Paulo Marcos de Jesus Ribeiro (born 25 February 1986), commonly known as Paulão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Paysandu.
Club career
Early career In January 2008, Paulão was signed by Itapirense in 2-year contract. He was infamously cautioned 8 times and suspended twice in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3. In June 2008 he was signed by Universal Futebol Clube and immediately loaned to ASA for the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. Paulão remained in ASA in 2009 season, winning the Campeonato Alagoano. His team also finished as the runner-up of 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 2009.
Grêmio Prudente On 21 September 2009 he was loaned to Grêmio Barueri during the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut on 6 December 2009.
In January 2010, Barueri relocated to Presidente Prudente and bought Paulão from Universal. He became a regular starter of the team, made 16 starts in the 2010 Campeonato Paulista, finished as the semi-finalists. He also played 6 times in the 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, and was sent off in the opening game. He extended his contract in June.
Grêmio On 29 August 2010 he left for fellow top division team Grêmio de Porto Alegre in one-year loan. Paulão made his club debut on 11 September 2010, winning Corinthians 1–0. Since then he made 13 starts for Grêmio, made a total of 20 appearances in 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for Grêmio and Grêmio Prudente. In 2011 season, Paulão played 6 out of possible 10 games of 2011 Campeonato Gaúcho, reached semi-final of the first stage, the Piratini Cup. He left the club before the final. He was the starting centre-back in the 2011 Copa Libertadores.
Guangzhou Evergrande On 2 March 2011, Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande announced that they had signed Paulão on a four-year deal with a fee of US$3.5 million. It was reported that Grêmio Prudente and Grêmio would divided the transfer fee in fifty-fifty. Paulão made his CSL debut for Guangzhou against Dalian Shide on 2 April 2011. He made 28 appearances in the 2011 league season as Guangzhou Evergrande successfully achieved Super League champion for the first time in the club's history.
Return to Brazil On 6 January 2013, Paulão was loaned to Cruzeiro for one year. On 2 January 2014, Internacional announced that they would sign Paulão on a three-year contract. In May 2017, he signed a loan deal with Vasco da Gama. In August 2018 he signed a loan deal until December 2019 with América Mineiro.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsItapirense2008Paulista A3—171———171ASA2008Série C40————402009Série C12022220——362Total16022220——402Grêmio Prudente2009Série A10————102010Série A601600000—220Total701600000—230Grêmio (loan)2010Série A140————1402011Série A0060—4Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores0—100Total14060—40—240Guangzhou Evergrande2011Chinese Super League280—20——3002012Chinese Super League190—20——210Total470—40——510Cruzeiro (loan)2013Série A2111110——142Internacional2014Série A223110402Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana0—3932015Série A2421104010—4022016Série A31015430—3Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga05342017Série B007031—20121Total775424141305014310Vasco da Gama (loan)2017Série A241————2412018Série A50901081—231Total291901081—472América Mineiro (loan)2018Série B50————502019Série B21114220——373Total26114220——423Fortaleza2019Série A122————1222020Série A3107120207Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste0491Total43271202070613Cuiabá2021Série A3511000—003612022Série A14081201000251Total49191201000612Paysandu2023Série C11100——001112024Série B000000—0000Total1110000—00111Career total321121551228118112053426
Honours ASA Campeonato Alagoano: 2009
Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese Super League: 2011, 2012 Chinese FA Cup: 2012 Chinese FA Super Cup: 2012
Cruzeiro Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2013
Internacional Campeonato Gaúcho: 2014, 2015, 2016
Fortaleza Campeonato Cearense: 2020
Cuiabá Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2021, 2022
References
External links
Futpedia (Profile 2) Grêmio Profile