Brazilian footballer
Paulo Vitor Monteiro (born 26 August 2004), known as Paulo Vitor or Paulinho , is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender or a defensive midfielder for Atlético Mineiro .
Club career
Born in Junqueirópolis , São Paulo ,[ 1] Paulo Vitor began his career with local side Comercial FC Tietê before joining Boston City Brasil for the 2022 season. He made his first team debut with the latter side on 17 September 2022, starting in a 3–1 Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão home win over Juventus Minasnovense [pt ] .[ 2]
On 6 February 2023, Paulo Vitor was loaned to Atlético Mineiro for two years, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad .[ 3] He made his professional – and Série A – debut on 10 May, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rodrigo Battaglia in a 4–0 away routing of Cuiabá .[ 4] [ 5]
On 17 November 2023, Atlético announced the purchase of 60% of Paulo Vitor's economic rights, with the player signing a permanent contract until December 2027.[ 6]
Career statistics
As of 15 December 2024 [ 7]
Club
Season
League
State League
Cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Boston City Brasil
2022
—
1
0
—
—
—
1
0
Atlético Mineiro
2023
Série A
1
0
—
0
0
0
0
—
1
0
2024
Série A
13
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
—
14
0
Total
14
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
Career total
14
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
Honours
Atlético Mineiro
References