Paulinho (footballer, born May 1993)

Paulinho
Personal information
Full name	Paulo Victor de Menezes Melo
Date of birth	29 May 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
2011–2013	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2015	Corinthians
2014	→ América-RN (loan)
2015	→ Rio Claro (loan)
2015	→ Portuguesa (loan)
2016–2017	Zorya Luhansk
2018–2021	Levski Sofia
2021–2022	Khor Fakkan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:32, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Paulo Victor de Menezes Melo (born 29 May 1993), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left winger.

Career

Paulinho began his professional career at Corinthians in 2013. After loan spells at América-RN, Rio Claro and Portuguesa he signed for Ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk in January 2016.

After spending more than two years with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia, in January 2021, Paulinho joined Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates for a season and a half.^[1]

Career statistics

As of 12 December 2020^[2]

Club	Season	League		State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Corinthians	2013	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2014	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		9	0
América-RN	2014	10	1	0	0	2	0	—		—		12	1
Rio Claro	2015	0	0	14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
Portuguesa	2015	9	2	0	0	0	0	—		—		9	2
Zorya Luhansk	2015–16	5	1	—		2	0	0	0	—		7	1
	2016–17	31	3	—		1	0	5	0	—		37	3
	2017–18	4	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total	40	4	—		3	0	5	0	—		48	4
Levski Sofia	2017–18	16	8	—		3	0	—		—		19	8
	2018–19	27	2	—		1	0	0	0	—		28	2
	2019–20	30	8	—		2	0	4	1	—		36	9
	2020–21	14	4	—		0	0	—		—		14	4
	Total	87	22	—		6	0	4	1	—		97	23
Career total		152	29	17	1	11	0	9	1	0	0	189	31

Honours

Corinthians

Zorya Luhansk

Ukrainian Cup: Runner-up 2015-16

References

^ "Khorfakkan Football Club Company has succeeded in signing with the Brazilian winger Paulo Victor "Paulinho" (27 years)". khorfakkanfc.ae. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ Paulinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

External links

Paulinho at Soccerway
Profile at LevskiSofia.info

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[1] "Khorfakkan Football Club Company has succeeded in signing with the Brazilian winger Paulo Victor "Paulinho" (27 years)". khorfakkanfc.ae. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[2] Paulinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

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