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Paulinho
Internacional

Paulinho

Paulo Lucas Santos de Paula

Midfielder · Internacional. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionMID Age29 ClubInternacional Market value€1mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-26
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubInternacionalSerie A Brazil
PositionMidfielderMidfielder
Date of birth29 years old
NationalityBrazilRio de Janeiro
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€1mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-26
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedYellow Cards
Height175 cm74 kg
Shirt number#27Internacional
Performance
Season stats

Serie A Brazil · 2026

Internacional · Midfielder

Appearances2111 starts
Minutes110710 substitute entries
Rating6.69provider season average
Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Shots95 on target
Passing87512 passes · 8 key
Defensive work328 interceptions · 6 blocks
Duels won48.1%74 of 154
Dribble success50%9 of 18
Cards7Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability record

Injury and absence history

Provider-reported fixture absences are grouped into episodes; this is not a medical diagnosis.

No current absence reportedYellow CardsFixture date ·
Last 12 months4groups in recorded history
Last 24 months4groups in recorded history
Last 36 months4groups in recorded history
Provider records7fixture-level reports
Reported episodeRecord datesFixture recordsClub / competitionSource confidence
Yellow CardsOther / unspecifiedFixture dateSingle dated record1Not equal to matches missedInternacionalSerie A BrazilAPI-FootballProvider record
Hamstring InjuryMuscleFixture date → 4Not equal to matches missedInternacionalSerie A BrazilAPI-FootballProvider record
InactiveOther / unspecifiedFixture dateSingle dated record1Not equal to matches missedInternacionalSerie A BrazilAPI-FootballProvider record
Yellow CardsOther / unspecifiedFixture dateSingle dated record1Not equal to matches missedInternacionalSerie A BrazilAPI-FootballProvider record

Days missed, matches missed and availability percentage appear only when a source supplies start, return and fixture-total data. This feed does not currently support those claims reliably.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Paulinho

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

JádsonJádsonAtletico Paranaense · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar value range89match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,107 min / 2026 · 1,559 min

Performance comparison uses the same recorded season and competition.

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Paulinho and Jádson — stored season statistics
Context / metricPaulinhoJádson
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie A BrazilSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleInternacionalAtletico Paranaense
Minutes1,1071,559
Appearances2122
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9000 per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9010.06 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 9080.65 per 9080.46 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90322.6 per 90462.66 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

RonaldoRonaldoInternacional · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar age87match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,107 min / 2026 · 548 min

Performance comparison uses the same recorded season and competition.

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Paulinho and Ronaldo — stored season statistics
Context / metricPaulinhoRonaldo
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie A BrazilSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleInternacionalInternacional
Minutes1,107548
Appearances2112
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9000 per 9010.16 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 9080.65 per 9030.49 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90322.6 per 90193.12 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

ShaylonShaylonMirassol · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar age86match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,107 min / 2026 · 1,049 min

Performance comparison uses the same recorded season and competition.

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Paulinho and Shaylon — stored season statistics
Context / metricPaulinhoShaylon
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie A BrazilSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleInternacionalMirassol
Minutes1,1071,049
Appearances2121
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9000 per 9010.09 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9020.17 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 9080.65 per 90161.37 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90322.6 per 9090.77 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Hugo MouraHugo MouraAl-Fayha · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar age82match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,107 min / 2026 · 627 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Paulinho and Hugo Moura — stored season statistics
Context / metricPaulinhoHugo Moura
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie A BrazilSaudi Pro League
Team in this sampleInternacionalAl-Fayha
Minutes1,107627
Appearances217
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9000 per 9020.29 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 9080.65 per 90101.44 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90322.6 per 90101.44 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Alex SantanaAlex SantanaCorinthians · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · close age profile81match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,107 min / 2026 · 17 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Paulinho and Alex Santana — stored season statistics
Context / metricPaulinhoAlex Santana
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie A BrazilSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleInternacionalCorinthians
Minutes1,10717
Appearances211
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9000 per 900— per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 900— per 90
Key passesTotal / per 9080.65 per 90—— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90322.6 per 90—— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Yuri LaraYuri LaraClub not recorded · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · close age profile78match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,107 min / 2026 · 344 min

Performance comparison uses the same recorded season and competition.

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Paulinho and Yuri Lara — stored season statistics
Context / metricPaulinhoYuri Lara
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie A BrazilSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleInternacionalMirassol
Minutes1,107344
Appearances216
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9000 per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 9080.65 per 90—— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90322.6 per 9092.35 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves31 loans · 0 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record

Latest recorded move: Al-Fayha → Al Shabab · 01 Jul 2023, with terms recorded as Terms not supplied. The player was 26.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202301 Jul 2023Al-Fayha → Al ShababTransferTerms not supplied26
202231 Jul 2022Al Shabab → Al-FayhaLoanTerms not supplied25
202127 Jul 2021Boavista → Al ShababTransferTerms not supplied24
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Internacional · Serie A Brazil

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
Fixture dateYellow Cards

Internacional

Fixture dateHamstring Injury

Internacional

Fixture dateHamstring Injury

Internacional

Fixture dateHamstring Injury

Internacional

Fixture dateHamstring Injury

Internacional

Fixture dateInactive

Internacional

Fixture dateYellow Cards

Internacional

TransferAl-Fayha → Al Shabab

Provider transfer record

LoanAl Shabab → Al-Fayha

Provider transfer record

TransferBoavista → Al Shabab

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Value & contract

Market value

€1m

Transfermarkt · 2026-05-26

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Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

Paulinho in the news

No published article is linked to this player yet.

Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityPaulo Lucas Santos de PaulaHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubInternacionalHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionSerie A BrazilHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionMidfielderMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonNot assessedAPI-Football
Availability6MediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history3HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: Not recordedNo automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours3 updates · 9 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

Defensive MidfielderMidfielder

API-Football current squad
ProfileDetailed position updated

MidfielderDefensive Midfielder

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7 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€1.2m€1.1m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.