Marcos Paulo (footballer, born 1988)

Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes (born 13 July 1988), known as Marcos Paulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Paços de Ferreira. He also holds Italian nationality.

Marcos Paulo
Personal information
Full name Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-13) 13 July 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil[1]
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Paços Ferreira
Number 17
Youth career
2006 Venda Nova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Caldense 15 (2)
2008–2010 Le Mans B 58 (3)
2009–2010 Le Mans 4 (0)
2010–2012 União Leiria 52 (1)
2012–2015 Académica 50 (7)
2015–2019 Panetolikos 94 (5)
2019–2020 Académica 19 (1)
2020–2022 Vizela 58 (5)
2022–2023 Farense 27 (1)
2023– Paços Ferreira 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Club career

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Born in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Marcos Paulo played with Venda Nova Futebol Clube and Associação Atlética Caldense in his country. In January 2008, he was signed by Ligue 1 side Le Mans Union Club 72.[2]

During his two-and-a-half-year spell in France, Paulo was almost exclusively associated with the club's reserve team. He made his league debut on 18 April 2009, playing 17 minutes in a game against Valenciennes FC (2–0 away win).[3]

Marcos Paulo spent the following seasons competing in Portugal's Primeira Liga, with U.D. Leiria[4] and Académica de Coimbra.[5] On 29 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Super League Greece club Panetolikos F.C. for an undisclosed fee.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Marcos Paulo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Transferências para o exterior" [Abroad transfers] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Le Tallec, encore" [Le Tallec, again]. Le Parisien (in French). 19 April 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. ^ Leiria, Manuel (6 July 2010). "União de Leiria: manutenção continua a ser o objectivo" [União de Leiria: survival is still the goal]. Região de Leiria (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Marcos Paulo e John Ogu oficializados" [Marcos Paulo and John Ogu made official] (in Portuguese). Académica Coimbra. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  6. ^ Tempelis, Vasilis (29 July 2015). Στον Παναιτωλικό ο Μάρκος Πάουλο [Marcos Paulo to Panetolikos] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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