Paulo Luiz Beraldo Santos (born 14 June 1988), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian

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who plays for

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. Mainly a

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, he can also appear as a winger or an

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Paulinho joined hometown club

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's youth setup in 2006, after starting it out at amateurs Vasco da Gama de Vila Galvão. In 2008, after impressing with the first team, he was linked to a move to

, but it did not materialize. In 2009, after failed trials at

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, Paulinho moved to

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. With the club he experienced two promotions, and was also the top scorer of 2011

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. On 13 July 2012, Paulinho was loaned to PFC Ludogorets Razgrad for six months. Four days later, however, he left the club after alleging 'personal reasons'.

Flamengo

On 7 May 2013, after impressing in the year's

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, Paulinho signed for Série A side

along with XV teammate Diego Silva. He made his Série A debut on 26 May, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 0–0 away draw against Santos. Paulinho scored his first top flight goal on 14 July 2013, netting the game's only in an away success at fierce rivals

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. He finished the season with 33 appearances and four goals, overtaking

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as a first-choice along with Hernane. On 7 April 2014, Paulinho signed a new four-year deal with ''Fla'', who paid R$1 million fee for 60% of his federative rights. He continued to appear regularly until September, when he suffered a

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injury which took him out of action for six months. On 13 September 2015, during his 100th match for Flamengo, Paulinho scored the first goal through a spectacular volley in a 3–1 away success over Chapecoense.

Santos (loan)

On 4 January 2016 Paulinho moved to Santos, in a one-year loan deal. He made his debut for the club late in the month, starting in a 1–1 home draw against São Bernardo. Paulinho scored his first goals for ''Peixe'' on 31 March 2016, netting a brace in a 4–1 home routing of Ferroviária. However, after the arrivals of

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, Jonathan Copete and

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, he fell through the pecking order and only appeared rarely.

Vitória (loan)

On 18 January 2017 Paulinho signed on loan with Vitória until the end of the season, but was released in July, after appearing rarely.

Guarani (loan)

On 16 August 2017 Paulinho signed on loan with Guarani until the end of the season.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Flamengo-SP *

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: 2008 ;Flamengo *

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;Santos *

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;Vitória *

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: 2017

Individual

Top Scorer: 2011

References

External links

Flamengo official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulinho (footballer, born 1988 06) 1988 births Living people People from Guarulhos Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Association football wingers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players K League 1 players Associação Atlética Flamengo players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players CR Flamengo footballers Santos FC players Esporte Clube Vitória players Guarani FC players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players Gyeongnam FC players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Anápolis Futebol Clube players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in South Korea Footballers from São Paulo (state)