Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes (born 13 July 1988), known as Marcos Paulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Paços de Ferreira. He also holds Italian nationality.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paços Ferreira | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006 | Venda Nova | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Caldense | 15 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Le Mans B | 58 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Le Mans | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | União Leiria | 52 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Académica | 50 | (7) |
| 2015–2019 | Panetolikos | 94 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Académica | 19 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Vizela | 58 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Farense | 27 | (1) |
| 2023– | Paços Ferreira | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Marcos Paulo played with Venda Nova Futebol Clube and Associação Atlética Caldense in his country. In January 2008, he was signed by Ligue 1 side Le Mans Union Club 72.[2]
During his two-and-a-half-year spell in France, Paulo was almost exclusively associated with the club's reserve team. He made his league debut on 18 April 2009, playing 17 minutes in a game against Valenciennes FC (2–0 away win).[3]
Marcos Paulo spent the following seasons competing in Portugal's Primeira Liga, with U.D. Leiria[4] and Académica de Coimbra.[5] On 29 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Super League Greece club Panetolikos F.C. for an undisclosed fee.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Marcos Paulo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Transferências para o exterior" [Abroad transfers] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ "Le Tallec, encore" [Le Tallec, again]. Le Parisien (in French). 19 April 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Leiria, Manuel (6 July 2010). "União de Leiria: manutenção continua a ser o objectivo" [União de Leiria: survival is still the goal]. Região de Leiria (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Marcos Paulo e John Ogu oficializados" [Marcos Paulo and John Ogu made official] (in Portuguese). Académica Coimbra. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ Tempelis, Vasilis (29 July 2015). Στον Παναιτωλικό ο Μάρκος Πάουλο [Marcos Paulo to Panetolikos] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
External links edit
- CBF data at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-03-15) (in Portuguese)
- Marcos Paulo – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Marcos Paulo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Marcos Paulo at Soccerway
