Marcos Paulo (footballer, born 1988)

Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes (born 13 July 1988), known as Marcos Paulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Paços de Ferreira. He also holds Italian nationality.

Club career

Born in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Marcos Paulo played with Venda Nova Futebol Clube and Associação Atlética Caldense in his country. In January 2008, he was signed by Ligue 1 side Le Mans Union Club 72.

During his two-and-a-half-year spell in France, Paulo was almost exclusively associated with the club's reserve team. He made his league debut on 18 April 2009, playing 17 minutes in a game against Valenciennes FC (2–0 away win).

Marcos Paulo spent the following seasons competing in Portugal's Primeira Liga, with U.D. Leiria and Académica de Coimbra. On 29 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Super League Greece club Panetolikos F.C. for an undisclosed fee.

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1988 births

Living people

People from Pedro Leopoldo

Brazilian people of Italian descent

Brazilian men's footballers

Italian men's footballers

Footballers from Minas Gerais

Men's association football midfielders

Associação Atlética Caldense players

Ligue 1 players

Championnat National 2 players

Le Mans FC players

Primeira Liga players

Liga Portugal 2 players

U.D. Leiria players

Académica de Coimbra (football) players

F.C. Vizela players

S.C. Farense players

F.C. Paços de Ferreira players

Super League Greece players

Panetolikos F.C. players

Brazilian expatriate men's footballers

Italian expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in France

Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal

Expatriate men's footballers in Greece

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France

Italian expatriate sportspeople in France

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal

Italian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece

Italian expatriate sportspeople in Greece