Paulinho

About

Brazilian forward who rose to fame after making his senior debut for Vasco da Gama in 2017. He went on to play for Bayer Leverkusen and Atlético Mineiro. In 2021, he was victorious with Brazil's U23 team at the Summer Olympics. 

Before Fame

He joined Vasco da Gama's academy in 2010. 

Trivia

In 2017, he became the youngest player ever to score in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He was named to the Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year for 2018. 

Family Life

His full name is Paulo Henrique Sampaio Filho. He featured his mother in a photo posted to his paulinho10 Instagram account on April 26, 2020. 

Associated With

He and Réver became teammates in 2022.