| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Paulo Roberto do Carmo | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ituiutaba | ||
| Number | N/A | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CR Vasco da Gama | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2011 | CENE[2][3] | (5) | |
| 2007 | → Rio Preto[4](loan) | (1) | |
| 2008 | → Persepolis (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Kowsar (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Atlético Sorocaba (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2011- | Ituiutaba | 9 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Nanchang Hengyuan (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Paulo Roberto do Carmo or simply Paulão, more known as di Carmo (Persian: دی کارمو) in Iran, (born 12 March 1985) is a Brazilian football striker who currently plays for Ituiutaba.
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Paulão would start his professional football career with lower league side Centro Esportivo Nova Esperança in 2006. In total he would score 5 league goals and 11 amateur cup goals for them during his time at the club. In 2007 he was loaned out to São Paulo club Rio Preto Esporte Clube and played in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 league where he actually won premotion with the club, nevertheless he returned back to CENE.
On September 2008 he was loaned out to reigning Iranian league title winners Persepolis. His appearance in Persepolis was protested hardly by fans and media in Iran who questioned the pedigree of the signing.[5][6] He was believed as an inapt & amateur player after being unable to convert numerous chances and was only able to score a single goal against Foulad in a 3-2 defeat.[7]
Cosa, Brazilian assistant coach of Persepolis who introduced him to the club claimed that he has scored 17 goals in 21 matches in Brazilian league,[8] although this claim made controversies and not proven yet. on November 4 and November 11, his career information on Wikipedia and Brazilian Football Confederation Website was shown by Adel Ferdosipour at Navad. after pressure of criticism by fans and media, Paolao claimed that he has played for CR Vasco da Gama.[9][10] On November 9, he and Cosa would both be fired from the club.[11]
Paulão would go on to be loaned out to second tier Iranian club Kowsar F.C. and then reginal Brazilian side Atlético Sorocaba before second tier Brazilian side Ituiutaba decided to perminently buy Paulão in 2011. In his debut season at Ituiutaba he would go on to make 9 appearences and score 2 goals before the club allowed Paulão to join Chinese Super League side Nanchang Hengyuan during the league season.
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