Paulo Machado
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Ricardo Ribeiro de Jesus Machado | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Bairro do Cerco, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2000 | Cerco do Porto | ||
| 2000–2004 | Porto | ||
| 2001–2002 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Porto B | 22 | (2) |
| 2004–2009 | Porto | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Estrela Amadora (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → União Leiria (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Leixões (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 35 | (3) |
| 2009–2012 | Toulouse | 89 | (12) |
| 2012–2014 | Olympiacos | 45 | (5) |
| 2014– | Dinamo Zagreb | 70 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Portugal U21 | 24 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | Portugal U23 | 2 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Portugal | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 March 2017. |
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Paulo Ricardo Ribeiro de Jesus Machado (born 31 March 1986) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Croatian club GNK Dinamo Zagreb as a central midfielder.
Born in the Porto neighbourhood of Bairro do Cerco, Machado joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of 14, and made his first-team debut in the 2003–04 edition of the Portuguese Cup, under José Mourinho. In the summer of 2005 he signed an improved contract until 2010 along with teammate Bruno Vale, before both went on consecutive loans to C.F. Estrela da Amadora and U.D. Leiria.
In the following two years, Machado was loaned again, to Leixões S.C. and Ligue 1's AS Saint-Étienne respectively. Alongside teammates Diogo Valente and Vieirinha, also loaned by Porto, he was instrumental as the Matosinhos side retained their Primeira Liga status at the season's close.
On 10 July 2008, Machado was loaned to the French club as part of the deal that brought Colombian Fredy Guarín to Porto. He adapted well, becoming an integral part of Saint-Étienne's season, scoring twice in his first 16 games – 12 as a starter – and only missing three league matches in the campaign as they narrowly avoided relegation.
On 2 July 2009, Toulouse FC signed Machado to a four-year deal. On 10 August 2012, after three seasons in which he averaged 30 games and four goals, he joined Olympiacos F.C. in Greece for €2,700,000 penning a 3+1 contract. He scored his first goal for his new team on 3 November, also providing an assist in a 2–0 home win against OFI Crete.
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