Paulo de Almeida Barbosa

Santa Clara | Defender

Player Info

Full Name: Paulo de Almeida Barbosa

Nationality: Brazil

Position: Defender

Born: 13 Apr 2001

Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight: 66 kg

Club Info

Team: Santa Clara

Sport: Soccer

About Paulo de Almeida Barbosa

Paulo Victor de Almeida Barbosa (born 13 April 2001), known as Paulo Victor, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as left back for Portuguese club Farense.

Club career
Born in Bocaiúva, Minas Gerais but raised in Piabetá, Magé, Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Victor was a Nova Iguaçu youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 19 February 2020, starting in a 2–2 Campeonato Carioca home draw against America-RJ.

In November 2020, Paulo Victor moved to Botafogo on loan, and was initially assigned to the under-20s. He began the 2021 campaign in the first team, and subsequently became a starter for the club before signing a permanent deal until 2024 on 21 May 2021.

On 25 June 2021, Paulo Victor signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Internacional in the Série A. He made his top tier debut on 3 July, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Corinthians.