Paulo Marcos de Jesus Ribeiro

Paulão
Personal information
Full name Paulo Marcos de Jesus Ribeiro
Date of birth (1986-02-25) 25 February 1986
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Internacional
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Itapirense 0 (0)
2008–2009 Universal 0 (0)
2008–2009ASA (loan) 16 (0)
2009Grêmio Prudente (loan) 1 (0)
2010–2011 Gremio Prudente 6 (0)
2010–2011Grêmio (loan) 14 (0)
2011–2013 Guangzhou Evergrande 47 (0)
2013Cruzeiro (loan) 2 (1)
2014– Internacional 53 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:44, 8 June 2016 (UTC).


Paulo Marcos de Jesus Ribeiro (born 25 February 1986), known as Paulão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Internacional as a centre-back.

Club career

Early career

In January 2008, Paulão was signed by Itapirense in 2-year contract.[1] He was infamously cautioned 8 times and suspended twice in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3. In June 2008 he was signed by Universal Futebol Clube and immediately loaned to ASA for the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.[2] Paulão remained in ASA in 2009 season,[3][4] winning the Campeonato Alagoano. His team also finished as the runner-up of 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 2009.

Grêmio Prudente

On 21 September 2009 he was loaned to Grêmio Barueri during the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[3][5][6] He made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut on 6 December 2009.

In January 2010, Barueri relocated to Presidente Prudente and bought Paulão from Universal.[7] He became a regular starter of the team, made 16 starts in the 2010 Campeonato Paulista, finished as the semi-finalists. He also played 6 times in the 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, and was sent off in the opening game.[8] He extended his contract in June.[9]

Grêmio

On 29 August 2010 he left for fellow top division team Grêmio de Porto Alegre in one-year loan.[10][11] Paulão made his club debut on 11 September 2010, winning Corinthians 1–0.[12] Since then he made 13 starts for Grêmio, made a total of 20 appearances in 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for Grêmio and Grêmio Prudente. In 2011 season, Paulão played 6 out of possible 10 games of 2011 Campeonato Gaúcho, reached semi-final of the first stage, the Piratini Cup. He left the club before the final. He was the starting centre-back in the 2011 Copa Libertadores.

Guangzhou Evergrande

On 2 March 2011, Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande announced that they had signed Paulão on a four-year deal with a fee of US$3.5 million.[13] It was reported that Grêmio Prudente and Grêmio would divided the transfer fee in fifty-fifty.[14] Paulão made his CSL debut for Guangzhou against Dalian Shide on 2 April 2011. He made 28 appearances in the 2011 league season as Guangzhou Evergrande successfully achieved Super League champion for the first time in the club's history.

Return to Brazil

On 6 January 2013, Paulão was loaned to Cruzeiro for one year.[15] On 2 January 2014, Internacional announced that they would sign Paulão on a three-year contract.[16]

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2008[17]ItapirenseRegional 171 171
2008[18]ASASérie C40 40
2009[19]12020222362
2009Grêmio PrudenteSérie A10 10
20106016000220
Grêmio140 140
2011006040100
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2011Guangzhou EvergrandeSuper League28020 300
201219020 00210
Total Brazil 37020613401043
China PR 47040 510
Career total 84060613401553

Honours

Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense
Guangzhou Evergrande
Cruzeiro
Internacional

References

  1. "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 12/03/2008". CBF (in Portuguese). 12 March 2008.
  2. "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 03/07/2008". CBF (in Portuguese). 3 July 2008.
  3. 1 2 Castro, Igor (24 September 2009). "Paulão e Nena rescindem contrato" [Paulão & Nena rescinded contract]. Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  4. "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 16/01/2009". CBF (in Portuguese). 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  5. "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 24/09/2009". CBF (in Portuguese). 24 September 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  6. "Grêmio Barueri anuncia pacote de reforços" [Grêmio Barueri announces package of reinforcement]. Grêmio Recreativo Barueri (in Portuguese). 25 September 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  7. "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 29/01/2010". CBF (in Portuguese). 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  8. "Match Report: Avaí 6–1 Prudente" (pdf). CBF (in Portuguese). 9 May 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  9. "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 29/06/2010". CBF (in Portuguese). 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  10. "GRÊMIOTV: PAULÃO É APRESENTADO OFICIALMENTE". Gremio FBPA (in Portuguese). 30 August 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  11. "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 31/08/2010". CBF (in Portuguese). 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  12. "Match Report: Corinthians 0–1 Grêmio" (pdf). CBF (in Portuguese). 11 September 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  13. 恒大350万美元签强援 4年长约锁定巴西豪门铁闸 [Evergrande signed a major foreign reinforcement for US$3.5million; 4-year contract tied the "iron-gate" from Brazilian club giant]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  14. Lopes, Tatiana (2 March 2011). "Paulão está vendido ao futebol chinês" [Paulão sold to Chinese football]. Clic Esportes (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  15. "Clube celeste anuncia a contratação do zagueiro Paulão" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. 2013-01-06.
  16. "Inter acerta com o zagueiro Paulão" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. 2014-01-02.
  17. "Competições>Paulista – Série A3>2008>Súmulas". Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  18. "CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO SÉRIE C – 2008". CBF (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  19. "Tabela de Jogos: Alagoano 1ª Divisão 2009 – 1º Turno". Federação Alagoana de Futebol (FAF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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