Paulinho (footballer, born January 1986)

Not to be confused with Paulinho.
Paulinho

Paulinho playing for Livorno in 2012
Personal information
Full name Paulo Sérgio Betanin
Date of birth (1986-01-10) 10 January 1986
Place of birth Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Arabi
Number 28
Youth career
Juventude
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2005 Juventude 9 (0)
2005–2014 Livorno 163 (50)
2007–2008 → Grosseto (loan) 31 (2)
2009–2011 → Sorrento (loan) 62 (39)
2014– Al-Arabi 24 (11)
National team
000?–2005 Brazil U-20 4 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Paulo Sérgio Betanin (born 10 January 1986), more commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Arabi. He also holds Italian passport through Venetian descent.[1][2]

Career

Paulinho started his career at Esporte Clube Juventude. He was signed by Livorno on loan in January 2005. He made his Serie A debut on 17 April 2005 against Fiorentina.

In 2007–08 season he left for Serie B side Grosseto[3] and in 2009–10 season left for Sorrento. His loan was extended in July 2010.[4] With Livorno, he won promotion to Serie A in 2009, only a year after the team had been relegated from the same division.

International career

Paulinho was capped for the Brazilian under-20 team at the 2005 South American Youth Championship.[5] He played 4 games and scored once.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Il Paulinho "italiano" regala la A al Livorno". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "ESCLUSIVA TMW - Paulinho porta il Livorno in A, Ricci: "Poteva andare all'Inter"". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 2 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Calciomercato: Giallombardo passa all´Ascoli". AS Livorno Calcio (in Italian). 6 July 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Schiattarella al Livorno. Paulinho in prestito al Sorrento". AS Livorno Calcio (in Italian). 1 July 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "XXII Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol Sub-20 – Colombia – de 13.01 a 06.02.05" (PDF). CBF (in Portuguese). 14 December 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  6. ↑ http://old.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_partidos.jsp?evento=1052&ano=2005&slangab=S

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