Paulo Victor (footballer, born 1987)
Brazilian footballer
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Paulo Victor Mileo Vidotti (born 12 January 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Turkish Süper Lig club Alanyaspor.
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Paulo Victor in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Victor Mileo Vidotti[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Assis, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alanyaspor | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2004 | Assisense | ||
| 2004–2007 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2017 | Flamengo | 94 | (0) |
| 2008 | → America-RJ (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Gaziantepspor (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Grêmio | 69 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Marítimo | 30 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Al-Ettifaq | 64 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Al-Rayyan | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Alanyaspor | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025 | |||
Career
Early life and Assisense
Paulo Victor started playing school football at Peraltinha located in the city of Assis, which was directed by the coach Roberto Carlos Amoriélli.
In 2004, Paulo Victor played for Assisense in the Campeonato Paulista da Segunda Divisão. That year the team did not rise to the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 by just two goals.[2]
Flamengo
He arrived at Flamengo in 2004, at 17 years old,[3] and won many titles with the club's youth team, such as the youth Campeonato Carioca de Juniores three times (2005, 2006, and 2007), the Torneio Octávio Pinto Guimarães twice (2006 and 2007), and the Copa Record Rio de Futebol (2005).
He was promoted from the youth team in the beginning of 2007 by coach Ney Franco. In 2008 Paulo had his first chance at playing at a professional level on loan at America-RJ, where he played 13 matches in the Campeonato Carioca.
Paulo Victor became the team's second choice goalkeeper after Bruno and Diego left the club in 2010.
In the last match of the 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Paulo Victor made his debut for the club's professional team in a match against Santos at Vila Belmiro, which ended 0-0.[4]
He became the club's first-choice goalkeeper after Marcelo Lomba transferred to Flamengo in 2011.
Gaziantepspor (loan)
On January 26, 2017 Gaziantepspor signed Paulo Victor on loan until the end of the 2017-18 season. He debuted in the Turkish league three days later against Trabzonspor in a 4-0 loss.[5] Despite having a long loan contract with the Turkish club, Paulo Victor re-signed with Gaziantepspor due to wage arrears.[6]
Grêmio
From 2017 to 2021, Paulo Victor played for Brazilian club Grêmio, featuring in a total of 108 games for the side and winning the 2017 Copa Libertadores and the 2018 Recopa Sudamericana. On August 3, 2021, Paulo Victor terminated his contract with the club making him a free agent.[7]
Marítimo
On August 6, 2021 Portuguese club Marítimo signed Paulo Victor on a free transfer, with a one-year contract agreed.[8]
Al-Ettifaq
On 8 July 2022, Paulo Victor joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq on a one-year deal with an option to extend for a further year.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 September 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2007 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 19 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 15[b] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 94 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 158 | 0 | ||
| America-RJ (loan) | 2008 | State | — | — | — | 13[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Gaziantepspor (loan) | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Grêmio | 2017 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 10[d] | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 69 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 108 | 0 | ||
| Marítimo | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2022–23 | SPL | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 271 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 390 | 0 | ||
- Includes Copa do Brasil, King Cup
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
- Fifteen appearances in Campeonato Carioca, four appearances in Primeira Liga.
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
Honours
- Flamengo
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2009
- Copa do Brasil: 2013
- Campeonato Carioca: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014
- Grêmio
- Copa Libertadores: 2017
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2018
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Recopa Gaúcha: 2019, 2021