Paulo César Fonseca Brandão (born 29 September 2002), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Juventus-SP.
Club career Born in Itu, São Paulo, Paulinho played for the under-17 squad of Guarani in 2019 before making his senior debut with Batatais in the 2020 Campeonato Paulista Série A3. Late in that year, he was signed by Sport Recife and returned to youth setup.
Paulinho made his first team debut for Sport on 24 February 2021, starting and scoring his team's second in a 3–1 Campeonato Pernambucano away win over Vera Cruz. Unable to establish himself as a first team regular in the following years, he was loaned to América de Natal on 1 June 2023, and to Vitória das Tabocas in September.
After scoring seven goals in just ten matches for Vitória, Paulinho returned to Sport for the 2024 season, but again featured rarely before being again loaned out to Botafogo-PB on 27 February of that year. Upon returning, he played for the under-23 squad before rescinding his link on 23 December, and signed for Oeste for the 2025 campaign.
On 10 April 2025, Paulinho was announced at Série D side Barra-SC. After helping the side to achieve a first-ever promotion to the Série C as champions, he moved to Juventus-SP, also helping the side to achieve promotion in the 2026 Campeonato Paulista Série A2.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBatatais2020Paulista A3—61———61Sport Recife2021Série A003110—20612022Série B203000—30802023106010—301102024003000—0030Total3015120—80281América de Natal (loan)2023Série C30————30Vitória das Tabocas (loan)2023Pernambucano Série A2—107———107Botafogo-PB (loan)2024Série C206000—30110Oeste2025Paulista A2—152———152Barra-SC2025Série D121————121Juventus-SP2026Paulista A2—245——753110Career total2017616200018511622
Honours Sport Recife Campeonato Pernambucano: 2023, 2024
Barra-SC Campeonato Brasileiro Série D: 2025
Juventus-SP Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2026
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