Paulinho Guerreiro

Paulinho Guerreiro
Paulinho playing for BK Häcken in 2015
Personal information
Full name Paulo José de Oliveira
Date of birth (1986-03-09) 9 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth São José dos Campos, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
São José
Youth career
Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 São José
2006 União Barbarense
2007 Democrata
2007–2010 BK Häcken 87 (37)
2011–2012 Örebro 19 (4)
2012 São José 4 (0)
2013–2014 Bragantino 6 (0)
2014 Paraná 10 (1)
2014 Al Dhafra 4 (0)
2015 XV de Piracicaba 15 (7)
2015–2019 BK Häcken 98 (60)
2020 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0 (0)
2020–2021 Hammarby IF 27 (4)
2022– São José 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2022

Paulo José de Oliveira (born 9 March 1986), commonly known as Paulinho Guerreiro or simply Paulinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for São José.

Having previously spent ten seasons at BK Häcken in the Swedish Allsvenskan, Paulinho is the club's all-time leading scorer with 113 goals in all competitions.

Career

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BK Häcken and Örebro SK

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In the summer of 2007, Paulinho left his native Brazil and joined BK Häcken in Superettan, Sweden's second tier. In 2008, his second season with the club, BK Häcken got promoted to Allsvenskan. He played for the club for two more seasons in the first division, scoring 15 goals in 50 games, before leaving at the end of 2010.[1][2]

In March 2011, Paulinho moved to Örebro SK in Allsvenskan, after failing to secure a contract elsewhere in Europe.[3] He played 19 games for the club throughout the season, scoring four goals, but left for his native Brazil at the end of the year for personal reasons. His contract with Örebro SK was terminated in early 2012 by mutual consent.[4]

Years in Brazil

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Back in Brazil, Paulinho represented São José, Bragantino, Paraná and Piracicaba between 2012 and 2015. He also had a brief spell at Al Dhafra in the UAE Pro League.[5][1]

Return to BK Häcken

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On 15 April 2015, at age 29, Paulinho returned to BK Häcken in Allsvenskan.[1] He immediately made an impact back at his former club, scoring 11 goals in 14 league games in the 2015 Allsvenskan.[5][2]

In 2016, Paulinho was plagued by injuries, but scored nine goals in just 11 league games.[2] He scored a penalty when BK Häcken won the 2015–16 Svenska Cupen on 5 May, the club's first ever domestic title, beating Malmö FF in the final after a 2–2 draw (5–6 on penalties).[6][7]

In 2017, Paulinho scored nine goals in 25 games, as BK Häcken finished fourth in the Allsvenskan table.[2] At the end of the season, on 21 December, he signed a new two-year contract with the club.[8]

In 2018, Paulinho was the Allsvenskan top scorer, scoring 20 goals in 27 league games, as BK Häcken finished fifth in the table.[9] At the end of the year, he was named the Most valuable player and Forward of the year in Allsvenskan.[10][11]

In 2019, Paulinho scored 11 goals in 21 league games, as the club finished sixth in the Allsvenskan table.[2] The club won the 2018–19 Svenska Cupen on 30 May, beating AFC Eskilstuna in the final after a 3–0 win.[12] On 1 September, Paulinho became BK Häcken's all-time leading scorer with 113 goals in all competitions.[13][14]

At the end of 2019, Paulinho left BK Häcken and signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Premier League.[15]

Hammarby IF

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On 24 January 2020, Paulinho returned to Sweden, after terminating his contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva before making any appearances. He signed a two-year deal with Hammarby IF, sought out as a replacement for Nikola Đurđić.[16] In a debut season plagued by injuries, Paulinho scored just three goals in 16 league games for his side, as Hammarby disappointedly finished in eight place in Allsvenskan.[17] Paulinho scored in the first round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League against Puskás Akadémia (in a 3–0 win), before the club was eliminated from the tournament in the second round against Lech Poznań (in a 0–3 loss).[18][19]

On 30 May 2021, Paulinho won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against his former club BK Häcken in the final, where he scored his attempt.[20][21] After recovering from an injury, Paulinho featured in the second leg as the club was knocked out in the play-off round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League by Basel (4–4 on aggregate) after a penalty shoot-out, in which he missed his attempt.[22][23] At the end of the year, it was announced that Paulinho would leave the club at the expiration of his contract.[24]

Return to Brazil

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On 7 January 2022, Paulinho returned to Brazil, signing with São José, making a third stint at his first professional club.[25]

Career statistics

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As of 4 December 2021[26][27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
BK Häcken 2007 Superettan 17 13 4 1 21 14
2008 20 9 20 9
2009 Allsvenskan 26 7 2 0 28 7
2010 24 8 24 8
Total 87 37 2 0 4 1 91 38
Örebro 2011 Allsvenskan 19 4 4 1 2 0 25 5
São José 2012 Paulista Série A2 4 0 4 0
Bragantino 2013 Série B 6 0 6 0
Al Dhafra 2014–15 Arabian Gulf League 4 0 4 0
XV de Piracicaba 2015 Paulista Série A1 15 7 15 7
BK Häcken 2015 Allsvenskan 14 11 14 11
2016 11 9 6 7 2 0 19 16
2017 25 9 3 1 28 10
2018 27 20 4 2 4 1 36 26
2019 21 11 7 5 2 0 30 16
Total 98 60 20 15 8 1 127 77
Hammarby IF 2020 Allsvenskan 16 3 5 0 2 1 23 4
2021 10 1 1 0 1 0 12 1
Total 27 4 6 0 3 1 36 5
Career total 260 112 32 16 17 3 309 131

Honours

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BK Häcken

Hammarby IF

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Paulinho är tillbaka!" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 15 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Paulo José de Oliveira" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 16 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Paulinho: "Jag är väldigt nöjd med att vara i ÖSK"" (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 2 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Örebro överväger att sparka Paulinho" (in Swedish). Expressen. 25 January 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Paulinho: "Vill stanna – är lycklig i Häcken"" (in Swedish). Expressen. 3 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Historia" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Sandberg sköt Häcken till cuptiteln" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Palle: "Jag älskar den här klubben"" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Allsvenska skyttekungar och publiksnitt" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 16 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Årets MVP och skytteligavinnare: Paulinho" (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 21 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Dubbelt upp för Paulinho i Allsvenskans Stora Pris!" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 19 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Häcken vinnare av Svenska cupen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Paulinho historisk när BK Häcken tog tredje raka" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 1 September 2019.
  14. ^ "10. Paulo Jose de Oliveira" (in Swedish). BK Häcken.
  15. ^ "Paulinho lämnar BK Häcken" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 14 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Paulinho till Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 24 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Paulinho talar ut om nattsvart år: "Jag var nära att sluta med fotboll"" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. 23 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Hammarby 3 – 0 Puskás Akadémia". UEFA. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Hammarby 0 – 0 Lech". UEFA. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Hammarby 3 – 1 Basel". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Ett slut att glömma efter 210 minnesvärda minuter" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Hammarby bekräftar: Fem spelare lämnar" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  25. ^ "São José anuncia atacante Paulinho Guerreiro para a disputa do Paulista da Série A3" (in Portuguese). Grupo Globo. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  26. ^ "PAULINHO". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  27. ^ "Paulo De Oliveira" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
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