Paulinho
Paulinho playing for Livorno in 2012
Personal information
Full name Paulo Sérgio Betanin
Date of birth (1986-01-10) 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
000?–2005 Brazil U-20 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2018

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]

Club career

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

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

As of match played on 28 September 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Livorno 2005–06 Serie A 1100000110
2006–07 2020000202
2008–09 Serie B 1400000140
2011–12 381322004015
2012–13 452220004722
2013–14 Serie A 351510003615
Total 16352520016854
Grosseto (loan) 2007–08 Serie B 3120000312
Sorrento (loan) 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione 331500003315
2010–11 292421003125
Total 623921006440
Al-Arabi 2014–15 Qatar Stars League 231100002311
2015–16 201200002012
2016–17 1410000141
Total 572400005724
Cremonese 2017–18 Serie B 1650000165
2017–18 1020000102
Total 2670000267
Career total 3391247300346127

    References

    1. ↑ "Il Paulinho "italiano" regala la A al Livorno". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
    2. ↑ "ESCLUSIVA TMW - Paulinho porta il Livorno in A, Ricci: "Poteva andare all'Inter"". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 2 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
    3. ↑ "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.
    4. ↑ "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.
    5. 1 2 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.
    6. ↑ "Calciomercato: Paulinho all'Al Arabi, al Livorno 8 milioni". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
    7. ↑ "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.
    8. ↑ "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.
    9. ↑ "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.
    10. ↑ http://old.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_partidos.jsp?evento=1052&ano=2005&slangab=S%5B%5D
    11. ↑ Paulinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
    • "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)
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