Paulo Victor (footballer, born 1987)

Paulo Victor
Paulo Victor in 2015
Personal information
Full name Paulo Victor Mileo Vidotti[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-12) 12 January 1987[1]
Place of birth Assis, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Alanyaspor
Number 48
Youth career
1995–2004 Assisense
2004–2007 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2017 Flamengo 94 (0)
2008America-RJ (loan) 0 (0)
2017Gaziantepspor (loan) 14 (0)
2017–2021 Grêmio 69 (0)
2021–2022 Marítimo 30 (0)
2022–2024 Al-Ettifaq 64 (0)
2024–2025 Al-Rayyan 0 (0)
2025– Alanyaspor 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025

Paulo Victor Mileo Vidotti (born 12 January 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Turkish Süper Lig club Alanyaspor.

Career

Early life and Assisense

Paulo Victor started playing school football at Peraltinha located in the city of Assis, which was directed by the coach Roberto Carlos Amoriélli.

In 2004, Paulo Victor played for Assisense in the Campeonato Paulista da Segunda Divisão. That year the team did not rise to the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 by just two goals.[2]

Flamengo

He arrived at Flamengo in 2004, at 17 years old,[3] and won many titles with the club's youth team, such as the youth Campeonato Carioca de Juniores three times (2005, 2006, and 2007), the Torneio Octávio Pinto Guimarães twice (2006 and 2007), and the Copa Record Rio de Futebol (2005).

He was promoted from the youth team in the beginning of 2007 by coach Ney Franco. In 2008 Paulo had his first chance at playing at a professional level on loan at America-RJ, where he played 13 matches in the Campeonato Carioca.

Paulo Victor became the team's second choice goalkeeper after Bruno and Diego left the club in 2010.

In the last match of the 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Paulo Victor made his debut for the club's professional team in a match against Santos at Vila Belmiro, which ended 0-0.[4]

He became the club's first-choice goalkeeper after Marcelo Lomba transferred to Flamengo in 2011.

Gaziantepspor (loan)

On January 26, 2017 Gaziantepspor signed Paulo Victor on loan until the end of the 2017-18 season. He debuted in the Turkish league three days later against Trabzonspor in a 4-0 loss.[5] Despite having a long loan contract with the Turkish club, Paulo Victor re-signed with Gaziantepspor due to wage arrears.[6]

Grêmio

From 2017 to 2021, Paulo Victor played for Brazilian club Grêmio, featuring in a total of 108 games for the side and winning the 2017 Copa Libertadores and the 2018 Recopa Sudamericana. On August 3, 2021, Paulo Victor terminated his contract with the club making him a free agent.[7]

Marítimo

On August 6, 2021 Portuguese club Marítimo signed Paulo Victor on a free transfer, with a one-year contract agreed.[8]

Al-Ettifaq

On 8 July 2022, Paulo Victor joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq on a one-year deal with an option to extend for a further year.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 September 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 2007 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2012 19 0 2 0 5[b] 0 26 0
2013 13 0 2 0 1[b] 0 16 0
2014 29 0 6 0 0 0 3[b] 0 38 0
2015 24 0 5 0 15[b] 0 44 0
2016 5 0 4 0 1 0 19[c] 0 29 0
2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 94 0 17 0 4 0 43 0 158 0
America-RJ (loan) 2008 State 13[b] 0 13 0
Total 13 0 13 0
Gaziantepspor (loan) 2016–17 Süper Lig 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Total 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Grêmio 2017 Série A 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2018 20 0 1 0 0 0 3[d] 0 24 0
2019 28 0 6 0 12 0 10[d] 0 56 0
2020 10 0 2 0 0 0 2[d] 0 14 0
2021 1 0 2 0 0 0 1[d] 0 4 0
Total 69 0 11 0 12 0 16 0 108 0
Marítimo 2021–22 Primeira Liga 30 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Al-Ettifaq 2022–23 SPL 30 0 1 0 31 0
2023–24 34 0 2 0 36 0
Total 64 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 67 0
Career total 271 0 31 0 16 0 72 0 390 0
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, King Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
  3. ^ Fifteen appearances in Campeonato Carioca, four appearances in Primeira Liga.
  4. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho

Honours

Flamengo
Grêmio

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Grêmio FBPA" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ Assis Notícias Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ "Diário de Assis". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  4. ^ Santos e Flamengo ficam no zero. (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com.br. December 4, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2010
  5. ^ "Emprestado pelo Fla, Paulo Victor estreia na Turquia, mas time é goleado". globoesporte.com. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Após calote na Turquia, PV retorna ao Brasil e vai se reapresentar ao Fla". globoesporte.com. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Após meses de conversa, Grêmio e Paulo Victor acertam rescisão de contrato". globo.com. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Paulo Victor confirmado por uma época". A Bola. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. ^ "باولو فيكتور.. تلميذ جروهي.. وخليفة مبولحي في الاتفاق".
  10. ^ "Paulo Victor Vidotti". Soccerway.