Paulão
Personal information
Full name Paulo Marcos de Jesus Ribeiro
Date of birth (1986-02-25) 25 February 1986
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Paysandu
Youth career
Independente-RJ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Itapirense 17 (1)
2008–2009 Universal 0 (0)
2008–2009 → ASA (loan) 38 (2)
2009 → Grêmio Prudente (loan) 1 (0)
2010–2011 Gremio Prudente 22 (0)
2010–2011 → Grêmio (loan) 20 (0)
2011–2013 Guangzhou Evergrande 47 (0)
2013 → Cruzeiro (loan) 13 (2)
2014–2019 Internacional 119 (9)
2017–2018 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 38 (1)
2018 → América Mineiro (loan) 40 (3)
2019 → Fortaleza (loan) 12 (2)
2020–2021 Fortaleza 38 (1)
2021–2022 Cuiabá 61 (2)
2023– Paysandu 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2023

Paulo Marcos de Jesus Ribeiro (born 25 February 1986), commonly known as Paulão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Paysandu.

Club career

Early career

In January 2008, Paulão was signed by Itapirense in 2-year contract.[1] He was infamously cautioned 8 times and suspended twice in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3. In June 2008 he was signed by Universal Futebol Clube and immediately loaned to ASA for the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.[2] Paulão remained in ASA in 2009 season,[3][4] winning the Campeonato Alagoano. His team also finished as the runner-up of 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 2009.

Grêmio Prudente

On 21 September 2009 he was loaned to Grêmio Barueri during the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[3][5][6] He made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut on 6 December 2009.

In January 2010, Barueri relocated to Presidente Prudente and bought Paulão from Universal.[7] He became a regular starter of the team, made 16 starts in the 2010 Campeonato Paulista, finished as the semi-finalists. He also played 6 times in the 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, and was sent off in the opening game.[8] He extended his contract in June.[9]

Grêmio

On 29 August 2010 he left for fellow top division team Grêmio de Porto Alegre in one-year loan.[10][11] Paulão made his club debut on 11 September 2010, winning Corinthians 1–0.[12] Since then he made 13 starts for Grêmio, made a total of 20 appearances in 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for Grêmio and Grêmio Prudente. In 2011 season, Paulão played 6 out of possible 10 games of 2011 Campeonato Gaúcho, reached semi-final of the first stage, the Piratini Cup. He left the club before the final. He was the starting centre-back in the 2011 Copa Libertadores.

Guangzhou Evergrande

On 2 March 2011, Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande announced that they had signed Paulão on a four-year deal with a fee of US$3.5 million.[13] It was reported that Grêmio Prudente and Grêmio would divided the transfer fee in fifty-fifty.[14] Paulão made his CSL debut for Guangzhou against Dalian Shide on 2 April 2011. He made 28 appearances in the 2011 league season as Guangzhou Evergrande successfully achieved Super League champion for the first time in the club's history.

Return to Brazil

On 6 January 2013, Paulão was loaned to Cruzeiro for one year.[15] On 2 January 2014, Internacional announced that they would sign Paulão on a three-year contract.[16] In May 2017, he signed a loan deal with Vasco da Gama.[17] In August 2018 he signed a loan deal until December 2019 with América Mineiro.[18]

Career statistics

As of 28 October 2021.[19]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Itapirense 2008[20] Paulista A3 —171———171
ASA 2008[21] Série C 40————40
2009[22] 12022220——362
Total 16022220——402
Grêmio Prudente 2009 Série A 10————10
2010 601600000—220
Total 701600000—230
Grêmio (loan) 2010 Série A 140————140
2011 0060—4[lower-alpha 1]0—100
Total 14060—40—240
Guangzhou Evergrande 2011 Chinese Super League 280—20——300
2012 190—20——210
Total 470—40——510
Cruzeiro (loan) 2013 Série A 2111110——142
Internacional 2014 Série A 223110402[lower-alpha 2]0—393
2015 242110401[lower-alpha 1]0—402
2016 31015430—3[lower-alpha 3]0534
2017 Série B 007031—2[lower-alpha 3]0121
Total 775424141305014310
Vasco da Gama (loan) 2017 Série A 241————241
2018 5090108[lower-alpha 1]1—231
Total 291901081—472
América Mineiro (loan) 2018 Série B 50————50
2019 21114220——373
Total 26114220——423
Fortaleza 2019 Série A 122————122
2020 31071202[lower-alpha 2]07[lower-alpha 4]0491
Total 43271202070613
Cuiabá 2021 Série A 2501000—00260
Career total 286101471126117112048823
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

ASA

Guangzhou Evergrande

Cruzeiro

Internacional

Fortaleza

Cuiabá

References

  1. ↑ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 12/03/2008". CBF (in Portuguese). 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 03/07/2008". CBF (in Portuguese). 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 Castro, Igor (24 September 2009). "Paulão e Nena rescindem contrato" [Paulão & Nena rescinded contract]. Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 16/01/2009". CBF (in Portuguese). 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 24/09/2009". CBF (in Portuguese). 24 September 2009. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Grêmio Barueri anuncia pacote de reforços" [Grêmio Barueri announces package of reinforcement]. Grêmio Recreativo Barueri (in Portuguese). 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 29/01/2010". CBF (in Portuguese). 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010.
  8. ↑ "Match Report: Avaí 6–1 Prudente" (PDF). CBF (in Portuguese). 9 May 2010.
  9. ↑ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 29/06/2010". CBF (in Portuguese). 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "GRÊMIOTV: PAULÃO É APRESENTADO OFICIALMENTE". Gremio FBPA (in Portuguese). 30 August 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
  11. ↑ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 31/08/2010". CBF (in Portuguese). 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "Match Report: Corinthians 0–1 Grêmio" (PDF). CBF (in Portuguese). 11 September 2010.
  13. ↑ 恒大350万美元签强援 4年长约锁定巴西豪门铁闸 [Evergrande signed a major foreign reinforcement for US$3.5million; 4-year contract tied the "iron-gate" from Brazilian club giant]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2 March 2011.
  14. ↑ Lopes, Tatiana (2 March 2011). "Paulão está vendido ao futebol chinês" [Paulão sold to Chinese football]. Clic Esportes (in Portuguese).
  15. ↑ "Clube celeste anuncia a contratação do zagueiro Paulão" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. 6 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Inter acerta com o zagueiro Paulão" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. 2 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "Inter acerta com o zagueiro Paulão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 May 2017.
  18. ↑ "América-MG confirma a contratação por empréstimo do zagueiro Paulão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 August 2018.
  19. ↑ Paulão at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  20. ↑ "Competições>Paulista – Série A3>2008>Súmulas". Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  21. ↑ "CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO SÉRIE C – 2008". CBF (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  22. ↑ "Tabela de Jogos: Alagoano 1ª Divisão 2009 – 1º Turno". Federação Alagoana de Futebol (FAF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  23. ↑ "足协杯-张琳芃传射8024两球 恒大总分5-3贵州夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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