Paulo César da Silva Argolo (Chinese: 保羅; born 27 March 1986), commonly known as Paulo César, is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and is currently a free agent. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Hong Kong national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo César da Silva Argolo | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Aracaju, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Bahia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Bahia | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Atlético 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) |
| 2018–2019 | → Hoi King (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Tai Po (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2003 | Brazil U17 | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | 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
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
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
Club
- 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
| 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
Kitchee
References
External links
- Paulo César at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Paulo César da Silva Argolo at HKFA