Paulinho (footballer, born January 1983)

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]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Shenzhen FC
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
0000–2007 Olímpia ? (?)
2008–2014 Citizen 64 (19)
2014–2015 Kitchee 30 (13)
2014 → Tai Chung (loan) 0 (0)
2016– Shenzhen FC 4 (0)
National team‡
2015– Hong Kong 4 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:00, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Paulo Robspierry Carreiro (Chinese: 福保羅, Cantonese pronunciation: [fÊŠÌ„k pŏu lɔ̏ː]; born 16 January 1983), commonly known as Paulinho (Brazilian Portuguese: [pawˈlÄ©j̃u]; Chinese: 保連奴, Cantonese pronunciation: [pŏu lȉn nȍu]) or Paulinho Piracicaba, is a Hong Kong professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and forward for China League One club Shenzhen FC and the Hong Kong national team.[2][3]

Paulinho acquired his HKSAR passport on 31 October 2015, which means he is eligible for representing Hong Kong at international level.[3]

On 31 December 2015, Paulinho transferred to China League One side Shenzhen FC.[4]

International career

Paulinho was born and raised in Brazil, but became a naturalized Hong Kong citizen. Paulinho made his international debut for Hong Kong 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

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 profile". Kitchee SC (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Paulinho and Hélio acquired the HKSAR passports". Kitchee Football Team (in Chinese). 31 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. ↑ 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 (Chinese)

External links

Awards
Preceded by
Chan Siu Ki
Hong Kong Senior Shield
Top Scorer

2010–11
Succeeded by
Itaparica


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