Paulinho

Following his move to Wieczysta Kraków, Paulinho's current-season form is level with last season (Season 19→19), while his Rating held around 29. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 23).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Wieczysta Kraków · 17th	3	0	0	6.43	29	19
2025/26	Oţelul · 3rd	20	7	1	6.79	29	19
2024/25	Bandırmaspor	35	8	2	6.94	—	—
2023/24	Torreense · 7th	15	2	0	—	46	9
2023/24	Portimonense · 16th	8	0	0	6.57	47	0
2022/23	Estrela · 3rd	12	9	0	—	51	23
2022/23	Viborg · 4th	11	1	0	6.59	37	3

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

Paulinho is a 26-year-old centre-forward at Oţelul, rated 30.1 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32% of available minutes). He brings 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.56 goals, 0.08 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paulinho.

On the season, Paulinho graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 7 goals and 1 assist in 20 appearances (0.641 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 19). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30. At 26 Paulinho is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/264 clubs

30.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

19.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

32%

Minutes

limited game time

0.64

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Oţelul finished 3rd of 16 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.35

Goals / app

7 goals in 20 appearances (0.35 per game) for an upper-table side. Add 1 assist for 8 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.56 goals, 0.08 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 32% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 30.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.64 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %32%

Available fixtures39 of 39

Goals / 900.56

Assists / 900.08

Goal contribution / 900.641

Defensive actions / 900.641

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Cards / 900.16

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 26, Paulinho sits on 3.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Paulinho's projected Rating — 30.1 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 Ekstraklasa with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals7

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles5

Interceptions2

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

About Paulinho

Paulo Rafael Pereira Araújo is a 26-year-old centre-forward who plays for Wieczysta Kraków, born on September 21, 1999 in Braga, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Portugal.

This season

In the current season, Paulinho has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 48 minutes, averaging a 6.43 match rating over his last 3 rated games.

Recent matches

August 15, 2026: 4-3 win away at Piast Gliwice (8 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 1, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Lech Poznan (29 minutes, 6.7 rating)
July 24, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Radomiak Radom (11 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Paulinho at 30.1 with a Season form score of 19.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, Paulinho has totalled 155 club appearances with 41 goals and 3 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 35 appearances for Bandırmaspor.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.