Paulinho (footballer, born July 2000)

Paulinho
Paulinho with Bayer Leverkusen in 2018
Personal information
Full name Paulo Henrique Sampaio Filho
Date of birth (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Atlético Mineiro
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2017 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Vasco da Gama 29 (5)
2018–2023 Bayer Leverkusen 57 (8)
2023Atlético Mineiro (loan) 22 (5)
2023– Atlético Mineiro 30 (17)
International career
2015–2016 Brazil U15 6 (3)
2016–2017 Brazil U17 21 (7)
2019–2021 Brazil U23 25 (7)
2023– Brazil 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:08, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:08, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

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 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro and the Brazil national team.

Club career

Vasco da Gama

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. 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. 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. 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.

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.

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.

Atlético Mineiro

On 1 December 2022, Paulinho joined Atlético Mineiro on loan until June 2023. He made his debut on 21 January 2023 in a Campeonato Mineiro 2–1 win over Caldense and scored his first goal in the following match, a 2–1 win over Tombense. On 1 July, he signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with the club on a free transfer.

On 27 August, Paulinho scored the first official goal in Atlético Mineiro's newly inaugurated stadium Arena MRV, with a brace in a Série A 2–0 win over Santos.

International career

Youth

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.

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, North Korea and in quarterfinals against Germany.

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

Senior

Paulinho received his first call-up to the Brazil senior team on 6 November 2023, making his debut in a World Cup qualifier against Colombia ten days later.

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 February 2024.
Club Season League State league National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vasco da Gama 2017 Série A 18 3 18 3
2018 0 0 11 2 0 0 6 2 17 4
Total 18 3 11 2 0 0 6 2 35 7
Bayer Leverkusen 2018–19 Bundesliga 15 0 2 0 4 1 21 1
2019–20 13 3 2 0 4 0 19 3
2020–21 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 24 4 1 0 6 0 31 4
2022–23 4 1 1 0 2 0 7 1
Total 57 8 6 0 16 1 79 9
Atlético Mineiro 2023 Série A 36 20 11 2 3 2 11 7 61 31
2024 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 36 20 16 2 3 2 11 7 66 31
Career total 100 27 27 4 9 2 33 10 169 47
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Mineiro
  2. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, DFB-Pokal
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

Vasco da Gama U17

  • Taça Guanabara U17: 2015

Vasco da Gama U20

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

Atlético Mineiro

International

Brazil U15

Brazil U17

Brazil U21

Brazil U23

Individual

Records

Personal life

Following 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 that followers of Candomblé and other minority religions face in Brazil. He was subsequently invited by the Mocidade Samba School to participate in the next year's carnival. One of Paulinho's aunts is the television news commentator, Flávia Oliveira.


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