Oscar de Paula Gamero

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Personal information
Óscar de Paula
Full name	Óscar de Paula Gamero
Date of birth	31 May 1975 (1975-05-31) (age 33)
Place of birth	Durango, Spain
Height	180 cm
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	SD Ponferradina
Number	9
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–1995 1995–2006 2006–2007 2007–	CD Badajoz Real Sociedad Cádiz CF SD Ponferradina	27 (5) 303 (60) 29 (4) 15 (13)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 26, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of April 26, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Óscar de Paula Gamero, De Paula (born May 31, 1975 in Durango, Vizcaya (Basque Country), Spain), is a Spanish football player who currently plays for SD Ponferradina in the Spanish Segunda División B. The striker was born in Vizcaya (Basque Country) but his family comes from Olivenza (Extremadura).

He began his football career playing for the low categories of Olivenza, changing later to Salesianos (in Badajoz). Being still a junior he moved to CD Badajoz. He then played for two seasons in the Spanish Segunda División for Badajoz, before moving back to Basque Country at the beginning of 1995-96 season to play for La Liga's Real Sociedad. He remained there 11 seasons, all of them playing in the first division.

His time as a player for Real Sociedad was very successful although he was never a regular starter. He is best known for his abilities of scoring goals coming as a substitute. He usually made a good ratio goals scored/minutes played. Through 1999-2001 he scored 9 goals each season, but on his last (2005-06) only managed 6 matches (280 minutes), with 3 goals.

After that season, De Paula left and moved south to play for Cádiz CF in the Spanish second-tier, "descending" yet another level in 2007-08, joining third division's SD Ponferradina.