Paulinho (footballer, born May 1993)
# Paulinho (footballer, born May 1993)

Paulo Victor de Menezes Melo (born 29 May 1993), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for South Korean K League 2 club Chungbuk Cheongju FC as a left winger.

## Career

Paulinho began his professional career at Corinthians in 2013. After loan spells at América-RN, Rio Claro and Portuguesa he signed for Ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk in January 2016.

After spending more than two years with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia, in January 2021, Paulinho joined Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates for a season and a half.

## Career statistics

    As of 4 January 2023

| Club | Season | League | League | State League | State League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Corinthians | 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Corinthians | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Corinthians | Total | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| América-RN | 2014 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Rio Claro | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Portuguesa | 2015 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 2015–16 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 2016–17 | 31 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 3 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Zorya Luhansk | Total | 40 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 4 |
| Levski Sofia | 2017–18 | 16 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 8 |
| Levski Sofia | 2018–19 | 27 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 |
| Levski Sofia | 2019–20 | 30 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 9 |
| Levski Sofia | 2020–21 | 14 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 |
| Levski Sofia | Total | 87 | 22 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 97 | 23 |
| Khor Fakkan | 2021–22 | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | — | — | ? | ? |
| Chungbuk Cheongju FC | 2023 | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Career total | Career total | 152 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 31 |

## Honours

### Corinthians

* Campeonato Paulista: 2013
* Recopa Sudamericana: 2013

### Zorya Luhansk

* Ukrainian Cup: Runner-up 2015–16
