Paulinho
Paulinho was born in São Paulo, Brazil on July 25th, 1988 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 35, Paulinho biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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José Paulo Bezerra Maciel Jnior (born 25 July 1988) - better known as Paulinho - is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. He is also a former Brazil national, winning 56 caps between 2011 and 2018.
Club career
Paulinho began playing for Po de Açcar in 2004 before joining the youth team. Paulinho joined Lithuanian side FC Vilnius in 2006 after struggling to make it to the first team. He enjoyed success with the club over his two seasons in Lithuania, scoring five goals from 38 domestic appearances, but FC Vilnius was relegated to the second division after Paulinho left the club where he was transferred to Poland, joining the Ekstraklasa side KS ód>. Paulinho returned to Brazil and his first club Po de Açcar in the summer of 2008 after one season in Poland, where he made 17 league appearances. After a single fruitful season, Paulinho was back to action, joining Série B side Bragantino in 2009.
In 2009, while playing for Bragantino, he captured the attention of the So Paulo giants Corinthians and was signed by the club. Corinthians scored their fourth goal off the bench on May 30, his first league goal for the club, winning by 4–2 over state rivals Santos. He'll eventually win major Só Paulo competitions, such as the 2011 Brasileiro and the 2012 Copa Libertadores, establishing himself as a hero for his team. Paulinho scored in the 87th minute of the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final on the way to the Copa Libertadores final on May 23, 2012.
Corinthians cruised to a 5–1 victory over Coritiba in the 35th round of league play on November 10, 2012, Paulinho scored twice. In a 1–0 victory over European champions Chelsea, Paulinho and Corinthians secured the Club World Cup in Yokohama on December 16th.
Tottenham Hotspur revealed the signing of Paulinho on July 6, 2013 after he successfully completed his medical for a fee that was reported to be less than £17 million. At the time, it was the club's highest transfer fee at the time. However, this record was broken twice during the recruitment of striker Roberto Soldado of Valencia and winger Erik Lamela from Roma for a contract worth an initial £4.8 million, with bonuses ranging from £4.2 million to £4.2 million. On August 18, 2013, he made his Premier League debut against Crystal Palace, eventually being named Man of the Match in which Tottenham defeated 1–0 away thanks to a Roberto Soldado penalty. He scored his first goal for the club in a Europa League qualifier against Dinamo Tbilisi on August 22, a 5–0 away victory in the first leg. On September 22, 2013, he scored his first goal for the club in the Premier League, beating Cardiff City 1–0 away, with a backheel in the 92nd minute.
Paulinho joined Guangzhou Evergrande in China's Super League for €14 million (£9.9 million), completing a four-year contract. Luiz Felipe Scolari, the former foreign manager of Luiz Felipe Scolari, had him signed. He made his debut against Changchun Yatai on July 11, 2015, winning by 2–0 away from a 2–0 win over Yu Hanchao in the 78th minute. Paulinho scored his first goal for Guangzhou with a 35-yard free-kick in the first leg of a 2015 AFC Champions League knock-out stage match against Japanese side Kashiwa Reysol on August 25, 2015. In the third and final minute of the added-time in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup's quarter-finals, Paulinho scored a header against Club América, making the match 2–1 and placing Evergrande into the semi-finals. Paulinho's deal with Guangzhou lasted until December 31, 2020, according to the following: In January 2017, Paulinho's employment was extended to until 31 December 2020.
Barcelona agreed to a €40 million deal for Paulinho's purchase on August 14, 2017. Barcelona made several unsuccessful attempts before activating his release clause, according to Guangzhou Evergrande. In a 2–0 victory over Alavés on August 26, 2017, he made his Barcelona debut in a 2–0 win over Alavés, ending Andrés Iniesta in the 87th minute. In a 2–1 victory over Getafe on September 16, he scored his first goal for Barcelona after being on for Ivan Rakiti in the 77th minute. Paulinho scored in a 2–0 victory over Athletic Bilbao on October 28th, a 92nd-minute goal. His consistent play earned him a spot in the squad as a starter. Paulinho had a brace against Deportivo de La Corua in the year's end of the year. Paulinho scored in injury time in Barcelona's first match of the year on January 7th. He scored the first goal in Barcelona's 4–2 victory over Real Sociedad at the Anoeta Stadium on January 15, 2018, snapping the club's 10-year victory drought at the stadium. In Barcelona's 5–1 victory over Villarreal on May 9, Paulinho scored his second goal. Paulinho received acclaim for his work throughout the season, making him one of Barcelona's most prominent players as they defeated the domestic double. He had 9 goals in 49 appearances on the season.
Guangzhou Evergrande re-signed Paulinho on a one-year loan contract on July 8, 2018. Since the loan repayments came due to the loan, the club also agreed to buy Paulinho. In a 4–0 home victory over Guizhou Hengfeng on Sunday, he made his return to work on July 18th and finished the game as a whole player. He scored in his second league match against Chongqing Dangdai Lifan on July 29th.
Guangzhou Evergrande exercised the purchase option and signed Paulinho for €42 million on January 4, 2019.
He was released from his service on June 2121 following a mutual understanding due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paulinho joined Al-Ahli, a Saudi Professional League team, on July 22nd, 2021.
He ended his deal with the club on September 18, 2021, citing "inability to bring the desired addition to the team" as the reason.
International career
In the first leg of the 2011 Superclásico de las Américas against rival Argentina in Córdoba, Paulinho made his debut for the Seleço on September 14th, 2011. In the first leg of the 2012 Superclásico de las Américas, his first goal for his international team came against Argentina on September 20th, 2012.
Luiz Felipe Scolari had chosen Paulinho for the 23-man Brazil squad for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup held in his home country. Paulinho volleyed home Lucas Moura's cross to level the game late on 2–2 in Brazil's final warm-up match for the tournament against England in June 2nd; both teams will finish level on this scoreline. Paulinho scored Brazil's second goal in a 3–0 victory in the first group match against Japan on June 15th. Paulinho netted in the 86th minute to win by Brazil and guarantee the host country a spot in the final. Brazil defeated Spain in the final, defeating the World and two-time European champions by a score of 3–0. Paulinho was named the tournament's third best player for his efforts throughout the tournament.
On March 5, Brazil beat South Africa 5–0, with Paulinho leading the way. He was named in Scolari's 23-man squad that will compete in the 2014 World Cup on home soil on June 2nd. In the 7–1 loss to eventual champions Germany, he appeared on July 8th as a second-half substitute. He got off the bronze medal match against the Netherlands, which ended in a 3–0 loss.
In a game against Uruguay, Paulinho scored his first hat-trick in the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup. Brazil had initially fallen behind, but the qualifying round had begun in Uruguay for the first time ever. He was selected in Tite's final 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia in May 2018. He scored in Brazil's last group match, a 2–0 victory over Serbia, on June 27th, advancing his team to the knockout stages of the tournament.
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