Flávio Paixão
 Paixão with Hamilton Academical in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Flávio Emanuel Lopes Paixão | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Sesimbra, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Alfarim | ||
| 1995–2003 | Sesimbra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2005 | Sesimbra | ||
| 2005–2006 | Porto B | 11 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Villanovense | 34 | (10) |
| 2007 | Jaén | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Benidorm | 53 | (11) |
| 2009–2011 | Hamilton Academical | 56 | (10) |
| 2011–2013 | Tractor Sazi | 61 | (20) |
| 2014– | Śląsk Wrocław | 42 | (15) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Flávio Emanuel Lopes Paixão (born 19 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Polish club Śląsk Wrocław as a forward.
His twin brother Marco is also a footballer, Flávio being the younger by five minutes.[1]
Football career
Early career
Born in Sesimbra, Paixão spent his early career in Portugal and Spain, playing with lowly teams in both countries – his hometown's Grupo Desportivo Sesimbra, F.C. Porto B, CF Villanovense, Real Jaén and Benidorm CF.
In the 2006–07 season he scored a career-best 10 goals for Villanovense, but suffered relegation from Segunda División B, the only division in which he competed in Spain.
Hamilton Academical
Paixão's first taste of professional football came in 2009 as he signed for Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical on 6 August, alongside twin brother Marco.[2] He made his league debut for Hamilton on 15 August, against Kilmarnock.[3]
Paixão was released from his contract with Hamilton with immediate effect on 14 April 2011, alongside his brother.[4] He appeared in 61 official games for the Accies, scoring 11 goals.
Tractor Sazi
On 2 August 2011 Paixão signed a one-year contract with Tractor Sazi F.C. in Iran, for an undisclosed fee.[5] In his first season he netted a club-best ten goals in the Pro League, being voted by Goal.com as best player on the team.[6]
Statistics
- As of 11 March 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2005–06[7] | Segunda Divisão | 11 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Villanovense | 2006–07[8] | Segunda División B | 34 | 10 | — | — | 34 | 10 | ||
| Jaén | 2007–08[8] | Segunda División B | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Benidorm | 2007–08[8] | Segunda División B | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| 2008–09[8] | Segunda División B | 34 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 38 | 8 | ||
| Total | 53 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 13 | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 2009–10[9] | Scottish Premier League | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 29 | 7 | |
| 2010–11[10] | Scottish Premier League | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| Total | 56 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 61 | 11 | |||
| Tractor Sazi | 2011–12[11] | Iran Pro League | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 10 | |
| 2012–13[11] | Iran Pro League | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 37 | 11 | |
| Total | 61 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 21 | ||
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2013–14[11] | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| 2014–15[11] | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | 27 | 14 | ||
| Total | 36 | 15 | 4 | 1 | — | 40 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 259 | 67 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 281 | 73 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
References
- ↑ "Reid gets brothers on board". ClubCall. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ↑ "Hamilton sign up Portuguese twins". BBC Sport. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ↑ "Kilmarnock 3–0 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ↑ "Paixao twins released by Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ↑ "Traktorsazi signs Flavio Paixao". Persian League. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ فلاویو لوپز بهترین بازیکن فصل تراکتورسازی انتخاب شد (in Persian). Goal.com. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ "Flávio Paixão". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Paixao: Flavio Emanuel Lopes Paixao". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Matches played by Flavio Paixao in 2009/10". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Matches played by Flavio Paixao in 2010/11". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Flávio Paixão". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Flávio Paixão profile at ForaDeJogo
- BDFutbol profile
- Flávio Paixão career statistics at Soccerbase
- Persian League stats
- Flávio Paixão at 90minut.pl (Polish)
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