Pedro Paulo Alves Vieira dos Reis (born 10 February 1994), known as Pedro Paulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a

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Club career

Born in Arrozal,

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, Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Paulo began his career at Cruzeiro and, on 6 November 2014, was loaned to fellow Série A team

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. He was first included in a matchday squad on 2 November 2014, remaining an unused substitute in their 1–0 home win over

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in Série A. Three weeks later he made his professional debut, as an added-time replacement for Marcelo Cirino at the end of a 2–1 win at

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. On 7 December, in the last game of the season, he made his only other appearance in a 1–1 draw at Palmeiras, again off the bench. In February 2015, he made three substitute appearances in the season's

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. On 13 July 2015, he was loaned out again, to Portugal's Rio Ave, for the upcoming

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campaign.

International career

Paulo was part of the Brazil U17 squad which won the

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, playing eight games and scoring twice in a 4–3 win over Venezuela in the opener on 13 March.

Honour

Individual *

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top goalscorer:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulo, Pedro 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state) Brazilian footballers Brazil youth international footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Esporte Clube Cruzeiro players Club Athletico Paranaense players Rio Ave F.C. players Académico de Viseu F.C. players Liga Portugal 2 players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal