Paulo César (footballer, born 1986)
Paulo César da Silva Argolo (Chinese: 保羅; born 27 March 1986), commonly known as Paulo César, is a professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Hong Kong national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paulo César da Silva Argolo | ||
Date of birth | 27 March 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Aracaju, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kitchee | ||
Number | 86 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2005 | Bahia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2009 | Bahia | 0 | (0) |
2009 | → Atlético Alagoinhas (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2010 | Colo Colo-FR | 8 | (0) |
2010–2011 | ASA | 10 | (0) |
2011 | Crato | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Belenenses | 3 | (0) |
2013 | Novo Hamburgo | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Eastern | 10 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Citizen | 18 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Rangers (HKG) | 12 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Tai Po | 8 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Wing Yee | 21 | (0) |
2018– | Kitchee | 6 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Hoi King (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2019 | → Tai Po (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2001–2003 | Brazil U17 | 0 | (0) |
2022– | Hong Kong | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 September 2022 |
Club career
In July 2016, Paulo joined Tai Po.[1]
Paulo finally earned his first start for Kitchee in which he made his first appearance against Southern in the HKPL on 10 May 2021.
He became the first choice goalkeeper in Kitchee’s ACL group stage due to the absence of Wang Zhenpeng, He played his first ACL match on 24 June 2021, beating Thai Port 2-0.
International career
On 10 May 2021, Paulo officially announced that he had received a Hong Kong passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.
On 1 June 2022, Paulo made his international debut for Hong Kong in the friendly match against Malaysia.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 August 2019.[2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Atlético Alagoinhas (loan) | 2009 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Colo Colo-FR | 2010 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
ASA | 2010 | Série B | 6 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2011 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Belenenses | 2011–12 | Liga de Honra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Novo Hamburgo | 2013 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Eastern | 2013–14 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Citizen | 2014–15 | First Division | 18 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Hong Kong Rangers | 2015–16 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Tai Po | 2016–17 | 8 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Wing Yee | 2017–18 | First Division | 21 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
Kitchee | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hoi King (loan) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
Tai Po (loan) | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | Brazil | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Hong Kong | 79 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 103 | 0 | ||
Career total | 88 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 126 | 0 |
- Notes
- Appearances in the Campeonato Baiano
- Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
- Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
- Appearances in the Hong Kong FA Cup
- Appearances in the AFC Cup
- Appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Shield
- Appearances in the HKFA League Cup
- Appearances in the Sapling Cup
Honours
Kitchee
References
- "和富大埔理文流浪為港超沖喜". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- Paulo César at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2017.