Paulinho (footballer, born July 2000)

Paulo Henrique Sampaio Filho, commonly known as Paulinho (Brazilian Portuguese: [pawˈlĩɲu]; born 15 July 2000), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro, on loan from Bayer Leverkusen.

In this Portuguese name, "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Paulinho
Paulinho with Bayer Leverkusen in 2018
Personal information
Full name Paulo Henrique Sampaio Filho
Date of birth (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Mineiro
(on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2017 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Vasco da Gama 29 (5)
2018– Bayer Leverkusen 57 (8)
2023– → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 11 (2)
International career‡
2015–2016 Brazil U15 6 (3)
2016–2017 Brazil U17 21 (7)
2019–2021 Brazil U23 24 (7)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
Representing  Brazil
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Third place2017 India
South American U-17 Championship
Winner2017 Chile
South American U-15 Championship
Winner2015 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:51, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:41, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Club career

2017 season

Having progressed through Vasco da Gama's academy, Paulinho was promoted to the club's first-team squad under the management of Milton Mendes on 19 June 2017.[2] On 13 July 2017, two days before his seventeenth birthday, made his professional debut when he was brought on as a 93rd-minute substitute in a 4–1 Brasileirão Série A away win over Vitória. Minutes after entering the field of play, he recorded his professional assist when he set up teammate Guilherme for his side's fourth goal.[3] Eleven days later, he made his first professional start and scored twice in a 2–1 league away win over Atlético Mineiro, becoming the youngest player ever to score at Brasileirão Série A and the first player born at 2000s to score at Brasileirão Série A.[4][5] On 3 December 2017, Paulinho opened the scoring of a 2–1 home win over Ponte Preta at the last round of 2017 Brasileirão Série A and helped Vasco da Gama to reach a qualification to Copa Libertadores next season.[6]

2018 season

Paulinho made his first Copa Libertadores assist when he set up Evander to open the score in a 4–0 away win over Universidad de Concepción, by the 1st leg of Copa Libertadores second qualifying stage. On the 2nd leg, Paulinho made his first Copa Libertadores goal opening the score in a 2–0 home win over Universidad de Concepción. His goal made him the first player born at 2000s to score at Copa Libertadores.[7]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 27 April 2018, German club Bayer Leverkusen announced that they had reached an agreement with Vasco da Gama for the transfer of Paulinho. The clubs agreed to a €20 million fee, a club-record deal for Vasco. He joined Leverkusen ahead of the 2018–19 season and signed a five-year contract.[8][9]

Atlético Mineiro (loan)

On 1 December 2022, Paulinho joined Atlético Mineiro on loan until June 2023.[10]

International career

Brazil national youth teams

In March 2017, Paulinho, along with Vinícius Júnior, Lincoln and Alan, helped Brazil win the South American Under-17 Championship. He scored two goals during the tournament, including the opening goal in Brazil's 5–0 win over Chile in the final.[11][12]

In October 2017, Paulinho helped Brazil reach 3rd place of 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Paulinho scored the winning goals against Spain at Brazil's debut,[13] North Korea and in quarterfinals against Germany.

On 17 June 2021, Paulinho was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[14] Coming on as a substitute, he scored in Brazil's opening game against Germany.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of 9 April 2023.
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vasco da Gama 2017 Série A 183————183
2018 0011[lower-alpha 1]2006[lower-alpha 2]2—174
Total 1831120062—357
Bayer Leverkusen 2018–19 Bundesliga 150—204[lower-alpha 3]1—211
2019–20 133—204[lower-alpha 4]0—193
2020–21 10—0000—10
2021–22 244—106[lower-alpha 3]0—314
2022–23 41—102[lower-alpha 5]0—71
Total 578—60161—799
Atlético Mineiro (loan) 2023 Série A 0011[lower-alpha 6]2005[lower-alpha 2]4—166
Career total 7511224602770013022
  1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro

Honours

Club

Vasco da Gama

  • Taça Guanabara U17: 2015
  • Taça Guanabara U20: 2017
  • Taça Rio U20: 2017
  • Campeonato Carioca U20: 2017

Atlético Mineiro

International

Brazil Olympic

Brazil U17

Brazil U15

Brazil U21

Individual

Records

Personal life

In the aftermath of the goal he scored in a 4–2 victory over Germany at the 2020 Olympics, Paulinho celebrated by imitating an archer in homage to Oshosi, a popular orisha or spirit in Afro-Brazilian religion. Paulinho later stated that he performed the celebration to draw attention to the prejudice followers of Candomblé and other minority religions face in Brazil. He was subsequently invited by the Mocidade Samba School to participate in next year's carnival.[27][28]

References
  1. "Paulinho". Bayer 04 Leverkusen (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. "Reforçado por joia, Vasco treina visando clássico com o Botafogo" (in Portuguese). Vasco da Gama. 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. "Vasco vence o Vitória, deixa abatimento de lado e crava primeiro triunfo fora" (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. "Paulinho marca dois gols no Horto, e Vasco derrota o Galo para colar no G-6" (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  5. Vickery, Tim (25 July 2017). "Paulinho emerges from Vinicius Junior shadow to strike Brazilian record". ESPN. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  6. "Base decide, Vasco vence Ponte Preta e confirma vaga na Libertadores" (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  7. "Paulinho faz história, e Vasco confirma classificação na Libertadores" (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. "Brasiliens Top-Talent Paulinho wechselt unters Bayer-Kreuz" (in German). Bayer Leverkusen. 24 April 2018.
  9. "#HalloPaulinho" (in German). Bayer Leverkusen Twitter account. 17 July 2018.
  10. "Paulinho é do Galo" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 1 December 2022.
  11. "Brasil golea 5-0 a Chile y es campeón del Sudamericano Sub-17" (in Portuguese). CONMEBOL. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  12. "Brazil head up South American quartet". FIFA. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  13. "Paulinho scores against Spain in U17 World Cup". 7 October 2017.
  14. "Seleção Olímpica é convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020". CBF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  15. "Football - Brazil vs Germany - Group D Results". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  16. "Brazil beat luckless Mali to finish third". Archived from the original on 28 October 2018.
  17. "South American U-15 Championship 2015 (Colombia)".
  18. "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon".
  19. "Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca: Fluminense e Vasco dominam indicações". UOL. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  20. "Ferj divulga seleção do carioca com cinco jogadores do Flu e dois do Bota". Globoesporte.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  21. "Paulinho, do Vasco, é eleito como a 'Revelação do Campeonato Brasileiro 2017'". Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  22. "Next Generation 2017: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian.
  23. "Arthur, Murilo, Vinícius Júnior: as 30 revelações do Brasileirão 2017".
  24. "Vai, Paulinho! Menino dá belo chapéu, bate Vinícius Jr. e leva como abusado".
  25. "Duas na conta: após vencer drible mais bonito, Paulinho leva pintura da rodada".
  26. "Paulinho, do Vasco, é o abusado da última rodada dos estaduais".
  27. Alves, Marcus (22 March 2022). "Evangelicalism & Brazil: The religious movement that spread through a national team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  28. "Goal and arrow: Brazil's Paulinho makes stand against religious intolerance at Olympics". Yahoo Sports. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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