Paulo Ferreira-Mendes (born May 13, 1990) is a Brazilian

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who plays for

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in the

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Club career

In 2012, Paulo Mendes and his twin brother Pedro signed with the

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of the

after a successful stint at amateur side

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, where he played in 2

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games. In his first season with Atlanta, Mendes played 10 games, scoring once. After the 2012 season, Paulo joined the New York Cosmos where he won the Fall Championship, where he scored twice in 8 games. The Cosmos defeated the Silverbacks in

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. In 2014, Paulo played 7 games, scoring once, in the Spring Championship. The Cosmos attempted to send him on loan to Venezuelan Primera División side

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but after the loan was never finalized, he and the Cosmos mutually agreed to part ways. He finished the 2014 season with the

. On 26 February 2016 Paulo joined twin brother Pedro at

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;New York Cosmos * NASL 2013 Fall Championship * NASL

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External links

Atlanta Silverbacks bio

References

1990 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Cal FC players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players New York Cosmos (2010) players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Footballers from Goiânia {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub