Paulinho Curuá
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Tadeu Viana Martins | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Curuá, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portuguesa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| São Francisco-PA | |||
| Desportiva Paraense | |||
| Remo | |||
| 2016 | São Raimundo-AM | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Central | 16 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Tapajós (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Tapajós | 27 | (3) |
| 2019 | → São Raimundo-PA (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Carajás (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Tuna Luso (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | → Remo (loan) | 48 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Remo | 31 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Grêmio Prudente (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Portuguesa | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2025 | |||
Paulo Tadeu Viana Martins (born 11 May 1997) commonly known as Paulinho Curuá, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Portuguesa.
Career
Born in Curuá, Pará, Paulinho Curuá represented the youth sides of São Francisco-PA, Desportiva Paraense and Remo before joining the under-20 team of São Raimundo-AM in January 2016.[1] On 26 May of that year, he moved to Série D side Central.[2]
Paulinho Curuá made his senior debut on 15 January 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring Central's second in a 2–0 Campeonato Pernambucano home win over Belo Jardim. He was regularly used during the 2017 Pernambucano, but subsequently lost space, and moved on loan to Tapajós on 5 October 2018.[3]
Paulinho Curuá helped Tapajós to win the 2018 Campeonato Paraense Second Division, scoring the winner in the first leg of the finals against rivals São Raimundo-PA, and renewed his link with the club on 24 December of that year.[4] On 15 April 2019, he moved to São Raimundo also on loan.[5]
In September 2019, Paulinho Curuá moved to Carajás on loan,[6] and also helped the side to achieve promotion in the Paraense Second Division. On 22 Octobr 2020, after playing the 2020 Paraense back at Boto, he was announced at Tuna Luso,[7] where achieved promotion from the Paraense Second Division for the third consecutive time and won the title for the second time.
On 3 May 2021, after scoring three goals for Tapajós in the 2021 Paraense, Paulinho Curuá was loaned to Remo for the Série B season.[8] He made his club debut on 26 June, replacing Kevem in a 1–1 away draw against Náutico, but failed to make any other league appearances as the club suffered relegation.
Paulinho Curuá started to feature more regularly in the following year, and scored his first goal for Remo on 18 July 2022, in a 2–0 win over ABC in the Série C; the goal was featured nationally on Rede Globo's Fantástico program.[9] At the end of April 2023, his loan with Remo was not renewed, and he returned to his parent club Tapajós.[10] On 4 July, however, he signed for a permanent deal for the Azulinos.[11]
Despite being regularly used in the following years, Paulinho Curuá was loaned to Grêmio Prudente on 5 December 2024.[12] On 26 March 2025, he signed a contract with Portuguesa until 2027, for a rumoured fee of R$ 100,000.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 31 March 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Central | 2016 | Série D | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||||
| Tapajós | 2018 | Paraense 2ª Divisão | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | Paraense | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | — | 35 | 4 | — | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||||||
| São Raimundo-PA (loan) | 2019 | Série D | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Carajás (loan) | 2019 | Paraense 2ª Divisão | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Tuna Luso (loan) | 2020 | Paraense 2ª Divisão | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Remo | 2021 | Série B | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Paraense | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 80 | 2 | |||
| Grêmio Prudente (loan) | 2025 | Paulista A2 | — | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Portuguesa | 2025 | Série D | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 47 | 2 | 104 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 170 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Campeonato Pernambucano, Campeonato Paraense Second Division, Campeonato Paraense, Campeonato Paulista Série A2
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
Honours
- Tapajós
- Tuna Luso
- Remo
References
- ^ "Ex-Remo, volante foca em título do estadual júnior pelo São Raimundo-AM" [Formerly of Remo, defensive midfielder focuses on under-20 state league title for São Raimundo-AM] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Série D: Central-PE anuncia saída de Caio, Luiz Felipe Erthal e Juninho e chegada de Curuá" [Série D: Central-PE announce departure of Caio, Luiz Felipe Erthal and Juninho and the arrival of Curuá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Com Felipe e Paulinho Curuá no BID, Boto treina de olho no Santa Rosa" [With Felipe and Paulinho Curuá in the BID, Boto train aiming Santa Rosa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Tapajós anuncia três renovações e novos reforços devem chegar até o final da semana" [Tapajós announce three renewals and new additions may arrive until the weekend] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Ex-Tapajós, volante e meia se apresentam ao São Raimundo" [Formerly of Tapajós, defensive midfielder and midfielder present themselves at São Raimundo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Tapajós "reforça" time do Carajás na disputa da 2ª divisão paraense" [Tapajós "bolster" team of Carajás in the Paraense 2nd division] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Bem-vindos! Paulo Curuá e Bruno Medeiros, dois craques que chegam para somar no time da Tuna Luso Brasileira para o Campeonato Paraense da Segunda divisão 2020" [Welcome! Paulo Curuá and Bruno Medeiros, two ballers who come here to improve the team of Tuna Luso Brasileiro for the 2020 Campeonato Paraense Second Division]. Tuna Luso Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Facebook. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Paulinho Curuá é o novo reforço do Clube do Remo" [Paulinho Curuá is the new addition of Clube do Remo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube do Remo. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Voleio de Curuá em vitória do Remo é eleito o Gol do Fantástico" [Curuá's volley in Remo's win is chosen the goal of Fantástico] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Fábio Bentes confirma saída de Paulinho Curuá: "Hoje ele não tem mais contrato com o Remo"" [Fábio Bentes confirms departure of Paulinho Curuá: "He does not have contract with Remo as of today"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Remo chega a acordo e acerta o retorno de Paulinho Curuá" [Remo reach agreement and bring back Paulinho Curuá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Remo 100%. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Remo confirma empréstimo do volante Paulinho Curuá para time da Série A2 do Paulista" [Remo confirm loan of defensive midfielder Paulinho Curuá to Paulista Série A2 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Portuguesa acerta contratação do volante Paulinho Curuá, do Grêmio Prudente" [Portuguesa sign defensive midfielder Paulinho Curuá, from Grêmio Prudente] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Paulinho Curuá at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2025.