Paulo Ferreira

Portuguese footballer (born 1979)

Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]; born 18 January 1979) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a full-back. He is an assistant coach of French Ligue 1 club Lille.

Paulo Ferreira
Ferreira with Chelsea in 2017
Personal information
Full name Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira[1]
Date of birth (1979-01-18) 18 January 1979 (age 45)[2]
Place of birth Cascais, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
1989–1990 Alcabideche
1992–1996 Dramático Cascais
1996–1997 Estoril
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Estoril 36 (2)
2000–2002 Vitória Setúbal 67 (2)
2002–2004 Porto 62 (0)
2004–2013 Chelsea 141 (0)
Total 306 (4)
National team
2000–2002 Portugal U21 21 (0)
2002–2010 Portugal 62 (0)
Teams managed
2023– Lille (assistant)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2004 Portugal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Estoril 1997–98[4] Segunda Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998–99[4] 15 0 0 0 15 0
1999–2000[4] Segunda Divisão 21 2 1 1 22 3
Total 36 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 3
Vitória Setúbal 2000–01[4] Segunda Liga 33 2 2 0 35 2
2001–02[4] Primeira Liga 34 0[a] 2 0 36 0
Total 67 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 2
Porto 2002–03[4] Primeira Liga 30 0 5 0 12 0 47 0
2003–04[4] 32 0 5 0 13 0 2[b] 0 52 0
Total 62 0 10 0 0 0 25 0 2 0 99 0
Chelsea 2004–05[5] Premier League 29 0 1 0 5 0 7 0 42 0
2005–06[6] 21 0 3 1 1 0 6 0 1[c] 0 32 1
2006–07[7] 24 0 5 0 2 0 6 0 1[c] 0 38 0
2007–08[8] 18 0 3 0 2 0 5 0 28 0
2008–09[9] 7 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 12 0
2009–10[10] 13 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 20 1
2010–11[11] 21 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 1[c] 0 29 0
2011–12[12] 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 9 0
2012–13[13] 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1[d] 0 7 0
Total 141 0 19 1 18 1 35 0 4 0 217 2
Career total 306 4 34 2 18 1 60 0 6 0 424 7
  1. Fora De Jogo has one goal scored – match report disagrees: https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/geral/vitoria-setubal/maritimo-v-setubal-3-1-destaques
  2. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 One appearance in FA Community Shield
  4. One appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[14]
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2002 2 0
2003 6 0
2004 11 0
2005 9 0
2006 7 0
2007 9 0
2008 11 0
2009 3 0
2010 4 0
Total 62 0

Honours change

Porto[3]

Chelsea[3]

Portugal

Individual

Orders

References change

  1. "Paulo Ferreira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Player details". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Paulo Ferreira at Soccerway
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Paulo Ferreira at ForaDeJogo  
  5. "Games played by Paulo Ferreira in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  6. "Games played by Paulo Ferreira in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  7. "Games played by Paulo Ferreira in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  8. "Games played by Paulo Ferreira in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  9. "Games played by Paulo Ferreira in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  10. "Games played by Paulo Ferreira in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  11. "Games played by Paulo Ferreira in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. "Games played by Paulo Ferreira in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  13. "Games played by Paulo Ferreira in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  14. "Paulo Ferreira". European Football. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  15. "Paulo Ferreira: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  16. "Selecção distinguida pelo Duque de Bragança" [National team honoured by Duke of Bragança] (in Portuguese). Cristiano Ronaldo News. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2006.