| Paulinho | |
| Fullname: | Paulo Victor da Silva |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Midtjylland |
| Clubnumber: | 29 |
| Years1: | 2014–2018 |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Santos (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Boa Esporte (loan) |
| Caps3: | 44 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → São Bento (loan) |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Bahia |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019– |
| Clubs6: | Midtjylland |
| Caps6: | 121 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 28 May 2024 |
Paulo Victor da Silva (born 3 January 1995), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland.[1]
Born in São Paulo, Paulinho began his career with Santo André. He was loaned to Boa Esporte and São Bento, where he played in Série B.
On 3 August 2018, Paulinho signed a three-year contract with Bahia.[2] Three days after his signing, he made his debut in the top flight against Fluminense in 1–1 draw.[3]
On 1 July 2019, Paulinho joined Danish Superliga club Midtjylland on a five-year contract.[4] He made his debut as a starter on 12 July 2019, on the first matchday of the 2019–20 season against Esbjerg fB in a 1–0 win.[5] As part of the team, he won the league title that season.
The following season, Paulinho made his UEFA Champions League debut, playing his first match on 26 August 2020, in a qualifier against Ludogorets Razgrad which finished in a 1–0 win for his team.[6]
During Midtjylland's UEFA Europa League campaign of 2021–22, Paulinho featured as a starter in all games.[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Santo André | 2014 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||||
| Santos (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Boa Esporte (loan) | 2017 | Série B | 34 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| São Bento (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Bahia | 2018 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Midtjylland | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 121 | 3 | — | 9 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 214 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 328 | 8 | |||
Santo André[8]
Bahia
Midtjylland