Paulo Manuel Neves Alves (born 25 December 1997), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Portuguese

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who plays for

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as a

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Football career

From 2015, Paulinho spent three years with

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, as part of the club's

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; he was included in the senior squad for the first time in January 2017, appearing as an unused substitute in an

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third-round replay tie against

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. At the end of the 2017–18 season, having not played a game for Liverpool's first team, he was transferred to

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, playing for their Under-23s, including two appearances in the

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. In 2019, he transferred to 1. FK Příbram, making his professional debut on 30 September 2019 in the

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. In January 2020, having failed to add to his solitary appearance, he moved to Campeonato de Portugal side A.D. Sanjoanense.

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* * 1997 births People from São João da Madeira Footballers from Aveiro District Living people Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders A.D. Sanjoanense players FC Porto players Padroense F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players FK Příbram players F.C. Felgueiras 1932 players Leixões S.C. players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Czech First League players Liga Portugal 2 players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic {{Portugal-footy-midfielder-stub