Paulo Vinícius (footballer, born 1990)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Souza and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Paulo Vinícius Souza dos Santos (born 21 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for NB II club BVSC-Zugló and the Hungary national team.^[1] He was born in Brazil, and became a Hungarian citizen on 10 March 2017 and thus eligible to play internationally for Hungary.

Paulo Vinícius

Personal information
Full name	Paulo Vinícius Souza dos Santos
Date of birth	(1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	BVSC-Zugló
Number	26
Youth career
2008–2009	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	River Plate	25	(1)
2011–2020	Fehérvár	199	(10)
2020–2021	Nacional	9	(0)
2021–2022	APOEL	23	(2)
2022–2023	Levadiakos	22	(1)
2023–	BVSC-Zugló	51	(3)
International career‡
2017–2019	Hungary	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 November 2018

International career

Vinícius was called up to the Hungary national football team, after gaining his Hungarian citizenship in 2017.^[2]

Club statistics

As of 27 June 2020

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate	2009–10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2010–11	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	1
	Total	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	1
Videoton	2011–12	21	3	6	0	8	0	–	–	35	3
	2012–13	20	0	5	1	5	0	12	1	42	2
	2013–14	25	2	3	0	10	0	2	1	40	3
	2014–15	25	2	6	0	6	0	–	–	37	2
	2015–16	27	0	3	1	–	–	6	1	36	2
	2016–17	32	2	3	0	–	–	6	0	41	2
	2017–18	15	1	0	0	–	–	3	0	18	1
	2018–19	24	0	9	1	–	–	14	0	47	1
	2019–20	10	0	2	0	–	–	0	0	12	0
	Total	199	10	37	3	29	0	43	3	308	16
Career totals		224	11	37	3	29	0	44	3	334	17