| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Victor da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Santo André | 34 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Santos (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Boa Esporte (loan) | 44 | (2) |
| 2018 | → São Bento (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bahia | 15 | (0) |
| 2019– | Midtjylland | 125 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2025 | |||
Paulo Victor da Silva (born 3 January 1995), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland. [1]
Born in São Paulo, Paulinho began his career with Santo André. He was loaned to Boa Esporte and São Bento, where he played in Série B.
On 3 August 2018, Paulinho signed a three-year contract with Bahia. [2] Three days after his signing, he made his debut in the top flight against Fluminense in 1–1 draw. [3]
On 1 July 2019, Paulinho joined Danish Superliga club Midtjylland on a five-year contract. [4] He made his debut as a starter on 12 July 2019, on the first matchday of the 2019–20 season against Esbjerg fB in a 1–0 win. [5] As part of the team, he won the league title that season.
The following season, Paulinho made his UEFA Champions League debut, playing his first match on 26 August 2020, in a qualifier against Ludogorets Razgrad which finished in a 1–0 win for his team. [6]
During Midtjylland's UEFA Europa League campaign of 2021–22, Paulinho featured as a starter in all games. [7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santo André | 2014 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 [a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 7 [b] | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 11 [b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | 7 [d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | 9 [d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Santos (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 [a] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Boa Esporte (loan) | 2017 | Série B | 34 | 2 | 10 [e] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | |
| São Bento (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Bahia | 2018 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 4 [g] | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 1 [f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Midtjylland | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 10 [h] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 12 [i] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 [j] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 [k] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 [l] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 125 | 3 | — | 9 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 218 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 338 | 8 | ||
Santo André [9]
Bahia [9]
Midtjylland [9]
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