Paulo Estrela
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Estrela Moreira Alves[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Paços de Ferreira, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Skënderbeu | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Paços Ferreira | ||
| 2009–2018 | Porto | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Porto B | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Portimonense U23 | 73 | (10) |
| 2022–2025 | Portimonense | 47 | (2) |
| 2025– | Skënderbeu | 21 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015 | Portugal U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:57, 18 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Paulo Estrela Moreira Alves (born 20 February 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kategoria e Parë club Skënderbeu.
Porto
Estrela was born in Paços de Ferreira, Porto District. He joined FC Porto's academy at the age of 10.[2]
On 7 March 2018, Estrela played his first match as a professional with the B team, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 6–0 away loss against C.D. Nacional in the LigaPro.[3]
Portimonense
In June 2019, Estrela signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club Portimonense SC,[4] being initially assigned to its under-23 team where he acted as captain.[2] He only made his league debut on 16 April 2022, as a late substitute in the 7–0 defeat at former side Porto.[5][6]
Estrela scored his first goal in the top division on 16 September 2022, the only in a win over G.D. Chaves through a penalty.[7]
Skënderbeu
On 8 January 2025, Estrela severed his ties to Portimonense and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with KF Skënderbeu, bottom of the Albanian Kategoria Superiore.[8]
