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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Estrela Moreira Alves[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Paços de Ferreira, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portimonense | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Paços Ferreira | ||
| 2009–2018 | Porto | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Porto B | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Portimonense U23 | 73 | (10) |
| 2022– | Portimonense | 47 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015 | Portugal U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:01, 5 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Paulo Estrela Moreira Alves (born 20 February 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Portimonense.
Club career
[edit]Porto
[edit]Estrela was born in Paços de Ferreira, Porto District. He joined FC Porto's academy at the age of 10.[2]
On 7 March 2018, Estrela played his first match as a professional with the B team, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 6–0 away loss against C.D. Nacional in the LigaPro.[3]
Portimonense
[edit]In June 2019, Estrela signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club Portimonense SC,[4] being initially assigned to its under-23 team where he acted as captain.[2] He only made his league debut on 16 April 2022, as a late substitute in the 7–0 defeat at former side Porto.[5][6]
Estrela scored his first goal in the top division on 16 September 2022, the only in a win over G.D. Chaves through a penalty.[7]
International career
[edit]Estrela represented Portugal at youth level. He scored his only goal on 25 March 2015, in a 5–0 victory over Azerbaijan in an under-16 friendly tournament.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Paulo Estrela" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ a b Vieira, João Fernando (31 March 2022). "Paulo Estrela: "Estou pronto para outros voos e para dar o salto no Portimonense"" [Paulo Estrela: "I'm ready for different challenges and to make the leap at Portimonense"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Nacional-FC Porto B, 6–0: Dragões 'massacrados' na Madeira" [Nacional-FC Porto B, 6–0: Dragons 'crushed' in Madeira]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Paulo Estrela reforça o Portimonense" [Paulo Estrela strengthens Portimonense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ Roseiro, Bruno (16 April 2022). "FC Porto goleia Portimonense por 7–0 com hat-trick de Taremi e reforça liderança na Liga antes do dérbi em Alvalade – como aconteceu" [FC Porto thrash Portimonense by 7–0 with hat-trick from Taremi and solidify first place in League before Alvalade derby – how it happened]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Ferreira, Filipe António (17 April 2022). "FC Porto goleia Portimonense por 7–0 e dá passo de gigante rumo ao título" [FC Porto thrash Portimonense by 7–0 and take giant step towards title]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Dias, Eduíno (16 September 2022). "Crónica: Penálti de Paulo Estrela conduz Portimonense à terceira vitória caseira consecutiva" [Report: Paulo Estrela penalty leads Portimonense to third home win in a row] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Sub-16 golearam o Azerbaijão" [Under-16s thrashed Azerbaijan]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- Paulo Estrela at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Paulo Estrela national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Paulo Estrela at Soccerway
