Paola | |
Fullname: | Paola Pereira da Silva |
Birth Date: | 2003 5, df=y |
Birth Place: | Bauru, Brazil[1] |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Santos |
Clubnumber: | 26 |
Youthyears1: | 2019 |
Youthclubs1: | Noroeste |
Youthyears2: | 2019 |
Youthclubs2: | Ferroviária |
Youthyears3: | 2020–2021 |
Youthclubs3: | São Paulo |
Youthyears4: | 2022–2023 |
Youthclubs4: | Atlético Mineiro |
Youthyears5: | 2024 |
Youthclubs5: | Santos |
Years1: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs1: | Atlético Mineiro |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2024– |
Clubs2: | Santos |
Caps2: | 4 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 04:42, 15 June 2024 (UTC) |
Paola Pereira da Silva (born 23 May 2003), simply known as Paola, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Santos.
Born in Bauru, São Paulo, Paola began her career with hometown side Noroeste before joining Ferroviária in 2019.[1] In the following year, she moved to São Paulo,[2] playing for their under-17 and under-18 squads.
Paola signed for Atlético Mineiro in 2022; initially a member of the under-20 team, she made her debut with the main squad on 18 September of that year, starting and scoring the winner in a 1–0 Campeonato Mineiro home win over Uberlândia.[3] She would feature in only two more matches with the first team in the main squad, being mainly utilized with the under-20s.
Paola moved to Santos ahead of the 2024 season, also for the under-20 squad. She made her first team debut for the side on 15 March, coming on as a late substitute for Maria Alves in a 1–1 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 home draw against Real Brasília,[4] and scored her first goal on 22 May, in a 3–0 Campeonato Paulista away win over .[5]