Domestic-league season · FC Midtjylland.
Missed 3 of FC Midtjylland's ~32 games this season through 3 injury absences (inactive). He still appeared 16 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Superliga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 477 | 6.66 |
 UEFA Europa League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7.5 |
Paulinho's current-season form is up 120% on last season (Season 5→11), while his Rating eased 22→18. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 48).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | FC Midtjylland · 2nd | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6.66 | 18 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | FC Midtjylland · 2nd | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | 22 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | FC Midtjylland · 1st | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6.97 | 35 | 24 |
| 2022/23 | FC Midtjylland · 3rd | 29 | 1 | 0 | 6.71 | 34 | 26 |
| 2021/22 | FC Midtjylland · 2nd | 23 | 1 | 1 | 6.86 | 37 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | FC Midtjylland · 2nd | 25 | 0 | 2 | 6.99 | 43 | 48 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Paulinho is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at FC Midtjylland, rated 17.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.4 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paulinho.
On the season, Paulinho graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.396 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 18. At 31 Paulinho is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Paulinho missed 3 games through injury (inactive) out of roughly 32 this season. The 16 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 6) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Rated 17.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 31, Paulinho sits on 4.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Paulinho's projected Rating — 17.6 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.
€0.7M total transfer fees · 4 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
