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Paulo Josué Stürmer dos Reis (born 13 March 1989) is a professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as an
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or a forward for
Malaysia Super League The Malaysia Super League (), known simply as the Super League (), is the men's top professional Football in Malaysia, football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnersh ...
club Kuala Lumpur City which he
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. Born in
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, he plays for the Malaysia national team.


Club career


Career in Brazil

Josué had played with six different Brazilian clubs before moving abroad.


Kuala Lumpur City


2017

On 2 June 2017, Josué joined
Malaysia Premier League The Malaysia Premier League () was the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia. It replaced the Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system. The Malaysia Premier League was contested by 12 clubs. The season usually ra ...
club Kuala Lumpur City in a mid-season transfer. He scored 6 goals from 9 league matches and helped the club win the
2017 Malaysia Premier League The 2017 Liga Premier (), also known as the 100PLUS Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.
which saw the club promoted to the
2018 Malaysia Super League The 2018 Malaysia Super League (), known as 2018 Unifi (internet service provider), unifi Malaysia Super League () for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional association football, football ...
.


2018

Josué scored 7 goals during his debut in the
Malaysia Super League The Malaysia Super League (), known simply as the Super League (), is the men's top professional Football in Malaysia, football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnersh ...
. His contribution helped Kuala Lumpur maintain its top-flight status in the Malaysia Super League.


2019

In the 2019 season, he did not manage to stop the club from being relegated as the club finished bottom of the table.


2020

He was made the captain of Kuala Lumpur City in 2020, a rare achievement for a foreign player.


2021

In 2021, Josué captained the team to the final of the 2021 Malaysia Cup. Against the overwhelming favourites
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, Kuala Lumpur City managed to beat the odds and won the game 2–0. Josué scored the second goal to claim the cup.


2022

On 9 April, Josué scored a brace in a 2–0 win over Melaka United to gain the 3 points in the league. During the
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campaign, Josué scored a brace in a 2–1 win over Singaporean side
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on 30 June 2022. The win helped his side qualify for the knockout stage of the AFC Cup, where they faced Vietnamese side
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and defeated them in a penalty shoot-out. Josué would then go on to score a brace in a 5–2 home win against Indonesian club
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on 24 August, which saw Kuala Lumpur City advance to the quarter-finals against Indian club ATK Mohun Bagan at the
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on 7 September. Josué scored in the 60th minute before the opponent scored in the 90th minute to equalise the match at 1–1. With five minutes added in stoppage time, Josué assisted Fakrul Aiman in the 90+2nd minute, who scored the winner. In the 90+5th minute, Romel Morales sealed the victory with a scoreline of 3–1, which enabled the club to advance to the semi-final against Uzbekistani club Sogdiana Jizzakh at the Sogdiyona Sport Majmuasi. Josué aided his team in another penalty shoot-out, which saw Kuala Lumpur City advance to the 2022 AFC Cup Final against Omani club Al-Seeb at the
Bukit Jalil National Stadium The Bukit Jalil National Stadium (Malay language, Malay: ''Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil'', Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With a capacity of 87,500, it is the largest stadium in Southea ...
on 22 October. Unfortunately, Kuala Lumpur City lost the final in a 3–0 defeat.


2023

In 2023, Josué helped Kuala Lumpur City advance to the 2023 Malaysia FA Cup final but lost to Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0.


2024

During the
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against Philippines club Kaya–Iloilo on 22 August, Josué assisted Haqimi Azim to scored the winner. On 14 September 2024, Josué scored his first club hat-trick in a 5–0 league win over Kedah Darul Aman. On 1 December 2024, Josué made history by surpasssing Fandi Ahmad top goalscoring of all time for Kuala Lumpur City. He went on to win the
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'Best Striker' award for the 2024–25 season.


International career

Having played in Malaysia for the past seven years, Josué obtained Malaysian citizenship in early 2023, allowing him to be registered as a local player and making him eligible for selection to the Malaysia national team. He received his first call-up on 18 March 2023 for a training camp ahead of friendly matches against
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and
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. He made his debut for Malaysia against Turkmenistan on 23 March 2023 at the
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. He played as a false nine in the starting line-up against the
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in a friendly and scored his first international goal on 14 June 2023 at the
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. He was deployed in the same role again against the
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in another international friendly on 20 June 2023, where he scored his first international hat-trick in a 10–0 victory for Malaysia at the same venue. Josué also represented the nation at the
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held in Qatar. On 25 January 2024, with Malaysia trailing 2–3 against the
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, he assisted the goal scored by Romel Morales in the 90+15th minute of stoppage time, securing Malaysia their first point of the tournament. During the
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match against the
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, with Malaysia trailing 2–1, he scored a brace to secure a 3–2 comeback win and all three points for the team.


Career statistics


Club


International

1 Not FIFA 'A' International match.


Honours


Club

Kuala Lumpur City *
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International

Malaysia *
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Individual

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Top goal scorer:
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FAM Football Awards The Football Association of Malaysia National Football Awards are presented to the best football local and foreign players and coaches. They have been awarded since the 2005–06 Malaysia Super League season. Sponsorship Since the establishment o ...
– Best Striker: 2024–25


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulo Josue 1989 births Living people Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian emigrants to Malaysia Men's association football midfielders Esporte Clube Juventude players Clube Esportivo Bento Gonçalves players Esporte Clube Passo Fundo players Clube Esportivo Lajeadense players Clube Atlético Votuporanguense players Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players Malaysia Super League players Malaysia Premier League players 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Sportspeople of Brazilian descent Naturalised citizens of Malaysia Naturalised association football players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen