Renan Paulino de Souza (born 15 February 1995), known as Renan Paulino or simply Renan, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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. He has spent most of his career playing in South American clubs, notably Portuguesa. Currently, he plays in

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for

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club

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Club career

Born in the city of

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, Renan began his professional football career by joining the team Associação Portuguesa de Desportos (also called ''Portuguesa''), making his debut on 22 August 2013 where he started in a 1–2 home loss against

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, for that year's

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. While it was his first appearance of the year, his side was ultimately relegated out of Série A. Renan was later promoted to his team's main squad in 2014, and became a regular starter in the year's

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. On 24 May he scored his first professional goal, netting the last in a 2–0 home win against

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for the Série B championship. Overall, Renan appeared in 17 league matches during 2014, though Portuguesa suffered another relegation. On 17 August 2015, he signed a three-year contract with

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, after being previously on trial at the club. On 14 December 2015, Renan was loaned to Ferroviária, until the end of

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. After returning from loan, he made his top tier debut on 21 August 2016, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Atlético Mineiro.

FK Banga

In January 2022 he signed with the

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(Banga), which is part of the league A Lyga. It was the first time playing in Europe.

Shillong Lajong

In October 2023, Paulino joined Indian

club

. He scored his first league goal on 9 November, against NEROCA at SSA Stadium, in their 1–1 draw.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulino, Renan 1995 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Club Athletico Paranaense players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Maringá Futebol Clube players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Anápolis Futebol Clube players Esporte Clube Água Santa players