Jean Paulista

Jean Paulista

250px Paulista training with Wisła Kraków in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Jean Francisco Rodrigues
Date of birth	(1977-11-28) 28 November 1977
Place of birth	Sertãozinho, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Forward / Midfielder
Team information
Current team	None
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Corinthians-AL
1997–1998	Taubaté
1998–2001	Farense	42	(3)
1999	→ Braga (loan)	6	(0)
1999–2000	→ Aves (loan)	9	(2)
2001	→ Imortal (loan)	11	(2)
2001–2003	Vitória Setúbal	33	(1)
2003–2004	Aves	32	(7)
2004–2005	Maia	30	(7)
2005–2008	Wisła Kraków	54	(10)
2008–2010	APOEL	18	(2)
2010–2011	AEK Larnaca	8	(1)
2011–2012	Polonia Bytom	21	(4)
2012	LZS Piotrówka	5	(0)
2013	Skra Czestochowa	11	(1)
2013–2014	Polonia Bytom	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2015

Jean Francisco Rodrigues (born 28 November 1977), commonly known as Jean Paulista, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Sertãozinho, São Paulo, Paulista played with modest Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano and Esporte Clube Taubaté in his country. In 1998 he moved to Portugal where he remained for the following seven years, representing S.C. Farense, S.C. Braga and Vitória F.C. in the top division and C.D. Aves, Imortal DC and F.C. Maia in the second level. His best personal output, in the country and overall, came in the 2003–04 season, when he scored seven goals to help Aves to the eighth position.

From 2005 to 2008 Paulista competed in Poland's Ekstraklasa with Wisła Kraków, netting five times in 27 appearances in his second year. In July 2008 he signed a two-year contract with APOEL FC in the Cypriot First Division, making his official debut for his new club in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup; also in that competition, against Red Star Belgrade, he suffered a serious injury which sidelined him for almost a year.

Paulista returned to full fitness in the 2009–10 campaign, scoring twice to help APOEL to the second position. He added three appearances in that season's UEFA Champions League.

After one year still in the country, with AEK Larnaca FC, 33-year-old Paulista moved to Poland where he played mostly in the lower leagues, starting with Polonia Bytom.

External links

• Jean Paulista at footballzz.co.uk
• Jean Paulista profile at ForaDeJogo
• Jean Paulista profile at 90minut
• Jean Paulista at Soccerway