Paulo Machado

Paulo Machado
Personal information
Full name Paulo Ricardo Ribeiro de Jesus Machado[1]
Date of birth (1986-03-31) 31 March 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Bairro do Cerco, Portugal[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1995–2000 Cerco do Porto
2000–2004 Porto
2001–2002Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Porto B 22 (2)
2004–2009 Porto 4 (0)
2005–2006Estrela Amadora (loan) 25 (2)
2006–2007União Leiria (loan) 26 (0)
2007–2008Leixões (loan) 25 (2)
2008–2009Saint-Étienne (loan) 35 (3)
2009–2012 Toulouse 89 (12)
2012–2014 Olympiacos 45 (5)
2014–2017 Dinamo Zagreb 74 (3)
2016–2017 Dinamo Zagreb II 5 (0)
2017–2018 Aves 23 (4)
2018–2020 Mumbai City 29 (3)
2020–2021 Leixões 15 (1)
2021 Leixões B 5 (1)
2022 Pedrouços 8 (2)
Total 430 (40)
International career
2005–2006 Portugal U20 9 (0)
2006–2008 Portugal U21 24 (6)
2009–2010 Portugal U23 2 (1)
2010–2013 Portugal 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European U17 Championship
Winner 2003 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo Ricardo Ribeiro de Jesus Machado (born 31 March 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Formed at Porto, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 103 matches and eight goals over five seasons, in representation of as many clubs. He also competed professionally in France, Greece, Croatia and India, winning the national championship twice each with Olympiacos and Dinamo Zagreb.

Machado won six caps for Portugal, making his first appearance in 2010.

  1. ^ a b c d "Paulo Machado" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 March 2020.