| Paulo Eduardo | |
| Fullname: | Paulo Eduardo Ferreira Godinho |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Anápolis, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.88m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Novorizontino |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Anápolis |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Cruzeiro |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Cruzeiro |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Santa Clara |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Novorizontino (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Novorizontino |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 01:21, 6 February 2024 (UTC) |
Paulo Eduardo Ferreira Godinho (born 14 February 2002) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Grêmio Novorizontino.
Paulo Eduardo is a youth product of Anápolis before moving to Cruzeiro's youth academy in 2016.[1] He signed his first professional contract with Cruzeiro on 3 November 2020.[2] He made his professional debut with Cruzeiro in a 1–0 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B win over Sampaio Corrêa on 9 January 2021.[3]
On 6 August 2022, Paulo Eduardo transferred to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Santa Clara signing a 5-year contract.[4]
In July 2023, Santa Clara sent Paulo Eduardo on a season-long loan to Série B club Grêmio Novorizontino.[5] In January 2024, he joined Novorizontino on a permanent deal.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cruzeiro | 2020 | Série B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Série B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Santa Clara | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
Paulo Eduardo is a youth international for Brazil, having played for the Brazil U17s in the summer of 2018.[7]