| Paulinho | |
| Fullname: | Paulo Henrique Soares dos Santos |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Ceilândia, DF, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.690NaN0[1] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Al Bataeh |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bahia |
| Years1: | 2012 |
| Clubs1: | Bahia |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Córdoba |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Cádiz |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | Eldense |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2015 |
| Clubs5: | Beira-Mar |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs6: | Santa Clara |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2016 |
| Clubs7: | Farense |
| Caps7: | 16 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs8: | Portimonense |
| Caps8: | 87 |
| Goals8: | 17 |
| Years9: | 2018 |
| Clubs9: | → Porto (loan) |
| Caps9: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2018 |
| Clubs10: | → Porto B (loan) |
| Caps10: | 1 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs11: | Hebei China Fortune |
| Caps11: | 19 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs12: | Shanghai Port |
| Caps12: | 50 |
| Goals12: | 8 |
| Years13: | 2023– |
| Clubs13: | Al Bataeh |
| Caps13: | 0 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 31 January 2023 |
Paulo Henrique Soares dos Santos (born 10 July 1994), simply known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who current plays for UAE Pro League club Al Bataeh as a winger.
Born in Ceilândia, Distrito Federal, Paulinho finished his formation with EC Bahia, and appeared on the bench on 11 March 2012, against Juazeiro SC.[2] In December, his rights were sold to a group of investors, which arranged trials to various clubs, including Real Madrid.[3]
On 22 January 2013, Paulinho signed an 18-month contract with Córdoba CF.[4] On 24 March, he played his first match as a professional, in a 0–4 defeat against Real Madrid Castilla.[5]
In July, Paulinho rescinded his contract with the Andalusians,[6] and remained nearly seven months without a club before joining Cádiz CF in Segunda División B.[7] On 25 August 2014, after appearing rarely, he moved to fellow league team CD Eldense.[8]
On 28 January 2015 Paulinho switched teams and countries again, joining Segunda Liga's S.C. Beira-Mar.[9]
In January 2016, Paulinho joined Farense.[10]
On 27 May 2016, Paulinho joined Portimonense on a two-year deal.[11]
On 21 January 2018, Paulinho joined FC Porto on loan for the remainder of the season, in a deal that included a buyout option.[12] Porto activated his buyout option. after, sold him back to Portimonense.[13]
On 9 January 2020, Paulinho joined Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune.[14]
On 27 July 2021, Paulinho joined Shanghai Port.[15]
On 13 August 2023, Paulinho joined Al Bataeh.[16]
Statistics accurate as of match played 31 January 2023.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bahia | 2012 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Córdoba | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 6 | 0 | |
| Cádiz | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 1 | 0 | |
| Eldense | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 12 | 0 | |
| Beira-Mar | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 17 | 0 | |
| Farense | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 16 | 2 | |
| Portimonense | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 39 | 9 | |
| 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 87 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 19 | |||
| Porto (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 3 | 0 | |
| Porto B (loan) | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 1 | 0 | |
| Hebei China Fortune | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 13 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Shanghai Port | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 14 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 30 | 4 | |||
| Total | 37 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 197 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 29 | |||