ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Internacional.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Vasco DA Gama — Carioca - 1: 6 apps, 1g 1a, 313 min
Earlier this season at Vasco DA Gama — CONMEBOL Sudamericana: 6 apps, 0g 0a, 145 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Internacional; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 737 | 6.74 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.6 |
Scout report
Paulinho is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Internacional, rated 40.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 200th of 311 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (56% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paulinho.
Judged on this season alone, Paulinho graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.771 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 18). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, 10th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 29 Paulinho is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Internacional finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 56% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 40.8, Paulinho carries the 10th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A of 15, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Internacional finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
