Paulinho (footballer, born January 1983)

Paulo Robspierry Carreiro (Chinese: 福保羅; born 16 January 1983), commonly known as Paulinho (Brazilian Portuguese: [pawˈlĩj̃u]; Chinese: 保連奴) or Paulinho Piracicaba, is a former Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer.[2]

Paulinho
Personal information
Full name Paulo Robspierry Carreiro
Date of birth (1983-01-16) 16 January 1983
Place of birth Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Olímpia
2008–2014 Citizen 64 (19)
2014–2015 Kitchee 30 (13)
2016–2017 Shenzhen 4 (0)
2017–2018 Kitchee 8 (4)
2018–2019 R&F 14 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Hong Kong 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2019
Paulo Robspierry Carreiro
Traditional Chinese福保羅
Paulinho
Traditional Chinese保連奴

Club career

On 31 December 2015, Paulinho transferred to China League One side Shenzhen.[3]

On 12 July 2017, Kitchee announced that Paulinho would return to the club.[4]

On 7 August 2018, Paulinho left Kitchee after one season to sign with R&F.[5] He was released at the end of his contract on 19 June 2019.[6]

International career

Paulinho was born and raised in Brazil, but became a naturalized Hong Kong citizen. Paulinho acquired his HKSAR passport on 31 October 2015, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong on the international level.[2]

Paulinho made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly against Myanmar on 7 November 2015 and scored his first goal against Maldives in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round on 12 November 2015.

Career statistics

International goals
Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.[7]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 November 2015National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives Maldives1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club
Citizen
Kitchee

Individual

References
  1. BOCG LIFE Hong Kong Premier League Official Fans' Guide 2015–2016. Hong Kong Football Association. 19 September 2015. p. 22.
  2. "Paulinho and Hélio acquired the HKSAR passports". Kitchee Football Team (in Chinese). 31 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. 深足签港足归化球员福保罗两年 at sports.sohu.com 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2015-12-31 (in Chinese)
  4. "傑志望延續本地佳績 誓以認真態度挑戰亞冠盃舞台". Kitchee Football Team. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017. (in Chinese)
  5. "福保羅投R＆F富力　球隊將赴泰集訓". on.cc. Retrieved 7 August 2018. (in Chinese)
  6. Tsang, Ngan Ping. "富力來季班費5,000萬楊正光：組軍已完成得八八九九". Apple Daily. Retrieved 19 June 2019. (in Chinese)
  7. "Paulinho". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 January 2017.


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