Paulo Estrela

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Paulo Estrela
Personal information
Full name Paulo Estrela Moreira Alves [1]
Date of birth (1999-02-20) 20 February 1999 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth Paços de Ferreira, Portugal [1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portimonense
Number 20
Youth career
2007–2009 Paços Ferreira
2009–2018 Porto
2014–2015 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Porto B 14 (0)
2019–2022 Portimonense U23 73 (10)
2022– Portimonense 40 (2)
International career
2014–2015 Portugal U16 5 (1)
2015 Portugal U17 5 (0)
2017 Portugal U18 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:48, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Paulo Estrela Moreira Alves (born 20 February 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Portimonense.

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Club career

Porto

Estrela was born in Paços de Ferreira, Porto District. He joined FC Porto's academy at the age of 10. [2]

On 7 March 2018, Estrela played his first match as a professional with the B team, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 6–0 away loss against C.D. Nacional in the LigaPro. [3]

Portimonense

In June 2019, Estrela signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club Portimonense SC, [4] being initially assigned to its under-23 team where he acted as captain. [2] He only made his league debut on 16 April 2022, as a late substitute in the 7–0 defeat at former side Porto. [5] [6]

Estrela scored his first goal in the top division on 16 September 2022, the only in a win over G.D. Chaves through a penalty. [7]

International career

Estrela represented Portugal at youth level. He scored his only goal on 25 March 2015, in a 5–0 victory over Azerbaijan in an under-16 friendly tournament. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Paulo Estrela" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 Vieira, João Fernando (31 March 2022). "Paulo Estrela: "Estou pronto para outros voos e para dar o salto no Portimonense"" [Paulo Estrela: "I'm ready for different challenges and to make the leap at Portimonense"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Nacional-FC Porto B, 6–0: Dragões 'massacrados' na Madeira" [Nacional-FC Porto B, 6–0: Dragons 'crushed' in Madeira]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Paulo Estrela reforça o Portimonense" [Paulo Estrela strengthens Portimonense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Roseiro, Bruno (16 April 2022). "FC Porto goleia Portimonense por 7–0 com hat-trick de Taremi e reforça liderança na Liga antes do dérbi em Alvalade – como aconteceu" [FC Porto thrash Portimonense by 7–0 with hat-trick from Taremi and solidify first place in League before Alvalade derby – how it happened]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Ferreira, Filipe António (17 April 2022). "FC Porto goleia Portimonense por 7–0 e dá passo de gigante rumo ao título" [FC Porto thrash Portimonense by 7–0 and take giant step towards title]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Dias, Eduíno (16 September 2022). "Crónica: Penálti de Paulo Estrela conduz Portimonense à terceira vitória caseira consecutiva" [Report: Paulo Estrela penalty leads Portimonense to third home win in a row] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sub-16 golearam o Azerbaijão" [Under-16s thrashed Azerbaijan]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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