Name Marcos Paulo Career start 2008 2006 Venda Nova Weight 78 kg | Number 17 Height 1.81 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
Full name Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes Date of birth (1988-07-13) 13 July 1988 (age 27) Current team Panetolikos F.C. (#17 / Midfielder) | ||
Place of birth Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil | ||
Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes (born 13 July 1988), known as Marcos Paulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Greek club Panetolikos as a midfielder. He also holds Italian nationality.
Football career
Born in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Marcos Paulo played with Venda Nova Futebol Clube and Associação Atlética Caldense in his country. In January 2008, he was signed by Ligue 1 side Le Mans Union Club 72.
During his two-and-a-half-year spell in France, Paulo was almost exclusively associated with the club's reserve team. He made his league debut on 18 April 2009, playing 20 minutes in a game against Valenciennes (2–0 away win).
Marcos Paulo spent the following seasons competing in Portugal's Primeira Liga, with U.D. Leiria and Académica de Coimbra. On 29 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Super League Greece club Panetolikos for an undisclosed fee.