Paulo Marcos de Jesus Ribeiro

Paulão
Personal information
Full name Paulo Marcos de Jesus Ribeiro
Date of birth 25 February 1986 (1986-02-25) (age 26)
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current club Guangzhou Evergrande
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Itapirense 0 (0)
2008–2009 Universal 0 (0)
2008–2009 ASA (loan) 16 (0)
2009 Grêmio Prudente (loan) 1 (0)
2010–2011 Grêmio Prudente 6 (0)
2010–2011 Grêmio (loan) 14 (0)
2011– Guangzhou Evergrande 28 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Paulo Marcos de Jesus Ribeiro, known as Paulão (literally elder Paulo, born 25 February 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Guangzhou Evergrande as a centre-back.

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Biography

In January 2008 Paulão was signed by Itapirense in 2-year contract.[1] He infamously cautioned 8 times and suspended twice in the third division of São Paulo state. In June 2008 he was signed by Universal and immediately loaned to ASA for Brazilian third division.[2] Paulão remained in ASA in 2009 season,[3][4] winning Alagoas state league. He also finished as the runner-up of the third division in 2009. He sent off twice after second yellow card in 12 appearances.

Grêmio Prudente

On 21 September 2009 he was loaned to Grêmio Barueri until the end of season.[3][5][6] He made his top division debut on 6 December 2009 (the last round).

In January 2010, Barueri relocated to Presidente Prudente and bought Paulão from Universal.[7] He became a regular starter of the team, made 16 starts in the first division of São Paulo state, finished as the semi-finalists. He also played 6 times in his second season in top division, and was sent off in the opening game.[8] He extended his contract in June.[9]

Grêmio

On 30 August 2010 he left for fellow top division team Grêmio de Porto Alegre in 1-year loan.[10][11] Paulão made his club debut on 11 September (round 21), winning Corinthians 1–0.[12] Since then he made 13 starts for Grêmio, made a total of 20 appearances in 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for both "Grêmio".

In 2011 season, Paulão played 6 out of possible 10 games of the state league of Rio Grande do Sul, 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.[13] It was reported that Grêmio Prudente and Grêmio would divided the transfer fee in fifty-fifty.[14] 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.

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2011
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2008[15] Itapirense Regional (SP A3) 17 1 17 1
2008[16] ASA Série C 4 0 4 0
2009[17] 12 0 2 0 22 2 36 2
2009 Grêmio Prudente Série A 1 0 1 0
2010 6 0 16 0 0 0 22 0
Grêmio 14 0 14 0
2011 0 0 6 0 4 0 10 0
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2011 Guangzhou Evergrande Super League 28 0 2 0 30 0
Total Brazil 37 0 2 0 61 3 4 0 104 3
China PR 28 0 2 0 30 0
Career total 65 0 4 0 61 3 4 0 134 3

Honours

References

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  2. ^ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 03/07/2008" (in Portuguese). CBF. 3 July 2008. http://www2.cbf.com.br/php/bid.php?d=03/07/2008&uf=AL. 
  3. ^ a b Castro, Igor (24 September 2009). "Paulão e Nena rescindem contrato [Paulão & Nena rescinded contract]" (in Portuguese). Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense. http://www.asa-arapiraca.com.br/exibenoticia.php?id=427. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
  4. ^ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 16/01/2009" (in Portuguese). CBF. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5wvM6ayeo. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
  5. ^ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 24/09/2009" (in Portuguese). CBF. 24 September 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5wvMXUFzv. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
  6. ^ "Grêmio Barueri anuncia pacote de reforços [Grêmio Barueri announces package of reinforcement]" (in Portuguese). Grêmio Recreativo Barueri. 25 September 2009. http://www.gremiopp.com.br/futebol/institucional/noticia.php?noticia=313. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
  7. ^ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 29/01/2010" (in Portuguese). CBF. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5wvMpbKJs. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
  8. ^ "Match Report: Avaí 6–1 Prudente" (in Portuguese) (PDF (219 KB)). CBF. 9 May 2010. http://www2.cbf.com.br/2010/brasileiro/a/pdf/avpr090510s.pdf. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
  9. ^ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 29/06/2010" (in Portuguese). CBF. 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5wvNfbfRE. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
  10. ^ "GRÊMIOTV: PAULÃO É APRESENTADO OFICIALMENTE" (in Portuguese). Gremio FBPA. 30 August 2010. http://www.gremio.net/news/view.aspx?id=11249. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
  11. ^ "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 31/08/2010" (in Portuguese). CBF. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5wvOAWaOM. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
  12. ^ "Match Report: Corinthians 0–1 Grêmio" (in Portuguese) (PDF (760 KB)). CBF. 11 September 2010. http://www2.cbf.com.br/2010/brasileiro/a/pdf/cogr110910s.pdf. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
  13. ^ "恒大350万美元签强援 4年长约锁定巴西豪门铁闸 [Evergrande signed a major foreign reinforcement for US$3.5million; 4-year contract tied the "iron-gate" from Brazilian club giant]" (in Chinese). Sohu. 2 March 2011. http://sports.sohu.com/20110303/n279633714.shtml. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
  14. ^ Lopes, Tatiana (2 March 2011). "Paulão está vendido ao futebol chinês [Paulão sold to Chinese football]" (in Portuguese). Clic Esportes. http://www.clicrbs.com.br/esportes/rs/noticias/default,3226820,Fabio-Rochemback-revela-que-Paulao-esta-vendido-ao-futebol-chines.html. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
  15. ^ "Competições>Paulista – Série A3>2008>Súmulas" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF). http://www.futebolpaulista.com.br/competicao.php?page=2&cam=76&cat=46&ano=2008. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
  16. ^ "CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO SÉRIE C – 2008" (in Portuguese). CBF. http://www2.cbf.com.br/php/tabela.php?ct=3&cc=20&aa=2008. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
  17. ^ "Tabela de Jogos: Alagoano 1ª Divisão 2009 – 1º Turno" (in Portuguee). Federação Alagoana de Futebol (FAF). http://www.futeboldealagoas.net/index.php/campeonatos/verJogos/campeonato/5/. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 

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