Paulo Sérgio (footballer, born 1984)
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Paulo Sérgio
| image =
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| fullname = Paulo Sérgio Moreira Gonçalves{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/paulo-sergio/sporting/1576-128-4564|title=Paulo Sérgio|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|access-date=5 March 2024}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|1|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lisbon, Portugal
| position = Attacking midfielder, winger
| currentclub =
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| youthyears1 = 1994–1995 | youthclubs1 = Benfica
| youthyears2 = 1996–1997 | youthclubs2 = Vitória Lisboa
| youthyears3 = 1997–1999 | youthclubs3 = Oriental
| youthyears4 = 1999–2002 | youthclubs4 = Sporting CP
| years1 = 2002–2003 | clubs1 = Sporting CP B | caps1 = 33 | goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2003–2008 | clubs2 = Sporting CP | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2004 | clubs3 = → Académica (loan) | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2005–2006 | clubs4 = → Belenenses (loan) | caps4 = 45 | goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2006 | clubs5 = → Estrela Amadora (loan) | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2007 | clubs6 = → Aves (loan) | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2007–2008 | clubs7 = → Portimonense (loan) | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2008–2009 | clubs8 = Salamanca | caps8 = 20 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2009–2011 | clubs9 = Olhanense | caps9 = 44 | goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2011–2012 | clubs10 = Vitória Guimarães | caps10 = 18 | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2012–2013 | clubs11 = AEL Limassol | caps11 = 27 | goals11 = 6
| years12 = 2013–2014 | clubs12 = Arouca | caps12 = 6 | goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2014 | clubs13 = Olhanense | caps13 = 12 | goals13 = 2
| years14 = 2015–2016 | clubs14 = DPMM | caps14 = 39 | goals14 = 18
| years15 = 2017–2018 | clubs15 = Bhayangkara | caps15 = 59 | goals15 = 19
| years16 = 2019–2020 | clubs16 = Bali United | caps16 = 27 | goals16 = 2
| totalcaps = 393 | totalgoals = 66
| nationalyears1 = 2002 | nationalteam1 = Portugal U18 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2002–2003 | nationalteam2 = Portugal U19 | nationalcaps2 = 15 | nationalgoals2 = 8
| nationalyears3 = 2004 | nationalteam3 = Portugal U20 | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2004–2005 | nationalteam4 = Portugal U21 | nationalcaps4 = 11 | nationalgoals4 = 4
| nationalyears5 = 2005 | nationalteam5 = Portugal B | nationalcaps5 = 2 | nationalgoals5 = 0
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Paulo Sérgio Moreira Gonçalves (born 24 January 1984), known as Paulo Sérgio, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or right winger.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 162 matches and 13 goals over eight seasons, appearing in the competition for Académica, Belenenses, Estrela da Amadora, Aves, Olhanense, Vitória de Guimarães and Arouca. He also played professionally in Spain, Cyprus, Singapore and Indonesia, winning the Singapore Premier League with DPMM and repeating the feat in Liga 1 with Bhayangkara and Bali United.
Paulo Sérgio finished second at the 2003 European Under-19 Championship with Portugal, being the tournament's top scorer.
Club career
Born in Lisbon, Paulo Sérgio started his career at local Sporting CP, but never appeared in the Primeira Liga with the first team.{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/geral/selecao/paulo-sergio-sporting-em-entrevista-tinha-quaresma-como-um-irmao?_ga=2.95947481.438289517.1709657545-amp-6qmXMCyC5FFPQ5G8_nE62A|title=Paulo Sérgio (Sporting) em entrevista: "Tinha Quaresma como um irmão"|trans-title=Paulo Sérgio (Sporting) in interview: "Quaresma was like a brother to me"|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Ricardo|last=Gouveia|language=pt|date=4 August 2003|access-date=5 March 2024}} In April 2003, 10% of his economic rights were sold to an investment fund along with other youth products, and he would be loaned several times in the following years, for example spending two seasons with Lisbon neighbours C.F. Os Belenenses; on 25 November 2004, before leaving for the latter club,{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.pt/lusa/paulo-sergio-diz-que-titulo-de-campeao-da-indonesia-e-fruto-de-trabalho-arduo-8908253.html/|title=Paulo Sérgio diz que título de campeão da Indonésia é fruto de trabalho árduo|trans-title=Paulo Sérgio says champions title in Indonesia is the product of hard work|newspaper=Diário de Notícias|language=pt|date=10 November 2017|access-date=6 February 2018}} he appeared for the Lions in a 4–0 win at FC Dinamo Tbilisi in that season's UEFA Cup, coming on as a substitute for Roudolphe Douala in the 65th minute.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/internacional/competicoes-de-clubes/liga-europa/detalhe/sporting-frente-d-tbilissi-um-bom-empregado-merece-os-brindes.html|title=Sporting frente D. Tbilissi: Um bom empregado merece os brindes|trans-title=Sporting against D. Tbilisi: A good waiter deserves a trinket|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=26 November 2004|access-date=3 December 2015}}
After one season with Portimonense S.C. of the Segunda Liga, Paulo Sérgio was released by Sporting and signed for Spanish side UD Salamanca.{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2008/07/05/mas_futbol/1215239228_850215.html|title=La Unión presentó a Paulo Sergio, extremo portugués|trans-title=Unión presented Paulo Sergio, Portuguese winger|newspaper=Diario AS|first=A.|last=Pérez|language=es|date=5 July 2008|access-date=5 March 2024}} He appeared in roughly half of the games during the campaign, as the Castile and León team finished ninth in the Segunda División.{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2009/06/23/mas_futbol/1245738453_850215.html|title=El 'proyecto Amaral' se viste de largo en Castalia|trans-title=The 'Amaral project' gets going at Castalia|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Javier|last=Sidro|language=es|date=23 June 2009|access-date=5 March 2024}}
Paulo Sérgio returned to his country and Algarve in summer 2009, joining S.C. Olhanense who had just promoted to the top flight{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/amp/olhanense-paulo-sergio-ex-salamanca-assina-por-duas-epocas|title=Olhanense: Paulo Sérgio (ex-Salamanca) assina por duas épocas|trans-title=Olhanense: Paulo Sérgio (ex-Salamanca) signs for two seasons|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|date=29 August 2009|access-date=5 March 2024}} and being regularly played over the course of two seasons as the club managed to consecutively retain its status. On 17 September 2010, he scored in the 2–0 home victory over his former employers Portimonense,{{cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.ao/futebol/primeira-liga/artigos/olhanense-vence-derby-algarvio-e-sobe-ao-2o-lugar|title=Olhanense vence derby algarvio e sobe ao 2º lugar|trans-title=Olhanense win Algarve derby and climb to 2nd place|publisher=SAPO|language=pt|date=17 September 2010|access-date=6 February 2018}} the first of two official goals during his tenure.
In the following years, Paulo Sérgio represented in quick succession Vitória de Guimarães, Cyprus' AEL Limassol, F.C. Arouca{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/arouca-paulo-sergio-ex-ael-e-reforco|title=Arouca: Paulo Sérgio (ex-AEL) é reforço|trans-title=Arouca: Paulo Sérgio (ex-AEL) is an addition|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Francisco|last=Frederico|language=pt|date=16 July 2013|access-date=6 February 2018}} and Olhanense.{{cite news|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/olhanense/noticias/interior/oficial-paulo-sergio-no-olhanense-3657501.html|title=Oficial: Paulo Sérgio no Olhanense|trans-title=Official: Paulo Sérgio in Olhanense|newspaper=O Jogo|language=pt|date=29 January 2014|access-date=6 February 2018}} In March 2015, after spending the first part of the campaign as a free agent, he joined DPMM FC of the Singapore Premier League, replacing injured Craig Fagan.{{cite news|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2015/03/29/dpmm-fc-find-sergio-replace-injured-fagan|title=DPMM FC find Sergio to replace injured Fagan|newspaper=The Brunei Times|first1=Jason|last1=Thomas|first2=Bandar|last2=Seri Begawan|date=29 March 2015|access-date=31 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402223026/http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2015/03/29/dpmm-fc-find-sergio-replace-injured-fagan|archive-date=2 April 2015}} He scored a brace on his debut on 4 April, helping to a 3–2 away defeat of Hougang United FC.{{cite web|url=http://www.sleague.com/match-report/s-league/2015/April/2015-04-04/hougang-united-fc|title=Debutant Sergio fires DPMM to victory|publisher=Singapore Premier League|first=Kenneth|last=Ho|date=4 April 2015|access-date=6 April 2015|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413210905/http://www.sleague.com/match-report/s-league/2015/April/2015-04-04/hougang-united-fc|archive-date=13 April 2015}}
Paulo Sérgio netted twice in the 4–0 win over Balestier Khalsa FC in the final league game of 2015, and his team won their first-ever national championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.sleague.com/match-report/s-league/2015/November/2015-11-21/brunei-dpmm-fc|title=Sergio stars to help Wasps clinch first-ever title|publisher=Singapore Premier League|first=Dwayne|last=James|date=22 November 2015|access-date=23 November 2015|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123092639/http://www.sleague.com/match-report/s-league/2015/November/2015-11-21/brunei-dpmm-fc|archive-date=23 November 2015}}
International career
Paulo Sérgio played seven times in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, netting four goals. He was not, however, selected for the squad that appeared in the final tournament, which was held on home soil.
Previously, Paulo Sérgio appeared with the under-19s in the 2003 European Championship in Liechtenstein, scoring five times in as many matches as the national team lost in the final against Italy.{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/geral/selecao/paulo-sergio-em-entrevista-goleador-dos-sub-19-quer-vingar-no-sporting|title=Paulo Sérgio em entrevista: goleador dos sub-19 quer vingar no Sporting|trans-title=Paulo Sérgio in interview: under-19 top scorer wants to make it big in Sporting|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Ricardo|last=Gouveia|language=pt|date=4 August 2003|access-date=5 March 2024}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Sporting CP B
|25 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2003–04
|Segunda Divisão |8 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!33 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 5 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Sporting CP
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004–05
|Primeira Liga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Cup|name=UC}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0||2 | 0 | ||
| Académica (loan)
|Primeira Liga |16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Belenenses (loan)
|Primeira Liga |19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06
|Primeira Liga |26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 46 | 2 | ||
| Estrela Amadora (loan)
|Primeira Liga |7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 1 | ||
| Aves (loan)
|Primeira Liga |14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 3 | ||
| Portimonense (loan)
|26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 3 | ||
| Salamanca
|20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Olhanense
|Primeira Liga |20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11
|Primeira Liga |24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!44 | 2 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 49 | 2 | ||
| Vitória Guimarães
|Primeira Liga |18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| AEL Limassol
|2012–13{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/paulo-sergio-moreira-goncalves/59044/|title=Paulo Sergio|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=7 April 2015}} |27 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League|name=UECL}} | 0 | 43 | 7 | |
| Arouca
|Primeira Liga |6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| Olhanense
|Segunda Liga |12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3"|DPMM
|2015 |20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3{{efn|Appearances in Singapore League Cup|name=SLC}} | 2 | 27 | 16 | |
| 2016
|Singapore Premier League |19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in Singapore League Cup|name=SLC}} | 3 | 23 | 9 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 25 | |
| rowspan="3"|Bhayangkara
|2017 |29 | 9 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 9 | |||
| 2018
|Liga 1 |30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3{{efn|Appearances in Piala Presiden|name=IPC}} | 0 | 34 | 11 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!59 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 20 | |
| rowspan="3"|Bali United
|2019 |Liga 1 |26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in Piala Presiden|name=IPC}} | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2020
|Liga 1 |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!393 | 66 | 37 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 453 | 76 |
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Honours
AEL Limassol
- Cypriot Cup runner-up: 2012–13
- Cypriot Super Cup runner-up: 2012
DPMM
- Singapore Premier League: 2015
- Singapore Community Shield runner-up: 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/37455249/albirex-niigata-beat-brunei-dpmm-win-community-shield|title=Albirex Niigata hold off Brunei DPMM to claim 2016 Community Shield|publisher=ESPN|first=Kenneth|last=Tan|date=13 February 2016|access-date=5 March 2024}}
Bhayangkara
Bali United
- Liga 1: 2019{{cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/futebol-internacional/artigos/paulo-sergio-de-clube-em-clube-ha-um-portugues-a-fazer-historia-do-outro-lado-do-mundo|title=Paulo Sérgio: De clube em clube, há um português a fazer história do outro lado do mundo|trans-title=Paulo Sérgio: From club to club, there's a Portuguese making history on the other side of the world|publisher=SAPO|first=Inês|last=Antunes|language=pt|date=7 December 2019|access-date=9 December 2019}}
Portugal U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2003
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship top scorer: 2003
- Liga 1 Best Player: 2017{{cite news|url=http://www.record.pt/internacional/detalhe/paulo-sergio-eleito-o-melhor-jogador-na-indonesia.html|title=Paulo Sérgio eleito o melhor jogador na Indonésia|trans-title=Paulo Sérgio voted best player in Indonesia|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=22 December 2017|access-date=6 February 2018}}
- Liga 1 Best XI: 2017,{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/id/berita/daftar-peraih-penghargaan-liga-1-2017/1fu70ordnldlz15bs4q3rzut5e|title=Daftar Peraih Penghargaan Liga 1 2017|trans-title=List of 2017 Liga 1 awardees|publisher=Goal|first=Archie|last=Nugho|language=id|date=22 December 2017|access-date=7 July 2022}} 2019{{cite web|url=https://m.liputan6.com/bola/read/4153155/daftar-penerima-penghargaan-indonesian-soccer-awards-2019|title=Daftar Penerima Penghargaan Indonesian Soccer Awards 2019|trans-title=List of Indonesian Soccer Awards 2019 winners|publisher=Liputan 6|first=Rizki|last=Hidayat|language=id|date=11 January 2020|access-date=24 March 2021}}
References
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External links
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