Francisco Paúl Uscanga Gutiérrez[lower-alpha 1] (born 25 March 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Cancún.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Paúl Uscanga Gutiérrez | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cancún | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Tiburones Boca del Rio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | León | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Potros Chetumal | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2018 | Atlante | 183 | (27) |
| 2010 | → León (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | → Mérida (loan) | 51 | (1) |
| 2018 | Queretaro | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Venados | 37 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Tlaxcala | 33 | (6) |
| 2021– | Cancún | 37 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2022 | |||
Uscanga began his young career with the Tiburones Rojos de Boca del Rio, scoring 12 goals in 33 games. He moved up to Club León in 2008, but never found the back of the net during 4 games. He later signed with Potros Chetumal, the filial team to Atlante F.C. He impressed Atlante's coach José Guadalupe Cruz, and called him up to the first team on January 24, 2009 during a 2-0 loss to Monarcas Morelia. Uscanga played only 1 minute, plus injury time in this game. He later logged 22 minutes against CF Atlas in another loss, this time 1-0.
His older brother, Óscar, also plays for Atlante and like Paúl, he is a striker.