Paulo César (footballer, born 1986)

Paulo César da Silva Argolo (Chinese: 保羅; born 27 March 1986), commonly known as Paulo César, is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Brazil, he played for the Hong Kong national team.

Paulo César
Personal information
Full name Paulo César da Silva Argolo
Date of birth (1986-03-27) 27 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Aracaju, Brazil
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2003–2005 Bahia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Bahia 0 (0)
2009Atlético Alagoinhas (loan) 2 (0)
2010 Colo Colo-FR 8 (0)
2010–2011 ASA 10 (0)
2011 Crato 0 (0)
2011–2012 Belenenses 3 (0)
2013 Novo Hamburgo 2 (0)
2013–2014 Eastern 10 (0)
2014–2015 Citizen 18 (0)
2015–2016 Rangers 12 (0)
2016–2017 Tai Po 8 (0)
2017–2018 Wing Yee 21 (0)
2018–2024 Kitchee 32 (0)
2018–2019Hoi King (loan) 10 (0)
2019Tai Po (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2001–2003 Brazil U17
2022–2023 Hong Kong 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Club career

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In July 2016, Paulo joined Tai Po.[1]

In August 2018, Paulo joined Kitchee.

On 10 May 2021, Paulo finally earned his first start for Kitchee in which he made his first appearance against Southern in the HKPL.

Paulo became the first-choice goalkeeper in Kitchee’s ACL group stage due to the absence of Wang Zhenpeng. On 24 June 2021, he played his first ACL match, beating Thai Port 2–0.

International career

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On 10 May 2021, Paulo officially announced that he had received a Hong Kong passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.

On 1 June 2022, Paulo made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly match against Malaysia.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 31 August 2019.[2]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Alagoinhas (loan) 2009 Série D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
Colo Colo-FR 2010 0 0 0 0 8[a] 0 8 0
ASA 2010 Série B 6 0 2[b] 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2011 0 0 2[b] 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Belenenses 2011–12 Liga de Honra 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Novo Hamburgo 2013 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 2 0
Eastern 2013–14 First Division 10 0 2[d] 0 0 0 2[e] 0 3[f] 0 17 0
2014–15 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 17 0
Citizen 2014–15 First Division 18 0 1[d] 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Hong Kong Rangers 2015–16 Premier League 12 0 0 0 4[g] 0 0 0 16 0
Tai Po 2016–17 8 0 1[d] 0 0 0 2[f] 0 11 0
Wing Yee 2017–18 First Division 21 0 4[d] 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Kitchee 2018–19 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hoi King (loan) 10 0 0 0 3[h] 0 0 0 13 0
Tai Po (loan) 2019–20 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Brazil 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 22 0
Portugal 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Hong Kong 79 0 8 0 7 0 2 0 7 0 103 0
Career total 88 0 12 0 7 0 2 0 17 0 126 0
Notes
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Baiano
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
  3. ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Hong Kong FA Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in the AFC Cup
  6. ^ a b Appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Shield
  7. ^ Appearances in the HKFA League Cup
  8. ^ Appearances in the Sapling Cup

International

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National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong 2022 3 0
2023 1 0
Total 4 0
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 1 June 2022 National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Malaysia 0–2 Friendly
2 19 July 2022 Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan   Japan 0–6 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
3 21 September 2022 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong   Myanmar 2–0 Friendly
4 23 March 2023 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong   Singapore 1–1 Friendly

Honours

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Kitchee

References

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  1. ^ "和富大埔理文流浪為港超沖喜". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ^ Paulo César at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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