Paulo Retre (born 4 March 1993) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Early life

His father, Carlos, played in the Australian

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(NSL) for

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Career

Retre was introduced to the

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system by

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, as member of the youth team and appearing for the senior team in a friendly against

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before switching to rivals

Melbourne Heart Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the south–eastern Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne East, that plays in the A-League, the top level of Australian soccer, under licence from Australian Profession ...

. On 19 December 2015, Retre scored his first ever goal against Melbourne Victory, in a 2–1 win in the Melbourne Derby. On 16 June 2017, Retre was released by Melbourne City. On 22 June 2017, A-League champions

Sydney FC Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was fo ...

signed Retre for 2 years. Retre scored his first goal for Sydney FC in Round 3 of the 2018–19 A-League season, against former club Melbourne City. He also scored one of the few own goals in the 2018-2019 A League season. On 30 June 2023,

club

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announced the signing of Retre on a two-year deal.

Career statistics

Honours

Sydney FC *

Championship: 2018–19, 2019–20 *

Premiership: 2017–2018, 2019–20

References

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* * 1993 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australia men's under-20 international soccer players Men's association football midfielders Melbourne Victory FC players Melbourne City FC players Sydney FC players FC Goa players A-League Men players Indian Super League players Australian people of Portuguese descent Soccer players from Melbourne {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub