Giuliano Victor de Paula (born 31 May 1990), sometimes known as just Giuliano, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as an

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for

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Club career

Paraná Clube Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba, Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paraná state football leag ...

saw Giuliano de Paula as a hot prospect for the future and signed him to his first professional contract on 13 February 2007. In 2009, Giuliano de Paula was signed by

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, and made his debut on 2 November that year. On 18 August 2010, with his team mates, he won the

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. Beating Chivas 3–2 at home he also scored in the game. Giuliano de Paula was signed by

FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club Dnipro ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб «Дніпро́», ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Dnipro. The club was owned by the Privat Group that also owns BC Dnipro and Budivelnyk Kyiv. In 2018 FC Dnipro was force ...

for €11 million and registered officially on 2 March 2011. Paraná Clube later submitted a claim to

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Dispute Resolution Chamber for overdue solidarity contribution of €275,000 and upheld by the arbitration. On 15 June 2014, Giuliano de Paula was transferred to Grêmio by €6 million, signing a contract until July 2018. On 21 July 2016, he was sold to the Russian club

Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, acco ...

for €7 million. On 11 August 2017, Giuliano de Paula transferred to Turkish club Fenerbahçe. On 20 August 2018, Giuliano de Paula transferred to Saudi club

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for €10.5 million. On 5 October 2020, Giuliano de Paula returned to the Turkish

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, joining İstanbul Başakşehir. On 16 July 2021, he signed with Brazilian two-time FIFA Club World Cup champions

, after rescinding with İstanbul.

International career

Giuliano de Paula has already been capped by Brazil at under-17 level, and Brazil under-20 as well, where he gained the Bronze Ball Award in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup as Brazilian team captain. He debuted for the senior national team in 2010 after the South Africa World Cup, under coach Mano Menezes. His first game was against Iran on 7 October 2010. He was placed on the preliminary squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but did not get a place in the final squad list. He was called up to the standby list for the 2018 FIFA World Cup by coach Tite, after featuring prominently during the qualifying stages. He did not get a place in the 23-man final list, however.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Internacional *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

: 2009 *

Suruga Bank Championship The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship was an annual intercontinental football match held in Japan, contested by the reigning champions of the J.League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana. The tournament was previously officially called the ...

: 2009 *

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Al-Nassr *

Saudi Professional League The Saudi Pro League (SPL for short) ( ar, دوري المحترفين السعودي, link=no, ''Dawriyy al-Muḥtarifayni as-Suʿūdī''), known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL for short) for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of associat ...

: 2018–19 *

Saudi Super Cup The Saudi Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر السعودي) is an annual super cup football match organised by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. Founded in 2013 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2022 ...

: 2019 Brazil U20 *

South American Youth Championship The South American Youth Football Championship, also known as U-20 South American Championship and es, Torneo Juventudes de América, "Campeonato Sudamericano Sub 20" or pt, Juventude da América (English: "America's Youth") is a South American ...

: 2009 Individual *

FIFA U-20 World Cup The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 whe ...

Bronze Ball: 2009 *

MVP: 2010 * Europa League Team Of the Group Stages 2016–17 *

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: Top Scorer 2016–17

References

External links

Giuliano profile
Portal Oficial do Grêmio. * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paula, Giuliano de 1990 births Living people Association football midfielders Brazilian footballers Brazil youth international footballers Brazil under-20 international footballers Brazil international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Footballers from Curitiba Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Paraná Clube players Sport Club Internacional players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players FC Dnipro players Ukrainian Premier League players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Expatriate footballers in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Russian Premier League players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Expatriate footballers in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Süper Lig players Saudi Professional League players Al Nassr FC players Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia