abusado da última rodada dos estaduais".

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