Paulo Martins (footballer, born 1991)

Paulo César da Silva Martins (born 20 November 1991) is a Brazilian footballer. He is currently playing for Khonkaen.[2] Martins is a very experienced footballer having also played for Juazeiro, EC Poções, and Serrano SC in Brazil, Monte Carlo in Macau, and Payam Mashhad in Iran.[3]

Paulo Martins
Personal information
Full name Paulo César da Silva Martins[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Khonkaen
Number 32
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Juazeiro 0 (0)
2011 Poções 1 (0)
2012 Serrano 0 (0)
2013 Monte Carlo 19 (0)
2014–2015 Payam Mashhad F.C.
2015 Al Ittihad Kalba 15 (0)
2015 Songkhla United 19 (0)
2016 PSM Makassar 17 (0)
2017– Khonkaen 0 (0)
International career
2014 Timor-Leste U-23 2 (0)
2014–2015 Timor-Leste 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2015

On 19 January 2017, the Asian Football Confederation declared Paulo Martins and eleven other Brazilian men's footballers ineligible to represent East Timor.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Perfil" [Profile] (in Portuguese). Paulo Martins' Official Website. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. ^ Paulo Martins at Soccerway
  3. ^ Paulo Martins at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ "AFC Disciplinary Committee decision 20170119DC01" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ^ Chade, Jamil (20 January 2017). "Com brasileiros 'falsificados' em campo, Timor Leste é banido de competições" [With Brazilians "falsified" on field, East Timor is banned from competitions] (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

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