Paulo Henrique Petit Carrera da Silva (born 23 February 1989), known as Paulinho Le Petit, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Paulinho Le Petit
Personal information
Full name Paulo Henrique Petit Carrera da Silva
Date of birth (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth São Carlos, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Votoraty
2008 Grêmio Osasco
2009 São Bento
2009 Desportivo Brasil
2010–2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers[1] 29 (1)
2011 Los Angeles Galaxy (reserves)
2012 Americano-RJ
2012 São Bento 13 (1)
2013 Tupi 0 (0)
2014 Miami Dade 4 (3)
2015 Democrata-GV 10 (0)
2015 Vitória da Conquista 0 (0)
2015 Rio Claro 0 (0)
2016 Veranópolis 3 (1)
2016 Jacutinga 0 (0)
2017 Batatais 17 (1)
2017 Portuguesa 0 (0)
2017 Penapolense 0 (0)
2018 Patrocinense 0 (0)
2018 Batatais 2 (0)
2019 Itumbiara 5 (0)
2019 Vitória da Conquista 3 (1)
2019 Almirante Barroso [pt] 11 (0)
2020 Camboriú 9 (1)
2020 Atlético Itajaí 2 (0)
2021 Guarani de Palhoça 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Brazil

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Born in São Carlos, Le Petit began his career in his native Brazil, playing for Votoraty, Grêmio Osasco, São Bento and Desportivo Brasil.

United States

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Le Petit moved to the United States in March 2010 when he was signed by USSF Division 2 club Miami FC, a result of Miami FC owner Traffic Sports ongoing relationship with Desportivo Brasil.[2] He played 14 games and scored 1 goal for Miami before converting over to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers prior to the beginning of the 2011 North American Soccer League season.

On June 8, 2014 Le Petit signed with Miami Dade FC.

References

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  1. ^ Team was known as Miami FC in 2010
  2. ^ Miami FC Signs Five Brazilians Archived 2010-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
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