Paulo Oliveira

Paulo Oliveira
Personal information
Oliveira with Sporting in 2015
Full name	Paulo André Rodrigues de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1992-01-08) 8 January 1992
Place of birth	Famalicão, Portugal
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Sporting CP
Number	15
Youth career
2000–2005	Famalicão
2005–2011	Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Vitória Guimarães	46	(1)
2011–2012	→ Penafiel (loan)	29	(0)
2012–2014	Vitória Guimarães B	22	(2)
2014–	Sporting CP	46	(1)
National team^‡
2008	Portugal U17	1	(0)
2010	Portugal U18	5	(1)
2010–2011	Portugal U19	13	(1)
2012	Portugal U20	4	(1)
2012–2015	Portugal U21	22	(1)
2015–	Portugal	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 16 May 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2015

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.

Paulo André Rodrigues de Oliveira (born 8 January 1992) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga District, Oliveira was a youth product at Vitória de Guimarães, joining the club's ranks at the age of 13. He made his professional debuts in the 2011–12 season, on loan to F.C. Penafiel in the second division.

Oliveira returned for the 2012–13 campaign, but started with the reserves also in the second level. His first official appearance with the main squad occurred on 5 January 2013, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against Gil Vicente F.C. for the Primeira Liga championship; he also contributed with four appearances in the Minho team's successful campaign in the Portuguese Cup, including the final win over S.L. Benfica.^[1]

On 19 May 2014, Oliveira signed a five-year deal with fellow league side Sporting Clube de Portugal.^[2]

Oliveira gained 45 caps for Portugal at youth level, including 22 for the under-21s. He made his debut with the full side on 31 March 2015, starting in a 0–2 friendly defeat against Cape Verde in Estoril.^[3]

As of 5 October 2015^[4]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Penafiel (loan)	2011–12	29	0	2	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	39	0
Vitória Guimarães B	2012–13	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	1
Vitória Guimarães	2012–13	18	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	1
Vitória Guimarães	2013–14	28	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	36	0
Sporting	2014–15	27	1	6	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	40	3
Sporting	2015–16	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	10	0
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

↑ "Guimarães claim famous cup win". PortuGOAL. 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
↑ "Oficial: Paulo Oliveira é jogador do Sporting" [Official: Paulo Oliveira is a Sporting player] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
↑ "Portugal 0–2 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
↑ "Paulo Oliveira". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

Sporting Clube de Portugal – current squad

1 Patrício 2 Schelotto 3 Marković 4 Jefferson 7 Campbell 8 Petrović 10 B. Ruiz 11 Bruno César 13 Coates 14 William 15 P. Oliveira 16 André 19 Douglas 20 Castaignos 21 J. Pereira 22 Elias 23 Adrien (c) 25 Meli 26 Jug 28 Dost 30 Paulista 31 Zeegelaar 33 Spalvis 34 Beto 35 R. Semedo 47 Esgaio 73 Matheus 77 Gelson 99 A. Ruiz Manager: Jesus

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