Giuliano de Paula

Giuliano
Personal information
Full name Giuliano Victor de Paula
Date of birth (1990-05-31) 31 May 1990
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number 7
Youth career
2002–2006 Paraná
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Paraná 17 (6)
2009–2010 Internacional 56 (11)
2011–2014 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 87 (16)
2014–2016 Grêmio 67 (11)
2016– Zenit Saint Petersburg 15 (7)
National team
2009 Brazil U20 6 (1)
2010– Brazil 11 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016.


Giuliano Victor de Paula (born 31 May 1990), simply known as Giuliano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Brazilian national team as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Paraná Clube saw Giuliano as a hot prospect for the future and signed him to his first professional contract on 13 February 2007. In 2009, Giuliano was signed by Internacional, and made his debut on 2 November that year. On 18 August 2010, with his team mates, he won the Copa Libertadores. Beating Chivas 3–2 at home he also scored in the game.

Giuliano was signed by FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk for €11 million and registered officially on 2 March 2011. Paraná Clube later submitted a claim to FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber for overdue solidarity contribution of €275,000 and upheld by the arbitration.[1]

On 15 June 2014, Giuliano was transferred to Grêmio by €6 million, signing a contract until July 2018.[2]

On 21 July 2016, he was sold to the Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg for 7 million euros.[3]

International career

Giuliano has already been capped by Brazil at Under-17 level, and Brazil Under-20 as well, where he gained the Bronze Ball Award in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup as Brazilian team captain.

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 November 2016.[4]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paraná 2007 Série A 101000000101
2008 Série B 7500000075
Total 176000000176
Internacional 2009 Série A 2752010101406
2010 296001361335515
Total 5611201462349521
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2010-11 Premier League 110000000110
2011-12 241102000271
2012-13 28931101004111
2013-14 246005100297
Total 8716411720010819
Grêmio 2014 Série A 171100000181
2015 35690001455811
2016 154008093327
Total 67111008023810819
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2016–17 Premier League 1062145001612
Total 1062145001612
Career total 237501824313461234477

International

As of 11 October 2016[5]
Brazil
YearAppsGoals
201020
201260
201630
Total110

Honours

Club

Internacional

National

Brazil U20

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Dispute Resolution Chamber decisions 6121397 (Solidarity Contribution)" (PDF). FIFA. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Grêmio oficializa a contratação de Giuliano". Portal Oficial do Grêmio.
  3. ↑ "Grêmio aceita a proposta do Zenit e vende Giuliano". Radio Gaucha.
  4. ↑ "Giuliano statistics". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "Giuliano statistics". Nationa Football Team.
  6. ↑ "FIFA U20 World Cup Final 2009 – Awards". FIFA.com. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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