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Paulinho

Experienced headToluca · 33 yrs

Profile

PositionCentre-forward
NationalityPortugal
Age33
Date of birth9 Nov 1992
BirthplaceBarcelos
Height188 cm
Shirt number#26
ClubToluca
Centre-forward
31
Appearances
21
Goals
4
Assists
2579
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Toluca.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga MX3121425797.12
Leagues Cup3402527.93
Campeón de Campeones110737.68

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

Paulinho is a 33-year-old centre-forward at Toluca, enjoying a standout season — 21 goals and 4 assists in 31 appearances, a Season grade of 56, top 7% of Liga MX centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 21, ranking 297th of 340 in the Liga MX. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (68.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.87 goal contributions per 90 (0.73 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paulinho.

Judged on this season alone, Paulinho graded 56 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 43 centre-forwards in the Liga MX, on 21 goals and 4 assists in 31 appearances (0.872 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 51 → 56). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 35th of 43 of the 43 centre-forwards in the Liga MX. At 33 Paulinho is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Paulinho is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2023/24
Current potential35th of 43 centre-forwards · Liga MXCurrent seasonTop 7% centre-forwards · Liga MX3rd-best centre-forward in the Liga MX297th in the Liga MX · potential35th-highest potential centre-forward in the Liga MX
21
Ratingi
35th of 43 centre-forwards
56.2
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
68.2%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.87
Goal contrib / 90
elite end product

Output in context · Toluca finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

21
Goals
4
Assists
25
G+A
0.68
Goals / app

21 goals in 31 appearances (0.68 per game) — a 20-goal season playing for an upper-table side (5th of 18). He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 25 goal contributions (0.81 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 68.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.87 goal contributions per 90 (0.73 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21, Paulinho carries the 35th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Liga MX of 43. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.87 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Transfer news

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