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Paulinho
José Paulo Bezerra (Paulinho)
Personal information
Full name José Paulo Bezerra Maciel Júnior
Date of birth (1988-07-25) July 25, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur F.C
Number –
Youth career
2004–2005 Pão de Açúcar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Pão de Açúcar 0 (0)
2006–2007 FC Vilnius 38 (5)
2007–2008 ŁKS Łódź 17 (0)
2008–2009 Pão de Açúcar 39 (7)
2009–2010 Bragantino 28 (6)
2010–2013 Corinthians 86 (20)
2013– Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
International career‡
2011– Brazil 15 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2013

José Paulo Bezerra Maciel Júnior (born 25 July 1988), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur. He is well known for his extreme levels of mental toughness and also his aerial prowess.

Paulinho is a box-to-box midfielder who "is a strong and powerful runner, pushing his side forward from midfield to supplement his fine defensive work. Paulinho also offers a useful presence in set piece situations at both ends of the pitch."[2]

Career

Early career

Paulinho began his career at the youth levels of Pão de Açúcar, moving to CA Juventus shortly afterwards, where his career started to develop. At 17 years old, he was transferred to the Lithuanian side FC Vilnius in 2006, and in 2007 he was transferred to Polish side ŁKS Łódź.

Corinthians

In 2009, playing for Bragantino, he drew the attention of São Paulo giants Corinthians, and was loaned to the club, where he won important competitions such as the 2011 Brasileirão and the 2012 Copa Libertadores, cementing himself as a hero for his club.[3]

On 16 December, Paulinho and Corinthians won the FIFA Club World Cup 2012 in Yokohama as Paolo Guerrero scored the winner in 1–0 victory for the Brazilians.[4] Following a good display in the competition, he was targeted as a January target for clubs across Europe including Chelsea, Manchester City and Inter but refused the overtures, telling Esporte iG, "I'm staying at Corinthians."

Tottenham Hotspur

22nd June 17:56 Tottenham can confirm this transfer is true with Huddlestone and Gomes going the other direction plus €5.75m. He will not be training with his new fellow team mates until the cup competitions have finished. More to follow.....

Honours

Corinthians
Brazil
Individuals

Statistics

Club Season A Lyga Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
FC Vilnius 2006/2007 38 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 5
Club Season Ekstraklasa Polish Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Others Leagues Friendly Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
ŁKS Łódź 2007/2008 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Club Season Brasileirão Copa do Brasil Libertadores Campeonato Paulista B Campeonato Paulista A3 Friendly Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
PAEC 2008 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 20 1
2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 6 0 0 19 6
Club Season Brasileirão Série B Copa do Brasil Libertadores Sudamericana Campeonato Paulista Friendly Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Bragantino 2009 28 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 6
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 8 0 0 18 8
Club Season Brasileirão Série A Copa do Brasil Libertadores Sudamericana Campeonato Paulista Friendly Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Corinthians 2010 27 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 4
2011 35 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 3 0 0 56 11
2012 23 7 0 0 14 3 0 0 15 3 2 0 54 13
2013 1 1 0 0 8 2 0 0 14 3 0 0 23 6
Total 169 31 0 0 24 5 20 0 86 23 2 0 301 60

FIFA Club World Cup

Season Club League Apps Goals
2012 Corinthians FIFA Club World Cup 2 0
Total – – 2 0

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 September 2012 Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil  Argentina
1–1
2–1
 2012 Superclásico de las Américas
2. 16 October 2012 Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland  Japan
1–0
4–0
 Friendly
3. 2 June 2013 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  England
2–2
2–2
 Friendly
4. 15 June 2013 Estádio Nacional, Brasília, Brazil  Japan
2–0
3–0
 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

Matches for Brazilian team

References

  1. ^ http://pt.fifa.com/confederationscup/players/player=362727/index.html
  2. ^ Atkins, Christopher. "Paulinho passes audition at Club World Cup". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  3. ^ http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/corinthians/23-samurais/paulinho.html
  4. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/dec/16/chelsea-corinthians-club-world-cup

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