Paulinho Curuá
Brazilian footballer
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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 V.League 1 club The Cong-Viettel.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Tadeu Viana Martins | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Curuá, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | The Cong-Viettel | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025– | The Cong-Viettel | 15 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 2026 | |||
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.[2] On 26 May of that year, he moved to Série D side Central.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] On 15 April 2019, he moved to São Raimundo also on loan.[6]
In September 2019, Paulinho Curuá moved to Carajás on loan,[7] and also helped the side to achieve promotion in the Paraense Second Division. On 22 October 2020, after playing the 2020 Paraense back at Boto, he was announced at Tuna Luso,[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] At the end of April 2023, his loan with Remo was not renewed, and he returned to his parent club Tapajós.[11] On 4 July, however, he signed for a permanent deal for the Azulinos.[12]
Despite being regularly used in the following years, Paulinho Curuá was loaned to Grêmio Prudente on 5 December 2024.[13] On 26 March 2025, he signed a contract with Portuguesa until 2027, for a rumoured fee of R$ 100,000.[14]
In July 2025, after failing to make an appearance for Lusa, Paulinho Curuá left the club after receiving an offer from a Vietnamese club.[15] An 7 August 2025, V.League 1 side The Cong-Viettel announced the arrival of Paulinho Curuá to the team.[16]
Career statistics
- As of 14 March 2026[17]
| 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 | ||||
| The Cong-Viettel | 2025–26 | V.League 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 53 | 2 | 104 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 176 | 7 | ||
- Includes Copa do Brasil and Vietnamese National Cup
- Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
Honours
- Tapajós
- Tuna Luso
- Remo