Paulão (footballer, born 1986)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Jesus and the second or paternal family name is Ribeiro.

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

Paulão

Personal information
Full name	Paulo Marcos de Jesus Ribeiro
Date of birth	(1986-02-25) 25 February 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:18, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Itapirense	2008^[20]	Paulista A3	—		17	1	—		—		—		17	1
ASA	2008^[21]	Série C	4	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
	2009^[22]		12	0	22	2	2	0	—		—		36	2
	Total		16	0	22	2	2	0	—		—		40	2
Grêmio Prudente	2009	Série A	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2010		6	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	—		22	0
	Total		7	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	—		23	0
Grêmio (loan)	2010	Série A	14	0	—		—		—		—		14	0
	2011		0	0	6	0	—		4^[a]	0	—		10	0
	Total		14	0	6	0	—		4	0	—		24	0
Guangzhou Evergrande	2011	Chinese Super League	28	0	—		2	0	—		—		30	0
	2012		19	0	—		2	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		47	0	—		4	0	—		—		51	0
Cruzeiro (loan)	2013	Série A	2	1	11	1	1	0	—		—		14	2
Internacional	2014	Série A	22	3	11	0	4	0	2^[b]	0	—		39	3
	2015		24	2	11	0	4	0	1^[a]	0	—		40	2
	2016		31	0	15	4	3	0	—		3^[c]	0	53	4
	2017	Série B	0	0	7	0	3	1	—		2^[c]	0	12	1
	Total		77	5	42	4	14	1	3	0	5	0	143	10
Vasco da Gama (loan)	2017	Série A	24	1	—		—		—		—		24	1
	2018		5	0	9	0	1	0	8^[a]	1	—		23	1
	Total		29	1	9	0	1	0	8	1	—		47	2
América Mineiro (loan)	2018	Série B	5	0	—		—		—		—		5	0
	2019		21	1	14	2	2	0	—		—		37	3
	Total		26	1	14	2	2	0	—		—		42	3
Fortaleza	2019	Série A	12	2	—		—		—		—		12	2
	2020		31	0	7	1	2	0	2^[b]	0	7^[d]	0	49	1
	Total		43	2	7	1	2	0	2	0	7	0	61	3
Cuiabá	2021	Série A	25	0	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	26	0
Career total			286	10	147	11	26	1	17	1	12	0	488	23

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
4. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

ASA

• Campeonato Alagoano: 2009

Guangzhou Evergrande

• Chinese Super League: 2011, 2012
• Chinese FA Cup: 2012^[23]
• Chinese FA Super Cup: 2012

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2013

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2014, 2015, 2016

Fortaleza

• Campeonato Cearense: 2020

Cuiabá

• Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2021, 2022

References

1. . CBF (in Portuguese). 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
2. . CBF (in Portuguese). 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
3. Castro, Igor (24 September 2009). [Paulão & Nena rescinded contract]. Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
4. . CBF (in Portuguese). 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
5. . CBF (in Portuguese). 24 September 2009. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
6. [Grêmio Barueri announces package of reinforcement]. Grêmio Recreativo Barueri (in Portuguese). 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
7. . 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. . CBF (in Portuguese). 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
10. . Gremio FBPA (in Portuguese). 30 August 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
11. . 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. (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. . 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.

External links

• Paulão at Sambafoot
• Futpedia (Profile 2) (in Portuguese)
• (in Portuguese)