# Paulinho (footballer, born 1995)

Paulo Victor da Silva (born 3 January 1995), commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland.

## Club career
### Early career

Born in São Paulo, Paulinho began his career with Santo André. He was loaned to Boa Esporte and São Bento, where he played in Série B.

### Bahia

On 3 August 2018, Paulinho signed a three-year contract with Bahia. Three days after his signing, he made his debut in the top flight against Fluminense in 1–1 draw.

### Midtjylland

On 1 July 2019, Paulinho joined Danish Superliga club Midtjylland on a five-year contract. He made his debut as a starter on 12 July 2019, on the first matchday of the 2019–20 season against Esbjerg fB in a 1–0 win. As part of the team, he won the league title that season.
The following season, Paulinho made his UEFA Champions League debut, playing his first match on 26 August 2020, in a qualifier against Ludogorets Razgrad which finished in a 1–0 win for his team.
During Midtjylland's UEFA Europa League campaign of 2021–22, Paulinho featured as a starter in all games.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 23 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Santo André | 2014 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Santo André | 2015 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Santo André | 2016 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Santo André | 2017 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Santo André | 2018 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Santo André | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Santos (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Boa Esporte (loan) | 2017 | Série B | 34 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| São Bento (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bahia | 2018 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bahia | 2019 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bahia | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Midtjylland | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Midtjylland | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Midtjylland | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Midtjylland | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Midtjylland | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Midtjylland | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Midtjylland | Total | Total | 124 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 217 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 337 | 8 |
* 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Paulista
* 1 2 Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista A2
* 1 2 Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
* 1 2 Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista
* ↑ Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro II
* 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearances in the Campeonato Baiano
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

## Honours

Santo André
* Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2016
* Copa Paulista: 2014
Bahia
* Campeonato Baiano: 2019
Midtjylland
* Danish Superliga: 2019–20