Paulinho

Paulinho's current-season form is down 61% on last season (Season 51→20), while his Rating eased 21→15. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 70).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Toluca · 2nd	6	3	0	6.45	21	56
2025/26	Toluca · 5th	33	18	4	7.08	21	51
2024/25	Toluca · 1st	37	25	7	7.35	32	70
2023/24	Sporting CP · 1st	32	15	5	7.18	38	51
2022/23	Sporting CP · 4th	21	5	3	6.9	39	26

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal	5	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

Paulinho is a 33-year-old centre-forward at Toluca, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 0 assists in 6 appearances, a Season grade of 20. On long-term scout potential he's rated 15. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (31.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.56 goal contributions per 90 (0.56 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paulinho.

On the season, Paulinho graded 20 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals and 0 assists in 6 appearances (0.557 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 51 → 20). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15. At 33 Paulinho is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

19.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

31.7%

Minutes

limited game time

0.56

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Toluca finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.5

Goals / app

3 goals in 6 appearances (0.5 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.56 goal contributions per 90 (0.56 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 31.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 15 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.56 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %31.7%

Available fixtures12 of 12

Goals / 900.557

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.557

Defensive actions / 901.113

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %37.5

Shot accuracy %53.3

Pass accuracy %64

Dribble success %33.3

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 902.227

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 33, Paulinho sits on 2.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Paulinho's projected Rating — 15 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Shots on target8

Shots15

Passing

Assists0

Chances created4

Passes95

Pass accuracy64%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success33.3%

Duels won16

Duels won %32.7%

Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles5

Interceptions1

Fouls committed7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

TolucaJun 2024 – now

Sporting CPFeb 2021 – Jun 2024

SC BragaJul 2017 – Feb 2021Free

GIL VicenteJul 2013 – Jul 2017Free

TTrofenseuntil Jul 2013

About Paulinho

João Paulo Dias Fernandes is a 33-year-old centre-forward who plays for Toluca, born on November 9, 1992 in Barcelos, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Toluca currently sit 3rd of 18 in the Liga MX.

This season

In the current season, Paulinho has made 6 appearances with 3 goals and 0 assists across 485 minutes, averaging a 7.08 match rating over his last 9 rated games.

When Paulinho plays, Toluca's record this season is 4W-3D-2L — and his match ratings average 7.28 at home against 6.66 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Atletico San Luis (90 minutes, 6.4 rating)
October 10, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Tigres UANL (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.46 rating)
September 26, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Cruz Azul (90 minutes, 6.34 rating)
September 21, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Santos Laguna (81 minutes, 1 goal, 7.69 rating)
September 16, 2026: 1-0 win away at Puebla (96 minutes, 6.18 rating)
September 12, 2026: 5-2 win at home vs Atlas (45 minutes, 1 goal, 7.41 rating)
September 7, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Monterrey (19 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 31, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Tigres UANL (101 minutes, 7 rating)
May 7, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs Los Angeles FC (90 minutes, 2 goals, 8.5 rating)

Paulinho's next match is on November 1, 2026, when Toluca face Club America away in the Liga MX.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Paulinho at 15 with a Season form score of 19.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 12 career titles — among them the Liga MX and the Campeón de Campeones. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, Paulinho has totalled 433 club appearances with 160 goals and 46 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 42 appearances for GIL Vicente.

Paulinho's career has also included time at Sporting CP, SC Braga, GIL Vicente and TTrofense.

On the international stage, Paulinho has represented Portugal — 5 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Toluca finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points