Paulo Robspierry Carreiro (Chinese: 福保羅; born 16 January 1983), commonly known as Paulinho (Brazilian Portuguese: [pawˈlĩj̃u]; Chinese: 保連奴) or Paulinho Piracicaba, is a Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club HKFC.[2]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paulo Robspierry Carreiro | ||
Date of birth | (1983-01-16) 16 January 1983 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | HKFC | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Olímpia | ||
2008–2014 | Citizen | 85 | (22) |
2014–2015 | Kitchee | 17 | (6) |
2016–2017 | Shenzhen | 4 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Kitchee | 8 | (4) |
2018–2019 | R&F | 14 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Fu Moon | 2 | (2) |
2022– | HKFC | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Hong Kong | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2019 |
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Traditional Chinese | 福保羅 | ||||||||
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Paulinho | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 保連奴 | ||||||||
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On 31 December 2015, Paulinho transferred to China League One side Shenzhen.[3]
On 12 July 2017, Kitchee announced that Paulinho would return to the club.[4]
On 7 August 2018, Paulinho left Kitchee after one season to sign with R&F.[5] He was released at the end of his contract on 19 June 2019.[6]
In October 2022, Paulinho returned to top-flight and joined HKFC.
On November 6th, Paulinho made his debut for HKFC and scored twice to finish off his debut against Tai Po FC.[7]
Paulinho was born and raised in Brazil, but became a naturalized Hong Kong citizen. Paulinho acquired his HKSAR passport on 31 October 2015, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong on the international level.[2]
Paulinho made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly against Myanmar on 7 November 2015 and scored his first goal against Maldives in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round on 12 November 2015.
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 November 2015 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Awards | ||
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Preceded by | Hong Kong Senior Shield Top Scorer 2010–11 |
Succeeded by Itaparica |
Hong Kong FC – current squad | |
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