| Paulo Vinícius | |
| Fullname: | Paulo Vinícius Souza dos Santos |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1990 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | BVSC-Zugló |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | São Paulo |
| Years1: | 2009–2011 |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2011–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Fehérvár |
| Caps2: | 199 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Nacional |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | APOEL |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Levadiakos |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | BVSC-Zugló |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21 December 2023 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017–2019 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 8 November 2018 |
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. He was born in Brazil, and became a Hungarian citizen on 10 March 2017 and thus eligible to play internationally for Hungary.
Vinícius was called up to the Hungary national football team, after gaining his Hungarian citizenship in 2017.[1]
| 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 | ||