Follow soccer then you might be familiar with Paulinho who is now replacing the former Barcelona star Neymar. Neymar, who, left Barcelona earlier August 2017 and signed a five years contract with PSG in €250 million. Immediately, Spanish giant hunted Paulinho from Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande by paying €40 million.
Barcelona's fans are desperately waiting for the Paulinho performance in Barcelona. Well, how far he is able to judge his performance which is due left in the field. For now, we are exploring the net worth, income sources and career through this article. Let's start!
How Much Is Paulinho’s Net Worth?
Paulinho, Brazilian professional footballer has a net worth of $4 million. His salary was 3.64 million GBP. But now it might be above than that. Paulinho currently resides in a house in Tottenham, London with wife and two kids.
He owns lavish black Lamborghini Aventador which costs US$393,695. Being a famous athlete, Paulinho indulges sports brand like Adidas and Nike.
Believe it or not, according to his Twitter post, we got to know that he is the philanthropic person. He wrote:
“Sometimes we complain about life, But deep down, we just have to thank God immensely for all the opportunities and blessings he realizes in our lives. Congratulations Dr. Medina and all of the Kidney Transplant team at the Kidney Hospital and hypertension, for the work you do”.
God knows the sincere heart of the human being and he is one of those. On 28th December 2016, Paulinho financially helped the poor kids with a chronic kidney problem.
Paulinho’s Career Highlights
Paulinho professionally began playing since 2004 with Pao de Acucar. After failing to break through into the first team, he joined Lithuanian side FC Vilnius in 2006. He played well for the club amidst two seasons in Lithuania, scoring five goals.
However, at the end of the 2007 LFF Lyga campaign, FC Vilnius were transferred to the second division. In conclusion, Paulinho left the club and moved to Poland signing for Ekstraklasa side LKS Lodz and made 17 league appearances. Thereafter, he returned to Brazil as well as his first club, Pao de Acucar in the rise of 2008.
Following a distinct successful season, he joined Serie B side Bragantino in 2009. In the same year, while playing for Bragantino, Paulinho grabbed the attention of Sao Paulo giants Corinthians and signed by the club. With the club, he made first league goal on 30th May 2010, sealing a 4-2 win over state rivals Santos.
On 10th November 2012, Paulinho struck twice as Corinthians cruised to a 5-1 victory over Coritiba during the 35th round of league day. Also, Paulinho and Corinthians won the Club world Cp in Yokohama after Paolo Guerrero became the winner in the 1-0 victory over European champions Chelsea.
Prior to Brazil, Paulinho played for Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande. He is famous for Torrenham Hotspurs, Corinthians, and Brazil. Paulinho, a former Tottenham star, and Brazil national team footballer have now taken over the media by Stromes. We don't know if he can fit into Neymar's shoes but one thing is clear, he will definitely make a lot of money.
During 13th July 2013 Premier League side, Tottenham Hotspur a s sured the signing of Paulinho as he well completed his medical for a fee reported being just under £17 million-clubs record transfer fee at the time. Paulinho joined Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande for €14 million in June 2015; signing a four-year deal. He was signed by Luiz Felipe Scolari, his former international manager.
I will always cheer for Spurs. #COYS pic.twitter.com/87oN0kc76R
— Paulinho (@paulinhop8) June 30, 2015
Surprisingly enough, Paulinho scored a header opposing Club America in the third and final minute of the added-time during the quarterfinal in the 2015 FIFA Club World Club. He extended a contract with Guangzhou till December 2020.
Quick Facts about Paulinho
- Paulinho, the professional footballer was born on 25th July 1988 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Paulinho stands at 182 cm.
- Paulinho is recently affiliated with Barcelona as he was 36.5 million Euro.
- Paulinho won few prestigious awards, some of them are Chinese League Awards and Teen Choice Awards.
- Paulinho married Barbara Cartaxo and has two kids together.
