Paulo Josué

Paulo Josué Stürmer dos Reis (born 13 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Malaysia national team.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Stürmer and the second or paternal family name is dos Reis.
Paulo Josué
Personal information
Full name Paulo Josué Stürmer dos Reis[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989
Place of birth Canela, Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kuala Lumpur City
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Juventude 1 (0)
2013 Esportivo 15 (5)
2013–2014 Juventude 6 (1)
2014 Passo Fundo 2 (0)
2014 Marcílio Dias 6 (1)
2015 Lajeadense 13 (1)
2015 Votuporanguense 8 (1)
2015–2016 Lajeadense 1 (0)
2017 Votuporanguense 15 (2)
2017– Kuala Lumpur City 110 (39)
International career‡
2023– Malaysia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Club career

2017

On 2 June 2017, Josué joined Malaysia Premier League club Kuala Lumpur City during mid-season transfer.[2]

He scored 6 goals from 9 league matches and helps the club to win the league as well as get promoted to the Malaysia Super League.

2018

Josué scored 7 goals during his Malaysia Super League debut. His contribution helps Kuala Lumpur maintain its super league team status.

2019

In the 2019 season, he did not manage to stop the club from being relegated as the club finished bottom of the table.

2020

For the 2020 league season, he is made the captain of the Kuala Lumpur team, which is a rare achievement for a foreign player.

2021

In 2021, Josué captained the team in the final of the Malaysia Cup. In the final game against the overwhelming favorite JDT, Kuala Lumpur City FC managed to beat the odds and win the game 2 - 0. Paulo scored the second goal to claim the cup.

International career

Having played in Malaysia for the last 7 years, Josué obtained his Malaysian citizenship in early 2023, thus enabling him to be registered as a local player and getting a call-up to the Malaysia national team. He received his first national call-up on 18 March 2023 for the training camp ahead of friendly matches against Turkmenistan and Hong Kong. He made his debut for Malaysia against Turkmenistan on 23 March 2023.

Career statistics

Club
As of 27 April 2023
Club Season League Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Continental [lower-alpha 3] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kuala Lumpur 2017 96––60––156
2018 2174251––3010
2019 2123154––297
2020 1040000––104
2021 201000111––3111
2022 2062141753313
2023 94100000104
Total 110391043177516160
Career total 110391043177516160
  1. Appearances in Malaysia FA Cup
  2. Appearances in Malaysia Cup and Malaysia Challenge Cup
  3. Appearances in AFC Cup

International
As of match played 28 March 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 202320
Total20

Honours

Kuala Lumpur City

Individual

References
  1. "Paulo Josué Stürmer dos Reis". Sports21. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  2. "Kuala Lumpur dapatkan pemain import baru". Stadium Astro. 2 June 2017.
  3. "Paulo Jusuè". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 October 2018.



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