Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paulo Ricardo Pereira Retre | ||
Date of birth | 4 March 1993 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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]
His father, Carlos, played in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL) for Footscray JUST. [3] [4]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Northcote City | 2010 [16] | Victorian Premier League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
VTC | 2011 [17] | Victorian Premier League | 23 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
Bentleigh Greens | 2012 [18] | Victorian Premier League | 21 | 4 | — | 21 | 4 | |||
Melbourne City | 2012–13 | A-League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | A-League | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | A-League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | A-League | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
2016–17 | A-League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
Total | 54 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
Sydney FC | 2017–18 | A-League | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
2018–19 | A-League | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
2019–20 | A-League | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
2020–21 | A-League | 25 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | A-League Men | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
2022–23 | A-League Men | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
Total | 139 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 176 | 4 | ||
Career total | 230 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 273 | 4 |
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