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Paulinho

Paulinho

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Deportivo Toluca
Age33
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.88 m
Footleft
BornNovember 9, 1992
at Deportivo Toluca 692 days · joined 2024-07-01
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists
Market value €7.50m
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.37
goals / match
SC Braga
top club · 153 apps

Position rank · 25/26

#152
goals rank
#130
assists rank
192
season goals
72
season assists

Among 573 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€15.00m
peak value · 2021
€16.00m
top transfer fee · 20/21
27
best season · 24/25
4 / 2
int'l caps / goals
519Appearances
192Goals
72Assists
84Yellow cards
0Red cards
91Full matches (90′)
Full namePaulinho
Name in home countryJoão Paulo Dias Fernandes
Date of birth1992-11-09 (33 yrs)
Place of birthBarcelos, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footleft
Height188.00 m
Current clubDeportivo Toluca
Joined2024-07-01
Contract expires2027-06-30
AgentMNM Sports ...
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2025
2025 — Deportivo Toluca
4 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
25/26 — Deportivo Toluca
6 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
2024 — Deportivo Toluca
3 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Deportivo Toluca
39 matches · 27 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Sporting CP → Toluca
24/25 · Transfer · €7.75m
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Sporting CP
47 matches · 21 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2023
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2022
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Sporting CP
38 matches · 15 G · 12 A · across 5 competitions
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Sporting CP
46 matches · 14 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jan 2021
Transfer: SC Braga → Sporting CP
20/21 · Transfer · €16.00m
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — SC Braga, Sporting CP
38 matches · 13 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — SC Braga
48 matches · 25 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2018
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — SC Braga
38 matches · 11 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — SC Braga
43 matches · 17 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Gil Vicente → SC Braga
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Gil Vicente FC
38 matches · 19 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Gil Vicente FC
47 matches · 8 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Gil Vicente FC
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Gil Vicente FC
27 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Trofense → Gil Vicente
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — CD Trofense
38 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Santa Maria → Trofense
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Santa Maria FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2011
Transfer: Santa Maria U19 → Santa Maria
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €15.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 49 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 0.89/90
98
Assists1 total · 0.45/90
92
G+A3 total · 1.34/90
98
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
73
8,165 min
Minutes played by club
Deportivo Toluca 11.9%
Sporting CP 30.4%
SC Braga 28.1%
Gil Vicente FC 26.8%
CD Trofense 2.8%
Santa Maria FC 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Deportivo Toluca 4 2024 25/26 52 34 9 972
Sporting CP 4 20/21 23/24 145 53 28 2,483
SC Braga 4 17/18 20/21 153 63 24 2,295
Gil Vicente FC 4 13/14 16/17 130 31 11 2,185
CD Trofense 1 12/13 12/13 38 11 0 230
Santa Maria FC 1 11/12 11/12 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

9€3.8M17€7.5M26€11.3M34€15M12/13 — 11 goals (CD Trofense)1112/1313/14 — 3 goals (Gil Vicente FC)13/14 — 1 assists413/1414/15 — 1 goals (Gil Vicente FC)114/1515/16 — 8 goals (Gil Vicente FC)15/16 — 7 assists1515/1616/17 — 19 goals (Gil Vicente FC)16/17 — 3 assists2216/1717/18 — 17 goals (SC Braga)17/18 — 5 assists2217/1818/19 — 11 goals (SC Braga)18/19 — 6 assists1718/1919/20 — 25 goals (SC Braga)19/20 — 9 assists3419/2020/21 — 13 goals (Sporting CP)20/21 — 6 assists1920/212024 — 1 goals (Deportivo Toluca)2024 — 1 assists220242025 — 4 goals (Deportivo Toluca)4202521/22 — 14 goals (Sporting CP)21/22 — 8 assists2221/2222/23 — 15 goals (Sporting CP)22/23 — 12 assists2722/2323/24 — 21 goals (Sporting CP)23/24 — 6 assists2723/2424/25 — 27 goals (Deportivo Toluca)24/25 — 7 assists3424/2525/26 — 2 goals (Deportivo Toluca)25/26 — 1 assists325/2612/13 — €350K13/14 — €700K14/15 — €700K15/16 — €600K16/17 — €750K17/18 — €1.5M18/19 — €4.5M19/20 — €6M20/21 — €12M21/22 — €15M22/23 — €13M23/24 — €8M24/25 — €8M25/26 — €7.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 111112/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 8815/1616/17: 191916/1717/18: 171717/1818/19: 111118/1919/20: 252519/2020/21: 131320/212024: 1120242025: 44202521/22: 141421/2222/23: 151522/2323/24: 212123/2424/25: 272724/2525/26: 2225/26

Assists by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 7715/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 6618/1919/20: 9919/2020/21: 6620/212024: 1120242025: 00202521/22: 8821/2222/23: 121222/2323/24: 6623/2424/25: 7724/2525/26: 1125/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Liga MX Apertura Deportivo Toluca 6 2 1 0 0 202
24/25 Liga MX Apertura Deportivo Toluca 17 13 5 2 0 110
24/25 Liga MX Clausura Deportivo Toluca 15 12 2 4 0 102
24/25 Liguilla Apertura Deportivo Toluca 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Liguilla Clausura Deportivo Toluca 5 2 0 2 0 203
23/24 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 3 1 0 0 0 202
23/24 Europa League Sporting CP 7 1 0 2 0 431
23/24 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 31 15 5 1 0 86
23/24 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 6 4 1 2 0 94
22/23 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 6 8 2 0 0 61
22/23 Champions League Sporting CP 5 1 2 1 0 235
22/23 Europa League Sporting CP 4 1 1 0 0 334
22/23 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 22 5 7 3 0 272
22/23 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 3 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Champions League Sporting CP 8 3 1 2 0 194
21/22 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 29 11 7 10 0 217
21/22 Supertaça Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 5 0 0 1 0 0
2025 Leagues Cup Deportivo Toluca 4 4 0 0 0 85
2024 Leagues Cup Deportivo Toluca 3 1 1 0 0 270
20/21 Allianz Cup SC Braga 3 3 0 0 0 49
20/21 Europa League SC Braga 6 3 1 1 0 140
20/21 Liga NOS Sporting CP 14 3 2 2 0 357
20/21 Liga NOS SC Braga 12 3 3 1 0 354
20/21 Taça de Portugal SC Braga 3 1 0 0 0 163
19/20 Allianz Cup SC Braga 4 2 1 1 0 170
19/20 Europa League SC Braga 8 4 0 2 0 151
19/20 Europa League Qualifying SC Braga 4 2 1 0 0 176
19/20 Liga NOS SC Braga 29 17 7 4 0 136
19/20 Taça de Portugal SC Braga 3 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Allianz Cup SC Braga 3 4 2 0 0 48
18/19 Liga NOS SC Braga 29 5 3 4 0 346
18/19 Taça de Portugal SC Braga 6 2 1 1 0 241
17/18 Europa League SC Braga 7 0 1 2 0 0
17/18 Europa League Qualifying SC Braga 2 3 0 0 0 58
17/18 Liga NOS SC Braga 30 13 3 2 0 163
17/18 Taça CTT SC Braga 2 1 1 1 0 100
17/18 Taça de Portugal SC Braga 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Allianz Cup Gil Vicente FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Ledman LigaPro Gil Vicente FC 36 19 3 7 0 165
15/16 Allianz Cup Gil Vicente FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 Ledman LigaPro Gil Vicente FC 42 7 5 7 0 413
15/16 Taça de Portugal Gil Vicente FC 4 1 1 0 0 73
14/15 Allianz Cup Gil Vicente FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Liga NOS Gil Vicente FC 14 1 0 2 0 466
14/15 Taça de Portugal Gil Vicente FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Allianz Cup Gil Vicente FC 5 2 0 2 0 142
13/14 Liga ZON Sagres Gil Vicente FC 20 1 1 4 0 926
13/14 Taça de Portugal Gil Vicente FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Allianz Cup CD Trofense 3 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Liga Portugal 2 CD Trofense 35 11 0 8 0 230
11/12 Taça de Portugal Santa Maria FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
10/11 2011-02-01 Santa Maria U19 Santa Maria Transfer 0
12/13 2012-07-01 Santa Maria Trofense Transfer 0
13/14 2013-07-01 Trofense Gil Vicente Transfer 350000
17/18 2017-07-01 Gil Vicente SC Braga Transfer 700000
20/21 2021-01-31 SC Braga Sporting CP Transfer 15000000 €16.00m
24/25 2024-07-01 Sporting CP Toluca Transfer 7000000 €7.75m
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 Hamstring strain 2017-12-02 2018-01-01 31 6
18/19 Ankle injury 2018-08-03 2018-09-20 49 9
19/20 Muscle injury 2019-08-30 2019-09-10 12 3
20/21 unknown injury 2020-09-15 2020-09-21 7 1
20/21 Muscle injury 2021-01-06 2021-01-18 13 3
20/21 Hamstring injury 2021-02-19 2021-03-16 26 4
21/22 Corona virus 2021-12-09 2021-12-17 9 2
22/23 unknown injury 2022-08-12 2022-09-05 25 4
22/23 unknown injury 2022-10-27 2022-10-31 5 1
22/23 unknown injury 2023-04-04 2023-05-05 32 7
23/24 Foot bruise 2024-02-06 2024-02-10 5 1
23/24 Tendonitis 2024-02-12 2024-02-27 16 4
Current€7.50m
Peak€15.00m
Low€350k
Δ since start+€7.15m
€350k€4.01m€7.68m€11.34m€15.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #16374 #18 1 0 former national player
Team #3300 #9 3 2 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Francisco Trincão 2 10 0
Ricardinho 1 3 0
Marcus Edwards 2 3 0
João Novais 2 1 0
Wilson Eduardo 2 5 0
Kódjo Alphonse 1 1 0
Daniel Bragança 2 2 0
André Horta 2 6 0
Avto 1 3 0
Matheus 2 0 0
Sequeira 2 5 0
Ricardo Esgaio 2 8 0
Fransérgio 2 7 0
Antonio Adán 2 0 0
Sebastián Coates 2 5 0
João Palhinha 2 1 0
Pedro Gonçalves 2 14 0
Matheus Reis 2 2 0
Nuno Santos 2 11 0
Gonçalo Inácio 2 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
16/17 Ledman LigaPro Gil Vicente FC 19 36
19/20 Liga NOS SC Braga 17 29
23/24 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 15 31

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
19/20 Liga NOS SC Braga 7 29
22/23 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 7 22
21/22 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 7 29

Last 50 matches for Deportivo Toluca The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-05-25 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 2–0 CF América Available
2025-05-22 MEXA CF América 0–0 Deportivo Toluca Available
2025-05-17 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 3–0 UANL Tigres Available
2025-05-14 MEXA UANL Tigres 1–1 Deportivo Toluca Available
2025-05-10 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 2–1 CF Monterrey Available
2025-05-07 MEXA CF Monterrey 3–2 Deportivo Toluca Available
2025-04-19 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 2–2 Cruz Azul Available
2025-04-16 MEXA Atlético San Luis 0–1 Deportivo Toluca Available
2025-04-12 MEXA Atlas Guadalajara 2–3 Deportivo Toluca Available
2025-04-06 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 2–1 Santos Laguna Available
2025-03-29 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 3–2 CF Pachuca Available
2025-03-14 MEXA Puebla FC 0–3 Deportivo Toluca Available
2025-03-08 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 5–2 Club Necaxa Available
2025-03-01 MEXA CF América 3–0 Deportivo Toluca Available
2025-02-26 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 5–0 Gallos Blancos Available
2025-02-22 MEXA FC Juárez 0–4 Deportivo Toluca Available
2025-02-15 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 2–1 Deportivo Guadalajara Available
2025-02-08 MEXA Club León 3–3 Deportivo Toluca Available
2025-02-01 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 1–0 UANL Tigres Available
2025-01-29 MEXA Pumas UNAM 1–1 Deportivo Toluca Available
2025-01-24 MEXA Mazatlán FC 2–1 Deportivo Toluca Available
2025-01-18 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 1–1 CF Monterrey Available
2025-01-10 MEXA Club Tijuana 2–4 Deportivo Toluca Available
2024-11-30 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 0–2 CF América Available
2024-11-27 MEXA CF América 2–0 Deportivo Toluca Available
2024-11-09 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 4–0 CF América Available
2024-11-06 MEXA UANL Tigres 2–1 Deportivo Toluca Available
2024-11-02 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 2–2 Club León Available
2024-10-27 MEXA Club Necaxa 1–3 Deportivo Toluca Available
2024-10-22 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 5–0 Puebla FC Available
2024-10-18 MEXA Gallos Blancos 0–1 Deportivo Toluca Available
2024-10-05 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 1–1 Pumas UNAM Available
2024-09-28 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 4–1 Atlas Guadalajara Available
2024-09-22 MEXA Santos Laguna 2–0 Deportivo Toluca Available
2024-09-17 MEXA CF Pachuca 2–2 Deportivo Toluca Available
2024-09-14 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 4–0 Club Tijuana Available
2024-08-31 MEXA CF Monterrey 1–2 Deportivo Toluca Available
2024-08-25 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 2–1 Atlético San Luis Available
2024-07-20 MEXA Cruz Azul 1–1 Deportivo Toluca Available
2024-07-17 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 3–0 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-07-13 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 3–2 FC Juárez Available
2024-07-06 MEXA Deportivo Guadalajara 0–0 Deportivo Toluca Available
2024-05-11 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 0–0 Deportivo Guadalajara Available
2024-05-08 MEXA Deportivo Guadalajara 1–0 Deportivo Toluca Available
2024-04-27 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 0–1 Cruz Azul Available
2024-04-19 MEXA Atlético San Luis 1–5 Deportivo Toluca Available
2024-04-13 MEXA CF América 5–1 Deportivo Toluca Available
2024-04-07 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 4–1 Atlas Guadalajara Available
2024-03-30 MEXA CF Pachuca 2–3 Deportivo Toluca Available
2024-03-17 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 3–0 Pumas UNAM Available

Teams faced most often by Paulinho's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
CF América 37 11 12 14 50 58 -8 30%
UANL Tigres 34 15 8 11 39 41 -2 44%
Club Tijuana 32 15 5 12 51 34 +17 47%
Deportivo Guadalajara 32 10 15 7 36 33 +3 31%
Santos Laguna 31 11 9 11 49 49 0 35%
Cruz Azul 30 10 8 12 36 44 -8 33%
Club León 28 8 9 11 43 52 -9 29%
CF Monterrey 28 11 8 9 41 38 +3 39%
Puebla FC 28 12 8 8 41 31 +10 43%
CF Pachuca 27 13 5 9 42 39 +3 48%
Pumas UNAM 27 11 6 10 36 37 -1 41%
Gallos Blancos 26 14 7 5 51 26 +25 54%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
11/12 Senior debut season
12/13 First senior goal
17/18 Goal #50 (career)
20/21 Goal #100 (career)
23/24 Goal #150 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 39 415 8 0 0 1.73
23/24 47 813 5 0 0 0.55
22/23 38 902 4 1 0 0.5
21/22 46 411 14 0 0 3.07
20/21 38 1,063 4 0 0 0.34
19/20 48 633 7 0 0 1
18/19 38 635 5 0 0 0.71
17/18 43 321 5 0 0 1.4
16/17 38 165 7 0 0 3.82
15/16 47 486 7 1 0 1.48
14/15 18 466 2 0 0 0.39
13/14 27 1,068 7 0 0 0.59
12/13 38 230 9 0 0 3.52

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga ZON Sagres
230 apps
74 G
38 A
Liga Portugal 2
113 apps
37 G
8 A
Taça CTT
37 apps
21 G
7 A
Liga MX Apertura
23 apps
15 G
6 A
Liga MX Clausura
15 apps
12 G
2 A
Europa League
32 apps
9 G
3 A
Taça de Portugal
35 apps
8 G
3 A
Leagues Cup
7 apps
5 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
6 apps
5 G
1 A
Champions League
13 apps
4 G
3 A

Frequently asked about Paulinho

Who is Paulinho?

Paulinho is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Deportivo Toluca.

How old is Paulinho?

Paulinho is 33 years old. He was born on November 9, 1992 in Barcelos.

What position does Paulinho play?

Paulinho plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Paulinho play for?

Paulinho currently plays for Deportivo Toluca.

How many career goals has Paulinho scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Paulinho has scored 192 goals in 519 appearances.

What is Paulinho's market value?

Paulinho's most recent reported market value is €7.50m.