Paulinho (footballer, born January 1983)

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Paulinho
Paulinho Piracicaba (Paulo Robspierry Carreiro).JPG
Personal information
Full name Paulo Robspierry Carreiro
Date of birth (1983-01-16) 16 January 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Olímpia
2008–2014 Citizen 64 (19)
2014–2015 Kitchee 30 (13)
2016–2017 Shenzhen 4 (0)
2017–2018 Kitchee 8 (4)
2018–2019 R&F 14 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Hong Kong 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2019
Paulo Robspierry Carreiro
Traditional Chinese福保羅
Paulinho
Traditional Chinese保連奴

Paulo Robspierry Carreiro (Chinese: 福保羅; born 16 January 1983), commonly known as Paulinho (Brazilian Portuguese: [pawˈlĩj̃u]; Chinese: 保連奴) or Paulinho Piracicaba, is a former Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer.[2]

Club career[]

On 31 December 2015, Paulinho transferred to China League One side Shenzhen.[3]

On 12 July 2017, Kitchee announced that Paulinho would return to the club.[4]

On 7 August 2018, Paulinho left Kitchee after one season to sign with R&F.[5] He was released at the end of his contract on 19 June 2019.[6]

International career[]

Paulinho was born and raised in Brazil, but became a naturalized Hong Kong citizen. Paulinho acquired his HKSAR passport on 31 October 2015, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong on the international level.[2]

Paulinho made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly against Myanmar on 7 November 2015 and scored his first goal against Maldives in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round on 12 November 2015.

Career statistics[]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.[7]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 November 2015 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Maldives 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Club[]

Citizen
Kitchee

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ BOCG LIFE Hong Kong Premier League Official Fans' Guide 2015–2016. Hong Kong Football Association. 19 September 2015. p. 22.
  2. ^ a b "Paulinho and Hélio acquired the HKSAR passports". Kitchee Football Team (in Chinese). 31 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. ^ 深足签港足归化球员福保罗两年 at sports.sohu.com 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (in Chinese)
  4. ^ "傑志望延續本地佳績 誓以認真態度挑戰亞冠盃舞台". Kitchee Football Team. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017. (in Chinese)
  5. ^ "福保羅投R＆F富力　球隊將赴泰集訓". on.cc. Retrieved 7 August 2018. (in Chinese)
  6. ^ Tsang, Ngan Ping. "富力來季班費5,000萬楊正光：組軍已完成得八八九九". Apple Daily. Retrieved 19 June 2019. (in Chinese)
  7. ^ "Paulinho". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

External links[]

Awards
Preceded by Hong Kong Senior Shield
Top Scorer
2010–11 		Succeeded by
Itaparica


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