Paulo Sérgio Betanin (born 10 January 1986), more commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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. He also holds an Italian passport through Venetian descent.

Club career

Paulinho started his career at

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. He was signed by

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on loan in January 2005. He made his Serie A debut on 17 April 2005 against

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. In 2007–08 season he left for Serie B side

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and in 2009–10 season left for

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. His loan was extended in July 2010. With Livorno, he won promotion to Serie A in 2009, only a year after the team had been relegated from the same division. Livrono promoted back to Serie A in 2013. However, the club relegated again in 2014. In 2014 Paulinho was sold to Al-Arabi for €8 million (€7.6 million to LivornoA.S. Livorno Calcio S.r.l. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 (in Italian)
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/ref> and €400,000 as solidarity contribution.) On 23 August 2017, Paulinho returned to Italy for

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. On 1 February 2019, he was released from his Cremonese contract by mutual consent.

International career

Paulinho was capped for the Brazilian under-20 team at the 2005 South American Youth Championship. He played four matches and scored once.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Paulinho (footballer, born 1986 01) 1986 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazil under-20 international footballers Serie A players Serie B players Qatar Stars League players Esporte Clube Juventude players U.S. Livorno 1915 players F.C. Grosseto S.S.D. players A.S.D. Sorrento players Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players U.S. Cremonese players Association football forwards Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy People from Caxias do Sul Brazilian people of Italian descent Citizens of Italy through descent Brazilian people of Venetian descent Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul