Marcos Paulo (footballer, born 1988)

Marcos Paulo
Personal information
Full name Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-13) 13 July 1988[1]
Place of birth Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil[1]
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Académica
Number 17
Youth career
2006 Venda Nova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Caldense 15 (2)
2008–2010 Le Mans B 58 (3)
2009–2010 Le Mans 4 (0)
2010–2012 União Leiria 52 (1)
2012–2015 Académica 50 (7)
2015–2019 Panetolikos 94 (5)
2019–2020 Académica 19 (1)
2020–2022 Vizela 58 (5)
2022–2023 Farense 27 (1)
2023–2025 Paços Ferreira 51 (1)
2025– Académica 28 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:42, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes (born 13 July 1988), known as Marcos Paulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Académica de Coimbra. He also holds Italian nationality.

Club career

Born in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Marcos Paulo played with Venda Nova Futebol Clube and Associação Atlética Caldense in his country.[2] In January 2008, he joined Ligue 1 side Le Mans Union Club 72.[3]

During his two-and-a-half-year spell in France, Paulo was almost exclusively associated with the reserve team.[4] He made his league debut for the main squad on 18 April 2009, featuring 17 minutes of a 2–0 away win against Valenciennes FC.[5]

Marcos Paulo spent the following seasons competing in Portugal's Primeira Liga, with U.D. Leiria[6] and Académica de Coimbra.[7] On 29 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Super League Greece club Panetolikos F.C. for an undisclosed fee,[8] where he totalled 105 appearances.[9]

In five of the next six seasons, Marcos Paulo competed in the Liga Portugal 2 with Académica, F.C. Vizela,[9] Farense and F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[10] He won promotion with Vizela in 2020–21, contributing 33 matches and two goals to this achievement (35 in all competitions) and subsequently agreeing to a new deal,[11][12] and repeated the feat with Farense in 2022–23.[13]

Marcos Paulo returned to Académica on 28 July 2025 aged 37, with the club now in the Liga 3.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Marcos Paulo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Marcos Paulo anuncia o adeus ao P. Ferreira" [Marcos Paulo announces goodbye to P. Ferreira]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 June 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Transferências para o exterior" [Abroad transfers] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  4. ↑ Jeanjean, Bertrand (31 May 2021). "EN IMAGES. Football: quand Le Mans dansait la samba" [IN PICTURES. Football: when Le Mans danced the samba]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Le Tallec, encore" [Le Tallec, again]. Le Parisien (in French). 19 April 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Leiria, Manuel (6 July 2010). "União de Leiria: manutenção continua a ser o objectivo" [União de Leiria: survival is still the goal]. Região de Leiria (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Marcos Paulo e John Ogu oficializados" [Marcos Paulo and John Ogu made official] (in Portuguese). Académica Coimbra. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  8. ↑ Tempelis, Vasilis (29 July 2015). Στον Παναιτωλικό ο Μάρκος Πάουλο [Marcos Paulo to Panetolikos] (in Greek). Sport 24. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Marcos Paulo é o segundo reforço anunciado no FC Vizela" [Marcos Paulo is the second addition announced at FC Vizela] (in Portuguese). Rádio Vizela. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Ventura, Mário Rui (4 July 2023). "Oficial: Marcos Paulo é reforço do Paços de Ferreira" [Official: Marcos Paulo is addition to Paços de Ferreira] (in Portuguese). Flash Score. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Tavares, Ruben (10 June 2021). "Marcos Paulo renova por mais uma temporada" [Marcos Paulo renews for another season]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Pires, Edgar (30 May 2022). "Marcos Paulo reforça meio-campo do Farense" [Marcos Paulo bolsters Farense midfield] (in Portuguese). diariOnline Região Sul. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Marcos Paulo não acompanha Farense na subida à Liga" [Marcos Paulo does not go with Farense in promotion to League] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  14. ↑ Chambel, Ricardo (28 July 2025). "Edson Farias e Marcos Paulo reforçam Académica" [Edson Farias and Marcos Paulo strengthen Académica]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 May 2026.
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