Paulo Estrela

Paulo Estrela
Personal information
Full name	Paulo Estrela Moreira Alves
Date of birth	20 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Paços de Ferreira, Portugal
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Portimonense
Number	20
Youth career
2007–2009	Paços Ferreira
2009–2018	Porto
2014–2015	→ Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2019	Porto B
2019–2022	Portimonense U23
2022–	Portimonense
International career
2014–2015	Portugal U16
2015	Portugal U17
2017	Portugal U18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:01, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Paulo Estrela Moreira Alves (born 20 February 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Portimonense.

Club career

Porto

Estrela was born in Paços de Ferreira, Porto District. He joined FC Porto's academy at the age of 10.^[2]

On 7 March 2018, Estrela played his first match as a professional with the B team, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 6–0 away loss against C.D. Nacional in the LigaPro.^[3]

Portimonense

In June 2019, Estrela signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club Portimonense SC,^[4] being initially assigned to its under-23 team where he acted as captain.^[2] He only made his league debut on 16 April 2022, as a late substitute in the 7–0 defeat at former side Porto.^[5]^[6]

Estrela scored his first goal in the top division on 16 September 2022, the only in a win over G.D. Chaves through a penalty.^[7]

International career

Estrela represented Portugal at youth level. He scored his only goal on 25 March 2015, in a 5–0 victory over Azerbaijan in an under-16 friendly tournament.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Paulo Estrela" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b Vieira, João Fernando (31 March 2022). "Paulo Estrela: "Estou pronto para outros voos e para dar o salto no Portimonense"" [Paulo Estrela: "I'm ready for different challenges and to make the leap at Portimonense"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Nacional-FC Porto B, 6–0: Dragões 'massacrados' na Madeira" [Nacional-FC Porto B, 6–0: Dragons 'crushed' in Madeira]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Paulo Estrela reforça o Portimonense" [Paulo Estrela strengthens Portimonense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
^ Roseiro, Bruno (16 April 2022). "FC Porto goleia Portimonense por 7–0 com hat-trick de Taremi e reforça liderança na Liga antes do dérbi em Alvalade – como aconteceu" [FC Porto thrash Portimonense by 7–0 with hat-trick from Taremi and solidify first place in League before Alvalade derby – how it happened]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ Ferreira, Filipe António (17 April 2022). "FC Porto goleia Portimonense por 7–0 e dá passo de gigante rumo ao título" [FC Porto thrash Portimonense by 7–0 and take giant step towards title]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ Dias, Eduíno (16 September 2022). "Crónica: Penálti de Paulo Estrela conduz Portimonense à terceira vitória caseira consecutiva" [Report: Paulo Estrela penalty leads Portimonense to third home win in a row] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ "Sub-16 golearam o Azerbaijão" [Under-16s thrashed Azerbaijan]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

External links

Paulo Estrela at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Paulo Estrela national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
Paulo Estrela at Soccerway

[Bio-1] "Paulo Estrela" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[Leap-2] Vieira, João Fernando (31 March 2022). "Paulo Estrela: "Estou pronto para outros voos e para dar o salto no Portimonense"" [Paulo Estrela: "I'm ready for different challenges and to make the leap at Portimonense"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[3] "Nacional-FC Porto B, 6–0: Dragões 'massacrados' na Madeira" [Nacional-FC Porto B, 6–0: Dragons 'crushed' in Madeira]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[4] "Paulo Estrela reforça o Portimonense" [Paulo Estrela strengthens Portimonense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.

[5] Roseiro, Bruno (16 April 2022). "FC Porto goleia Portimonense por 7–0 com hat-trick de Taremi e reforça liderança na Liga antes do dérbi em Alvalade – como aconteceu" [FC Porto thrash Portimonense by 7–0 with hat-trick from Taremi and solidify first place in League before Alvalade derby – how it happened]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[6] Ferreira, Filipe António (17 April 2022). "FC Porto goleia Portimonense por 7–0 e dá passo de gigante rumo ao título" [FC Porto thrash Portimonense by 7–0 and take giant step towards title]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[7] Dias, Eduíno (16 September 2022). "Crónica: Penálti de Paulo Estrela conduz Portimonense à terceira vitória caseira consecutiva" [Report: Paulo Estrela penalty leads Portimonense to third home win in a row] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

[8] "Sub-16 golearam o Azerbaijão" [Under-16s thrashed Azerbaijan]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

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