Marcos Paulo (footballer, born 1988)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gelmini and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.

Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes (born 13 July 1988), known as Marcos Paulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Paços de Ferreira. He also holds Italian nationality.

Marcos Paulo

Personal information
Full name	Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes[1]
Date of birth	(1988-07-13) 13 July 1988 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth	Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil[1]
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Paços Ferreira
Number	17
Youth career
2006	Venda Nova
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Caldense	15	(2)
2008–2010	Le Mans B	58	(3)
2009–2010	Le Mans	4	(0)
2010–2012	União Leiria	52	(1)
2012–2015	Académica	50	(7)
2015–2019	Panetolikos	94	(5)
2019–2020	Académica	19	(1)
2020–2022	Vizela	58	(5)
2022–2023	Farense	27	(1)
2023–	Paços Ferreira	51	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:56, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

Club 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.^[2]

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 17 minutes in a game against Valenciennes FC (2–0 away win).^[3]

Marcos Paulo spent the following seasons competing in Portugal's Primeira Liga, with U.D. Leiria^[4] and Académica de Coimbra.^[5] On 29 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Super League Greece club Panetolikos F.C. for an undisclosed fee.^[6]