Paulo Retre

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Paulo Retre
Personal information
Full name Paulo Ricardo Pereira Retre
Date of birth (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height

1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight = 75 kg
Position(s) Central midfielder, defensive midfielder,
Team information
Current team
Wellington Phoenix
Number 8
Youth career
2010–2012 Melbourne Victory
2012–2014 Melbourne Heart
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Northcote City 2 (0)
2011 FFV NTC 12 (1)
2011–2012 Melbourne Victory 0 (0)
2012 Bentleigh Greens 23 (4)
2013–2017 Melbourne City [1] 53 (1)
2017–2023 Sydney FC 139 (4)
2023–2024 Goa 18 (0)
2024– Wellington Phoenix 8 (1)
International career
2011 Australia U20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 May 2015

Paulo Retre (born 4 March 1993) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wellington Phoenix. [2]

Contents

Early life

His father, Carlos, played in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL) for Footscray JUST. [3] [4]

Career

Retre was introduced to the A-League system by Melbourne Victory, as member of the youth team and appearing for the senior team in a friendly against LA Galaxy [5] before switching to rivals Melbourne Heart. [6] On 19 December 2015, Retre scored his first ever goal against Melbourne Victory, in a 2–1 win in the Melbourne Derby. On 16 June 2017, Retre was released by Melbourne City. [7]

On 22 June 2017, A-League champions Sydney FC signed Retre for 2 years. [8] Retre scored his first goal for Sydney FC in Round 3 of the 2018–19 A-League season, against former club Melbourne City. [9] He also scored one of the few own goals in the 2018-2019 A League season.

On 30 June 2023, Indian Super League club FC Goa announced the signing of Retre on a two-year deal. [10]

On 26 July 2024, Retre returned to the A-League Men as the Wellington Phoenix signed him on a two-year deal. [11] [12] Retre scored his first goal for the Phoenix against the Newcastle Jets in a 2–1 home win on 28 December 2024. [13]

Career statistics

As of 29 June 2023 [14] [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Northcote City 2010 [16] Victorian Premier League 3030
VTC 2011 [17] Victorian Premier League231231
Bentleigh Greens 2012 [18] Victorian Premier League214214
Melbourne City 2012–13 A-League 0000
2013–14 A-League4040
2014–15 A-League15000150
2015–16 A-League24130271
2016–17 A-League11030140
Total5416000601
Sydney FC 2017–18 A-League1804050270
2018–19 A-League2115050310
2019–20 A-League2621040312
2020–21 A-League250250
2021–22 A-League Men2304070340
2022–23 A-League Men26120281
Total13941602101764
Career total230102202102734
  1. Includes FFA Cup

Honours

Sydney FC

References

  1. the team was known as Melbourne Heart prior to 2014
  2. "Paulo Retre, two-time A-League champion, moves from Sydney to Goa". The Times of India. 25 June 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. "News – A Leagues | KEEPUP". Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. Davutovic, David (5 January 2016). "City reward young guns with fresh deals". heraldsun. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  5. Becks Galaxy Sink Victory Herald Sun[ dead link ]
  6. "Ex-Victory Youngster Joins Heart | MFootball". Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. Windley, Matt (16 June 2017). "Melbourne City swoop to sign Adelaide goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic". Herald Sun . Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  8. "Sydney FC get Retre-active". FourFourTwo . 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  9. "Sky Blues Clinically Cruise to Victory – Sydney FC". 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  10. "FC Goa ropes in two-time A-League winning midfielder Paulo Retre". FC Goa. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  11. "Paulo Retre signs deal with Wellington Phoenix". RNZ . 26 July 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  12. Kermeen, Mat (26 July 2024). "Wellington Phoenix sign two-time A-League winner Paulo Retre". Stuff . Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  13. Rollo, Phillip (28 December 2024). "Wellington Phoenix down Newcastle Jets after Kosta Barbarouses scores from inside centre circle". Stuff . Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  14. "Paulo Retre". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  15. "P. Retre". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  16. Punshon, John. "2010 Victorian Men's Premier League Results". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  17. Punshon, John. "2011 Victorian Men's Premier League Results". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  18. Punshon, John. "2012 Victorian Men's Premier League Results". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  19. "Sydney FC set new Australian record with Grand Final success". Football Federation Australia . 1 September 2020. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.