Paulo Eduardo

Paulo Eduardo
Personal information
Full name Paulo Eduardo Ferreira Godinho
Date of birth (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002
Place of birth Anápolis, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Riga
Number 33
Youth career
2012–2016 Anápolis
2016–2021 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Cruzeiro 6 (0)
2022–2024 Santa Clara 8 (0)
2023 → Novorizontino (loan) 5 (0)
2024 Novorizontino 0 (0)
2024–2025 Alverca 15 (0)
2025– Riga 20 (3)
2025 → Auda (loan) 13 (1)
International career
2018 Brazil U17 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026

Paulo Eduardo Ferreira Godinho (born 14 February 2002) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Latvian club Riga.

Club career

Paulo Eduardo is a youth product of Anápolis before moving to Cruzeiro's youth academy in 2016.[1] He signed his first professional contract with Cruzeiro on 3 November 2020.[2] He made his professional debut with Cruzeiro in a 1–0 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B win over Sampaio Corrêa on 9 January 2021.[3]

On 6 August 2022, Paulo Eduardo transferred to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Santa Clara signing a 5-year contract.[4]

In July 2023, Santa Clara sent Paulo Eduardo on a season-long loan to Série B club Grêmio Novorizontino.[5] In January 2024, he joined Novorizontino on a permanent deal.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cruzeiro 2020 Série B 60————60
2021 Série B 3010———40
2022 Série B 0000——1[a]010
Total 9010——10110
Santa Clara 2022–23 Primeira Liga 801020——110
Career total 17020200010220
  1. ↑ Appearance in Campeonato Mineiro

International career

Paulo Eduardo is a youth international for Brazil, having played for the Brazil U17s in the summer of 2018.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Cruzeiro Esporte Clube". www.cruzeiro.com.br.
  2. ↑ "Cruzeiro renova contrato do zagueiro Paulo, de 18 anos, até 2023". Lance!.
  3. ↑ ""Realização de um sonho"; Paulo Eduardo comemora estreia na equipe profissional do Cruzeiro". Bolavip Brasil. 10 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Santa Clara, de Portugal, anuncia a contratação de dupla do Cruzeiro". TNT Sports.
  5. ↑ "Paulo Eduardo emprestado pelo Santa Clara ao Novorizontino" [Paulo Eduardo loaned by Santa Clara to Novorizontino] (in European Portuguese). Record. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Transfers Novorizontino : all the ins, outs and rumours". BeSoccer. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Zagueiro Paulo Eduardo, do time sub-17 do Cruzeiro, celebra convocação à Seleção Brasileira e cita inspiração em Murilo e Dedé - Superesportes". Superesportes. 24 August 2018.
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