Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paulo Henrique Dias da Cruz | ||
Date of birth | May 13, 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Delhi Dynamos | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2007 | Cruzeiro | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Cruzeiro | 6 | (0) |
2008 | → Ipatinga (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2009 | Marília | 7 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Joinville | 8 | (1) |
2011 | Guaratinguetá | 15 | (0) |
2012 | Veranópolis | ||
2012 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2013 | Chapecoense | 30 | (3) |
2014–2017 | Atlético Paranaense | 25 | (1) |
2015 | → Bahia (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2016 | → Joinville (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2017– | Delhi Dynamos | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:11, 28 July 2017 (UTC). |
Paulo Henrique Dias da Cruz, or simply Paulinho Dias, (born May 13, 1988) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League side Delhi Dynamos.
A Cruzeiro youth graduate, Dias made his first-team – and Série A – debut on 12 May 2007, in a 2–2 away draw against Fluminense. He was subsequently loaned to Ipatinga, and joined Marília in 2009, after his link with Cruzeiro expired. After stints at Joinville, Guaratinguetá and Veranópolis, Dias moved to Chapecoense in the 2012 summer. He enjoyed two subsequent promotions with the club, being a starter in the vast majority of his spell. On 3 January 2014, Dias signed for Atlético Paranaense.
On 28 July 2017, Paulinho Dias joined Indian Super League side Delhi Dynamos.