Paulo Vinícius (footballer, born 1990)

Paulo Vinícius Souza dos Santos (born 21 February 1990) is a Brazilian-born Hungarian professional footballer who plays for APOEL FC as a defender and the Hungary national team.[1] He became a Hungarian citizen on 10 March 2017 and became eligible to play internationally for Hungary.

Paulo Vinícius

Personal information
Full name	Paulo Vinícius Souza dos Santos
Date of birth	21 February 1990
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	APOEL
Number	3
Youth career
2008–2009	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	River Plate	25	(1)
2011–2020	Fehérvár	199	(10)
2020–2021	Nacional	8	(0)
2021–	APOEL	0	(0)
National team^‡
2017–	Hungary	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 November 2018

International career

Vinícius was called up to the Hungary national football team, after gaining his Hungarian citizenship in 2017.[2]

Club statistics

As of 27 June 2020

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate	2009–10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2010–11	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	1
	Total	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	1
Videoton	2011–12	21	3	6	0	8	0	–	–	35	3
	2012–13	20	0	5	1	5	0	12	1	42	2
	2013–14	25	2	3	0	10	0	2	1	40	3
	2014–15	25	2	6	0	6	0	–	–	37	2
	2015–16	27	0	3	1	–	–	6	1	36	2
	2016–17	32	2	3	0	–	–	6	0	41	2
	2017–18	15	1	0	0	–	–	3	0	18	1
	2018–19	24	0	9	1	–	–	14	0	47	1
	2019–20	10	0	2	0	–	–	0	0	12	0
	Total	199	10	37	3	29	0	43	3	309	16
Career totals		224	12	37	3	29	0	44	3	335	17

References

1. "Paulo Vinícius". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
2. http://www.vidi.hu/2017/03/13/paulo-vinicius-i-am-very-proud-to-represent-hungary-.html