Paulo César (footballer, born 1986)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Argolo.

Paulo César

Personal information
Full name	Paulo César da Silva Argolo
Date of birth	(1986-03-27) 27 March 1986
Place of birth	Aracaju, Brazil
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Kitchee
Number	86
Youth career
2003–2005	Bahia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Bahia	0	(0)
2009	→ Atlético Alagoinhas (loan)	2	(0)
2010	Colo Colo-FR	8	(0)
2010–2011	ASA	10	(0)
2011	Crato	0	(0)
2011–2012	Belenenses	3	(0)
2013	Novo Hamburgo	2	(0)
2013–2014	Eastern	10	(0)
2014–2015	Citizen	18	(0)
2015–2016	Rangers	12	(0)
2016–2017	Tai Po	8	(0)
2017–2018	Wing Yee	21	(0)
2018–	Kitchee	30	(0)
2018–2019	→ Hoi King (loan)	10	(0)
2019	→ Tai Po (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2001–2003	Brazil U17	0	(0)
2022–	Hong Kong	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Paulo César da Silva Argolo (Chinese: 保羅; born 27 March 1986), commonly known as Paulo César, is a professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Hong Kong national team.

Club career

In July 2016, Paulo joined Tai Po.

In August 2018, Paulo joined Kitchee.

Paulo finally earned his first start for Kitchee in which he made his first appearance against Southern in the HKPL on 10 May 2021.

He became the first-choice goalkeeper in Kitchee’s ACL group stage due to the absence of Wang Zhenpeng. He played his first ACL match on 24 June 2021, beating Thai Port 2–0.

International career

On 10 May 2021, Paulo officially announced that he had received a Hong Kong passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.

On 1 June 2022, Paulo made his international debut for Hong Kong in the friendly match against Malaysia.

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 August 2019.

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Alagoinhas (loan)	2009	Série D	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0	2	0
Colo Colo-FR	2010	–			0	0	0	0	–		8	0	8	0
ASA	2010	Série B	6	0	2	0	0	0	–		0	0	8	0
	2011		0	0	2	0	0	0	–		0	0	2	0
	Total		6	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Belenenses	2011–12	Liga de Honra	3	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	3	0
Novo Hamburgo	2013	–			0	0	0	0	–		2	0	2	0
Eastern	2013–14	First Division	10	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	17	0
	2014–15	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		10	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	17	0
Citizen	2014–15	First Division	18	0	1	0	0	0	–		0	0	19	0
Hong Kong Rangers	2015–16	Premier League	12	0	0	0	4	0	–		0	0	16	0
Tai Po	2016–17		8	0	1	0	0	0	–		2	0	11	0
Wing Yee	2017–18	First Division	21	0	4	0	0	0	–		0	0	25	0
Kitchee	2018–19	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hoi King (loan)			10	0	0	0	3	0	–		0	0	13	0
Tai Po (loan)	2019–20	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Total	Brazil		6	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	22	0
	Portugal		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Hong Kong		79	0	8	0	7	0	2	0	7	0	103	0
	Career total		88	0	12	0	7	0	2	0	17	0	126	0

Notes

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Hong Kong	2022	3	0
	2023	1	0
Total		4	0

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	1 June 2022	National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Malaysia	0–2	Friendly
2	19 July 2022	Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan	Japan	0–6	2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
3	21 September 2022	Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong	Myanmar	2–0	Friendly
4	23 March 2023	Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong	Singapore	1–1	Friendly

Honours

Kitchee

• Hong Kong Premier League: 2020–21, 2022–23
• Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield: 2022–23
• Hong Kong FA Cup: 2022–23

External links

• Paulo César at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Paulo César da Silva Argolo at HKFA