Paulinho · career
Paulo Rafael Pereira Araújo
Center Forward · Wieczysta Kraków · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
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
The record covers 5 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 77 appearances, 24 goals and 1 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Estrela — Season rating 23, 9 goals and 0 assists in 12 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (23 → 19). The gap to his peak is 4 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±6 points) across 4 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (Liga I) and kept playing — 20 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Wieczysta Kraków | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19 |
| 2025/26 | Oţelul | 20 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | Bandırmaspor | 35 | 8 | 2 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Torreense | 15 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | Portimonense | 8 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | Estrela | 12 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 23 |
| 2022/23 | Viborg | 11 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| 2021/22 | Estrela | 27 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 23 |
| 2020/21 | Fafe | 24 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekstraklasa | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2026/27
3 played1 not in squad· 48 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24 | Ekstraklasa | A Radomiak Radom | 1-2 | Played | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 1 | Ekstraklasa | H Lech Poznan | 1-2 | Played | 29 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 15 | Ekstraklasa | A Piast Gliwice | 4-3 | Played | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 21 | Ekstraklasa | A Cracovia Krakow | 2-3 | Not in squad | — |