Giuliano Victor de Paula (born 31 May 1990), sometimes known as just Giuliano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Corinthians.
![]() Giuliano with Corinthians in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Giuliano Victor de Paula[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Corinthians | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2006 | Paraná | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Paraná | 61 | (7) |
2009–2010 | Internacional | 79 | (15) |
2011–2014 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 87 | (16) |
2014–2016 | Grêmio | 90 | (19) |
2016–2017 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 30 | (8) |
2017–2018 | Fenerbahçe | 31 | (15) |
2018–2020 | Al Nassr | 58 | (19) |
2020–2021 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 23 | (2) |
2021– | Corinthians | 27 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | Brazil U20 | 6 | (1) |
2010–2017 | Brazil | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:08, 17 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 November 2017 |
Paraná Clube saw Giuliano de Paula as a hot prospect for the future and signed him to his first professional contract on 13 February 2007.
In 2009, Giuliano de Paula was signed by Internacional, and made his debut on 2 November that year. On 18 August 2010, with his team mates, he won the Copa Libertadores. Beating Chivas 3–2 at home he also scored in the game.
Giuliano de Paula was signed by FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk for €11 million and registered officially on 2 March 2011. Paraná Clube later submitted a claim to FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber for overdue solidarity contribution of €275,000 and upheld by the arbitration.[2]
On 15 June 2014, Giuliano de Paula was transferred to Grêmio by €6 million,[citation needed] signing a contract until July 2018.[3]
On 21 July 2016, he was sold to the Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg for €7 million.[4]
On 11 August 2017, Giuliano de Paula transferred to Turkish club Fenerbahçe.[5]
On 20 August 2018, Giuliano de Paula transferred to Saudi club Al Nassr for €10.5 million.[6]
On 5 October 2020, Giuliano de Paula returned to the Turkish Süper Lig, joining İstanbul Başakşehir.[7]
On 16 July 2021, he signed with Brazilian two-time FIFA Club World Cup champions Corinthians, after rescinding with İstanbul.[8]
Giuliano de Paula has already been capped by Brazil at under-17 level, and Brazil under-20 as well, where he gained the Bronze Ball Award in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup as Brazilian team captain.
He debuted for the senior national team in 2010 after the South Africa World Cup, under coach Mano Menezes. His first game was against Iran on 7 October 2010. He was placed on the preliminary squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but did not get a place in the final squad list.
He was called up to the standby list for the 2018 FIFA World Cup by coach Tite, after featuring prominently during the qualifying stages. He did not get a place in the 23-man final list, however.
Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paraná | 2007 | Série A | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
2008 | Série B | 30 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 56 | 7 | |||
Total | 40 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 67 | 8 | ||||
Internacional | 2009 | Série A | 27 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 6 | |
2010 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 55 | 15 | ||
Total | 56 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 21 | ||
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2010–11 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
2011–12 | 24 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
2012–13 | 28 | 9 | — | 3 | 1 | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 11 | |||
2013–14 | 24 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | |||
Total | 87 | 16 | — | 4 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 19 | |||
Grêmio | 2014 | Série A | 17 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
2015 | 35 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 58 | 11 | |||
2016 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 32 | 7 | |||
Total | 67 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 108 | 19 | |||
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 8[lower-alpha 4] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 17 | |
2017–18 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 30 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 17 | |||
Fenerbahçe | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 30 | 14 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 | |
2018–19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
Total | 31 | 15 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 16 | |||
Al-Nassr | 2018–19 | Pro League | 30 | 8 | — | 5 | 3 | 9[lower-alpha 6] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 19 | |
2019–20 | 28 | 11 | — | 4 | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 35 | 13 | |||
Total | 58 | 19 | — | 9 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 32 | |||
İstanbul Başakşehir | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 23 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
Corinthians | 2021 | Série A | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
Career total | 390 | 84 | 67 | 13 | 40 | 10 | 64 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 566 | 131 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Brazil | 2010 | 2 | 0 |
2012 | 6 | 0 | |
2016 | 3 | 0 | |
2017 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 0 |
Internacional
Al-Nassr
Brazil U20
Individual
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