| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Victor de Almeida Barbosa | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bocaiúva, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santa Clara | ||
| Number | 64 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nova Iguaçu | |||
| 2020–2021 | → Botafogo (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Nova Iguaçu | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Botafogo (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Botafogo | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Internacional | 27 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Ceará (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Farense | 24 | (0) |
| 2025– | Santa Clara | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 | |||
Paulo Victor de Almeida Barbosa (born 13 April 2001), known as Paulo Victor, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as left back for Portuguese club Farense.
Born in Bocaiúva, Minas Gerais but raised in Piabetá, Magé, Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Victor was a Nova Iguaçu youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 19 February 2020, starting in a 2–2 Campeonato Carioca home draw against America-RJ.
In November 2020, Paulo Victor moved to Botafogo on loan, and was initially assigned to the under-20s. [1] He began the 2021 campaign in the first team, and subsequently became a starter for the club before signing a permanent deal until 2024 on 21 May 2021. [2]
On 25 June 2021, Paulo Victor signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Internacional in the Série A. [3] He made his top tier debut on 3 July, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Corinthians. [4]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nova Iguaçu | 2020 | Carioca | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Botafogo | 2021 | Série B | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Internacional | 2021 | Série A | 19 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Ceará (loan) | 2023 | Série B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Série B | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 [a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| Farense | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Santa Clara | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 [b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 81 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 130 | 0 | ||