Paulo Sérgio Betanin (born 10 January 1986), more commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He also holds an Italian passport through Venetian descent.[1][2]
 Paulinho playing for Livorno in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Sérgio Betanin | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Caxias do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Juventude | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Juventude | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2014 | Livorno | 163 | (52) |
| 2007–2008 | → Grosseto (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | → Sorrento (loan) | 62 | (39) |
| 2014–2017 | Al-Arabi | 57 | (24) |
| 2017–2019 | Cremonese | 26 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| ?–2005 | Brazil U-20 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2018 | |||
Club career edit
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. Livrono promoted back to Serie A in 2013. However, the club relegated again in 2014.
In 2014 Paulinho was sold to Al-Arabi for €8 million[5][6] (€7.6 million to Livorno[5] and €400,000 as solidarity contribution.)
On 23 August 2017, Paulinho returned to Italy for Cremonese.[7] On 1 February 2019, he was released from his Cremonese contract by mutual consent.[8]
International career edit
Paulinho was capped for the Brazilian under-20 team at the 2005 South American Youth Championship.[9] He played four matches and scored once.[10]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played on 28 September 2021[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Livorno | 2005–06 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Serie B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 15 | ||
| 2012–13 | 45 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 22 | ||
| 2013–14 | Serie A | 35 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 15 | |
| Total | 163 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 54 | ||
| Grosseto (loan) | 2007–08 | Serie B | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Sorrento (loan) | 2009–10 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15 |
| 2010–11 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 25 | ||
| Total | 62 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 40 | ||
| Al-Arabi | 2014–15 | Qatar Stars League | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 |
| 2015–16 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | ||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 57 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 24 | ||
| Cremonese | 2017–18 | Serie B | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| 2017–18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 339 | 124 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 127 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Il Paulinho "italiano" regala la A al Livorno". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "ESCLUSIVA TMW - Paulinho porta il Livorno in A, Ricci: "Poteva andare all'Inter"". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 2 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "Calciomercato: Giallombardo passa all´Ascoli". AS Livorno Calcio (in Italian). 6 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "Schiattarella al Livorno. Paulinho in prestito al Sorrento". AS Livorno Calcio (in Italian). 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ a b A.S. Livorno Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ^ "Calciomercato: Paulinho all'Al Arabi, al Livorno 8 milioni". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Paulinho nuovo attaccante grigiorosso" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 23 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "PAULINHO, RISOLUZIONE CONSENSUALE DEL CONTRATTO" (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://old.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_partidos.jsp?evento=1052&ano=2005&slangab=S[permanent dead link]
- ^ Paulinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
External links edit
- "Futpedia" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 November 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Paulinho at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Football.it Profile (in Italian) [dead link]