Paulo Assunção
Assunção in action for Atlético Madrid in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Assunção da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Várzea Grande, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Palmeiras | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Porto B | 36 | (4) |
| 2001–2002 | Palmeiras | 24 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Nacional | 50 | (2) |
| 2004–2008 | Porto | 73 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → AEK Athens (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2008–2012 | Atlético Madrid | 97 | (1) |
| 2012 | São Paulo | 11 | (0) |
| 2013 | Deportivo La Coruña | 9 | (0) |
| 2014 | Levadiakos | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 324 | (7) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paulo Assunção da Silva (born 25 January 1980), known as Assunção, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
He was best known for his positioning and tackling, and also held a Portuguese passport due to the many years in spent in the country, mainly at the service of Porto. He also played four years in La Liga with Atlético Madrid, winning two Europa League trophies.
Assunção was born in Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso. After first appearing professionally for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras he emigrated to Portugal, having a short stint with FC Porto's B-team and returning shortly to Palmeiras. In the 2002–03 season he joined Madeira's C.D. Nacional, and made his Primeira Liga debut on 26 January 2003 in a 0–0 home draw against Vitória de Guimarães.
After two highly successful individual campaigns, Assunção was purchased again by Porto, but would be loaned for 2004–05 to AEK Athens FC, managed by former Porto coach Fernando Santos. In July 2005 he returned, going on to be an instrumental element in the team's midfield (alongside Raul Meireles and Lucho González), as they eventually won three consecutive league championships.
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