Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes (born 13 July 1988), known as Marcos Paulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 3 club Académica de Coimbra. He also holds Italian nationality.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Académica | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006 | Venda Nova | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Caldense | 15 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Le Mans B | 58 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Le Mans | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | União Leiria | 52 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Académica | 50 | (7) |
| 2015–2019 | Panetolikos | 94 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Académica | 19 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Vizela | 58 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Farense | 27 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Paços Ferreira | 51 | (1) |
| 2025– | Académica | 27 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:17, 12 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Marcos Paulo played with Venda Nova Futebol Clube and Associação Atlética Caldense in his country.[2] In January 2008, he joined Ligue 1 side Le Mans Union Club 72.[3]
During his two-and-a-half-year spell in France, Paulo was almost exclusively associated with the reserve team.[4] He made his league debut for the main squad on 18 April 2009, featuring 17 minutes of a 2–0 away win against Valenciennes FC.[5]
Marcos Paulo spent the following seasons competing in Portugal's Primeira Liga, with U.D. Leiria[6] and Académica de Coimbra.[7] On 29 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Super League Greece club Panetolikos F.C. for an undisclosed fee,[8] where he totalled 105 appearances.[9]
In five of the next six seasons, Marcos Paulo competed in the Liga Portugal 2 with Académica, F.C. Vizela,[9] Farense and F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[10] He won promotion with Vizela in 2020–21, contributing 33 matches and two goals to this achievement (35 in all competitions) and subsequently agreeing to a new deal,[11][12] and repeated the feat with Farense in 2022–23.[13]
Marcos Paulo returned to Académica on 28 July 2025 aged 37, with the club now in the Liga 3.[14]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 "Marcos Paulo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ↑ "Marcos Paulo anuncia o adeus ao P. Ferreira" [Marcos Paulo announces goodbye to P. Ferreira]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 June 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Transferências para o exterior" [Abroad transfers] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ↑ Jeanjean, Bertrand (31 May 2021). "EN IMAGES. Football: quand Le Mans dansait la samba" [IN PICTURES. Football: when Le Mans danced the samba]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Le Tallec, encore" [Le Tallec, again]. Le Parisien (in French). 19 April 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ↑ Leiria, Manuel (6 July 2010). "União de Leiria: manutenção continua a ser o objectivo" [União de Leiria: survival is still the goal]. Região de Leiria (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ↑ "Marcos Paulo e John Ogu oficializados" [Marcos Paulo and John Ogu made official] (in Portuguese). Académica Coimbra. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ↑ Tempelis, Vasilis (29 July 2015). Στον Παναιτωλικό ο Μάρκος Πάουλο [Marcos Paulo to Panetolikos] (in Greek). Sport 24. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Marcos Paulo é o segundo reforço anunciado no FC Vizela" [Marcos Paulo is the second addition announced at FC Vizela] (in Portuguese). Rádio Vizela. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Ventura, Mário Rui (4 July 2023). "Oficial: Marcos Paulo é reforço do Paços de Ferreira" [Official: Marcos Paulo is addition to Paços de Ferreira] (in Portuguese). Flash Score. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Tavares, Ruben (10 June 2021). "Marcos Paulo renova por mais uma temporada" [Marcos Paulo renews for another season]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Pires, Edgar (30 May 2022). "Marcos Paulo reforça meio-campo do Farense" [Marcos Paulo bolsters Farense midfield] (in Portuguese). diariOnline Região Sul. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Marcos Paulo não acompanha Farense na subida à Liga" [Marcos Paulo does not go with Farense in promotion to League] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Chambel, Ricardo (28 July 2025). "Edson Farias e Marcos Paulo reforçam Académica" [Edson Farias and Marcos Paulo strengthen Académica]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 May 2026.
External links
edit- CBF data at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-03-15) (in Portuguese)
- Marcos Paulo – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Marcos Paulo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Marcos Paulo at Soccerway
