Paulinho (footballer, born 23 May 2005)
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| Full name | Paulo Ricardo de Souza Babilônia[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 May 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tefé, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Fortaleza | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2023 | Vasco da Gama | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Vasco da Gama | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Fortaleza | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Paulo Ricardo de Souza Babilônia (born 23 May 2005), known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right-back for Fortaleza.
Club career
Born in Tefé, Amazonas, Paulinho began his career with Vasco da Gama in 2014, at the age of eight, having successfully trialled with the club.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2021, before going on to make his unofficial debut in a 3–0 friendly win against American side Inter Miami, as part of Vasco da Gama's 2023 pre-season.[2][3]
Honours
- Brazil U20
Career statistics
Club
- As of 4 March 2023.[4]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vasco da Gama | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca
- ^ Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
References
- ^ Paulinho at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Aposta do Vasco, Paulinho inicia processo de transição e pode pintar no profissional em 2023" [Vasco bet, Paulinho starts transition process and can paint professionally in 2023]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Queiroz, Lucas (22 January 2023). "Nos EUA, amazonense Paulinho estreia no time profissional do Vasco" [In the USA, Amazonian Paulinho debuts in the professional team of Vasco]. portalesportemanaus.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Paulinho at Soccerway