Pauleta

Date of birth28 April 1973
Place of birthPonta Delgado
NationalityPortuguese
Weight75 kg
Height1.80 m
PositionForward

Full name is: Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes.


Pauleta began his career at Estoril in 1995, before moving to Spain to play for Salamanca in 1996.

The team won promotion to the Spanish First Division but he never really settled and was soon snapped up by Deportivo La Coruna for £3.75 million in 1998.

His first team chances were restricted by injury but he was a member of the team that won their first Spanish title in May 2000.

He made his international debut in August 1997 against Estonia, making the 2000 European Championship Finals squad.

His first team chances were restricted at Deportivo due to both injury and the rotation system used by the coach and he joined French club Bordeaux in the autumn of 2000.

He has had a golden touch in front of goal and his performances made him the starting striker for the national side.

He has great pace, a good first touch but tends to miss some of the easier chances to come his way.

Pauleta's hat-trick against Poland in Jeonju in 2002 was Portugal's second in the World Cup finals - the other coming in Eusebio's famous four goals against North Korea in 1966.

Pauleta scored the only goal in Portugal's opening game of the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany against Angola.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Estoril Praia 01 Jul 1995 01 Jul 1996
Salamanca 01 Jul 1996 01 Jul 1998
Deportivo La Coruna 01 Jul 1998 01 Jul 2000
Bordeaux 01 Jul 2000 17 Jul 2003
Paris St Germain 17 Jul 2003

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1999-00 Deportivo La Coruna UEFA Cup 1
1
2000-01 Bordeaux French Championnat 28
20
7
2000-01 Bordeaux UEFA Cup 7
3
1
2001-02 Bordeaux French Championnat 33
22
4
2001-02 Bordeaux UEFA Cup 6
5
2002-03 Bordeaux French Championnat 37
23
8
2002-03 Bordeaux UEFA Cup 3
1
1
1
2003-04 Paris St Germain French Championnat 35
2
18
3
2004-05 Paris St Germain French Championnat 30
5
14
6
2004-05 Paris St Germain UEFA Champions League 2
2005-06 Paris St Germain French Championnat 34
1
19
7


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
06 Sep 2000 Nantes v Bordeaux W 0-5 French Championnat 6
09 Sep 2000 Bordeaux v Guingamp L 0-2 French Championnat 7
12 Sep 2000 Lierse SK v Bordeaux D 0-0 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
16 Sep 2000 Olympique Marseille v Bordeaux W 0-1 French Championnat 8
23 Sep 2000 Bordeaux v Toulouse W 2-1 French Championnat 9
26 Sep 2000 Bordeaux v Lierse SK W 5-1
Agg: 5-1
UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
30 Sep 2000 AS Monaco v Bordeaux D 2-2 French Championnat 10
15 Oct 2000 Auxerre v Bordeaux W 0-2 French Championnat 11
21 Oct 2000 Bordeaux v Olympique Lyonnais D 1-1 French Championnat 12
26 Oct 2000 Bordeaux v Celtic D 1-1 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
29 Oct 2000 Paris St Germain v Bordeaux W 1-2 French Championnat 13
04 Nov 2000 Bordeaux v Lille W 1-0 French Championnat 14
09 Nov 2000 Celtic v Bordeaux W 1-2
Agg: 2-3
UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
12 Nov 2000 Strasbourg v Bordeaux W 0-2 French Championnat 15
19 Nov 2000 Bordeaux v Rennes W 3-0 French Championnat 16
29 Nov 2000 Bordeaux v Bastia D 0-0 French Championnat 18
03 Dec 2000 Troyes v Bordeaux L 1-0 French Championnat 19
07 Dec 2000 Werder Bremen v Bordeaux D 0-0
Agg: 1-4
UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
10 Dec 2000 Bordeaux v Saint-Étienne W 2-1 French Championnat 20
16 Dec 2000 RC Lens v Bordeaux D 2-2 French Championnat 21
21 Dec 2000 Bordeaux v Nantes L 0-2 French Championnat 22
13 Jan 2001 Guingamp v Bordeaux D 1-1 French Championnat 23
26 Jan 2001 Bordeaux v Olympique Marseille W 3-0 French Championnat 24
03 Feb 2001 Toulouse v Bordeaux D 1-1 French Championnat 25
07 Feb 2001 Bordeaux v AS Monaco W 2-1 French Championnat 26
15 Feb 2001 Rayo Vallecano v Bordeaux L 4-1 UEFA Cup 4th round 1st leg
18 Feb 2001 Bordeaux v Auxerre W 1-0 French Championnat 27
22 Feb 2001 Bordeaux v Rayo Vallecano D 0-0
Agg: 1-4
UEFA Cup 4th round 2nd leg
03 Mar 2001 Olympique Lyonnais v Bordeaux L 2-1 French Championnat 28
18 Mar 2001 Bordeaux v Paris St Germain W 2-0 French Championnat 29
06 Apr 2001 Lille v Bordeaux D 2-2 French Championnat 30
14 Apr 2001 Bordeaux v Strasbourg W 2-1 French Championnat 31
28 Apr 2001 Rennes v Bordeaux W 1-2 French Championnat 32
12 May 2001 Bordeaux v Sedan D 2-2 French Championnat 33
19 May 2001 Metz v Bordeaux L 2-0 French Championnat 34
27 Jul 2001 Bordeaux v Nantes W 2-0 French Championnat 1
03 Aug 2001 Olympique Marseille v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 2
11 Aug 2001 Bordeaux v Lille D 0-0 French Championnat 3
25 Aug 2001 Bordeaux v Auxerre D 0-0 French Championnat 5
09 Sep 2001 FC Sochaux Montbeliard v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 6
16 Sep 2001 Bordeaux v AS Monaco D 0-0 French Championnat 7
20 Sep 2001 Bordeaux v Debrecen D 0-0 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
23 Sep 2001 Lorient v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 8
27 Sep 2001 Debreceni v Bordeaux D 0-0
Agg: 0-0
UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
30 Sep 2001 Bordeaux v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 9
13 Oct 2001 Montpellier v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 10
18 Oct 2001 Bordeaux v Standard Liège D 0-0 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
21 Oct 2001 Bordeaux v Metz D 0-0 French Championnat 11
27 Oct 2001 Bordeaux v Sedan D 0-0 French Championnat 12
01 Nov 2001 Standard Liège v Bordeaux D 0-0
Agg: 0-0
UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
04 Nov 2001 RC Lens v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 13
17 Nov 2001 Bordeaux v Troyes D 0-0 French Championnat 14
20 Nov 2001 Bordeaux v Roda JC W 1-0 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
24 Nov 2001 Bastia v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 15
28 Nov 2001 Bordeaux v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 16
04 Dec 2001 Roda JC v Bordeaux L 2-0
Agg: 2-1
UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
09 Dec 2001 Olympique Lyonnais v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 17
18 Dec 2001 Bordeaux v Olympique Marseille D 0-0 French Championnat 18
05 Jan 2002 Bordeaux v Rennes D 0-0 French Championnat 20
16 Jan 2002 Lille v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 19
23 Jan 2002 Bordeaux v FC Sochaux Montbeliard D 0-0 French Championnat 22
30 Jan 2002 AS Monaco v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 23
02 Feb 2002 Bordeaux v Lorient D 0-0 French Championnat 24
07 Feb 2002 Paris St Germain v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 25
16 Feb 2002 Bordeaux v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 26
23 Feb 2002 Metz v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 27
06 Mar 2002 Sedan v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 28
10 Mar 2002 Auxerre v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 21
17 Mar 2002 Bordeaux v RC Lens D 0-0 French Championnat 29
23 Mar 2002 Troyes v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 30
06 Apr 2002 Bordeaux v Bastia D 0-0 French Championnat 31
13 Apr 2002 Guingamp v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 32
27 Apr 2002 Bordeaux v Olympique Lyonnais D 0-0 French Championnat 33
04 May 2002 Nantes v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 34
03 Aug 2002 Lille v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 1
09 Aug 2002 Bordeaux v Paris St Germain D 0-0 French Championnat 2
17 Aug 2002 Montpellier v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 3
24 Aug 2002 Bordeaux v Strasbourg D 0-0 French Championnat 4
31 Aug 2002 Guingamp v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 5
11 Sep 2002 Bordeaux v Troyes D 0-0 French Championnat 6
14 Sep 2002 Olympique Marseille v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 7
17 Sep 2002 Bordeaux v SK Matador Puchov D 0-0 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
21 Sep 2002 Bordeaux v RC Lens D 0-0 French Championnat 8
28 Sep 2002 Bastia v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 9
06 Oct 2002 Bordeaux v Sedan D 0-0 French Championnat 10
19 Oct 2002 FC Sochaux Montbeliard v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 11
26 Oct 2002 Bordeaux v AS Monaco D 0-0 French Championnat 12
29 Oct 2002 Djurgårdens v Bordeaux D 0-0 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
02 Nov 2002 Nantes v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 13
09 Nov 2002 Bordeaux v Rennes D 0-0 French Championnat 14
16 Nov 2002 Olympique Lyonnais v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 15
23 Nov 2002 Bordeaux v Ajaccio AC D 0-0 French Championnat 16
28 Nov 2002 Bordeaux v Anderlecht D 0-0 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
30 Nov 2002 Auxerre v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 17
04 Dec 2002 Le Havre v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 18
12 Dec 2002 Anderlecht v Bordeaux D 0-0
Agg: 0-0
UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
15 Dec 2002 Bordeaux v Nice D 0-0 French Championnat 19
20 Dec 2002 Paris St Germain v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 20
11 Jan 2003 Bordeaux v Montpellier D 0-0 French Championnat 21
22 Jan 2003 Bordeaux v Guingamp D 0-0 French Championnat 23
29 Jan 2003 Troyes v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 24
01 Feb 2003 Bordeaux v Olympique Marseille D 0-0 French Championnat 25
05 Feb 2003 RC Lens v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 26
08 Feb 2003 Bordeaux v Bastia D 0-0 French Championnat 27
22 Feb 2003 Sedan v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 28
01 Mar 2003 Bordeaux v FC Sochaux Montbeliard D 0-0 French Championnat 29
08 Mar 2003 AS Monaco v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 30
22 Mar 2003 Bordeaux v Nantes D 0-0 French Championnat 31
05 Apr 2003 Rennes v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 32
12 Apr 2003 Bordeaux v Olympique Lyonnais D 0-0 French Championnat 33
19 Apr 2003 Ajaccio AC v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 34
03 May 2003 Bordeaux v Auxerre D 0-0 French Championnat 35
10 May 2003 Bordeaux v Le Havre D 0-0 French Championnat 36
20 May 2003 Nice v Bordeaux D 0-0 French Championnat 37
24 May 2003 Bordeaux v Lille D 0-0 French Championnat 38


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1997-98 Portugal FIFA World Cup 1
2
1998-99 Portugal International Friendly
2
1998-99 Portugal UEFA European Championship
2
2
1999-00 Portugal International Friendly 1
3
1
1999-00 Portugal UEFA European Championship 2
2
1
2000-01 Portugal FIFA World Cup 5
2
5
2000-01 Portugal International Friendly 2
1
1
2001-02 Portugal FIFA World Cup 6
6
2001-02 Portugal International Friendly 4
2
1
1
2002-03 Portugal International Friendly 9
1
4
2003-04 Portugal International Friendly 10
10
2003-04 Portugal UEFA European Championship 5
2
2004-05 Portugal FIFA World Cup 8
6
2004-05 Portugal International Friendly 2
1
2005-06 Portugal FIFA World Cup 10
6
2
2005-06 Portugal International Friendly 6
4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
20 Aug 1997 Portugal v Armenia W 3-1 FIFA World Cup Group 9
06 Sep 1997 Germany v Portugal D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Group 9
11 Oct 1997 Portugal v Northern Ireland W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Group 9
18 Nov 1998 Portugal v Israel W 2-0 International Friendly
10 Feb 1999 Portugal v Netherlands D 0-0 International Friendly
26 Mar 1999 Portugal v Azerbaijan W 7-0 UEFA European Championship Group 7
31 Mar 1999 Liechtenstein v Portugal W 0-5 UEFA European Championship Group 7
18 Aug 1999 Portugal v Andorra W 4-0 International Friendly
04 Sep 1999 Azerbaijan v Portugal D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group 7
08 Sep 1999 Romania v Portugal D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group 7
10 Oct 1999 Portugal v Hungary W 3-0 UEFA European Championship Group 7
29 Mar 2000 Portugal v Denmark W 2-1 International Friendly
26 Apr 2000 Italy v Portugal L 2-0 International Friendly
02 Jun 2000 Portugal v Wales W 3-0 International Friendly
20 Jun 2000 Portugal v Germany W 3-0 UEFA European Championship Finals Group A
16 Aug 2000 Portugal v Lithuania W 5-1 International Friendly
03 Sep 2000 Estonia v Portugal W 1-3 FIFA World Cup Europe group 2
07 Oct 2000 Portugal v Republic of Ireland D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 2
11 Oct 2000 Netherlands v Portugal W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 2
15 Nov 2000 Portugal v Israel W 2-1 International Friendly
28 Feb 2001 Portugal v Andorra W 3-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 2
28 Mar 2001 Portugal v Netherlands D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 2
25 Apr 2001 France v Portugal L 4-0 International Friendly
02 Jun 2001 Republic of Ireland v Portugal D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 2
06 Jun 2001 Portugal v Cyprus W 6-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 2
15 Aug 2001 Portugal v Moldova W 3-0 International Friendly
01 Sep 2001 Andorra v Portugal W 1-7 FIFA World Cup Europe group 2
05 Sep 2001 Cyprus v Portugal W 1-3 FIFA World Cup Europe group 2
06 Oct 2001 Portugal v Estonia W 5-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 2
14 Nov 2001 Portugal v Angola W 5-1 International Friendly
13 Feb 2002 Spain v Portugal D 1-1 International Friendly
27 Mar 2002 Portugal v Finland L 1-4 International Friendly
17 Apr 2002 Portugal v Brazil D 1-1 International Friendly
25 May 2002 China PR v Portugal W 0-2 International Friendly
05 Jun 2002 USA v Portugal L 3-2 FIFA World Cup Finals Group D
10 Jun 2002 Portugal v Poland W 4-0 FIFA World Cup Finals Group D
14 Jun 2002 Portugal v Korea Republic L 0-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group D
07 Sep 2002 England v Portugal D 1-1 International Friendly
12 Oct 2002 Portugal v Tunisia D 1-1 International Friendly
16 Oct 2002 Sweden v Portugal W 2-3 International Friendly
20 Nov 2002 Portugal v Scotland W 2-0 International Friendly
12 Feb 2003 Italy v Portugal L 1-0 International Friendly
29 Mar 2003 Portugal v Brazil W 2-1 International Friendly
02 Apr 2003 North Macedonia v Portugal W 0-1 International Friendly
30 Apr 2003 Netherlands v Portugal D 1-1 International Friendly
06 Jun 2003 Portugal v Paraguay D 0-0 International Friendly
10 Jun 2003 Portugal v Bolivia W 4-0 International Friendly
20 Aug 2003 Portugal v Kazakhstan W 1-0 International Friendly
06 Sep 2003 Portugal v Spain L 0-1 International Friendly
10 Sep 2003 Norway v Portugal W 0-1 International Friendly
11 Oct 2003 Portugal v Albania W 5-3 International Friendly
15 Nov 2003 Portugal v Greece D 1-1 International Friendly
19 Nov 2003 Portugal v Kuwait W 8-0 International Friendly
18 Feb 2004 Portugal v England D 1-1 International Friendly
31 Mar 2004 Portugal v Italy L 1-2 International Friendly
28 Apr 2004 Portugal v Sweden D 2-2 International Friendly
05 Jun 2004 Portugal v Lithuania W 4-1 International Friendly
12 Jun 2004 Portugal v Greece L 1-2 UEFA European Championship Finals Group A
16 Jun 2004 Portugal v Russia W 2-0 UEFA European Championship Finals Group A
20 Jun 2004 Portugal v Spain W 1-0 UEFA European Championship Finals Group A
30 Jun 2004 Portugal v Netherlands W 2-1 UEFA European Championship Semi-final
04 Jul 2004 Portugal v Greece L 0-1 UEFA European Championship Final
04 Sep 2004 Latvia v Portugal W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
08 Sep 2004 Portugal v Estonia W 4-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
09 Oct 2004 Liechtenstein v Portugal D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
13 Oct 2004 Portugal v Russia W 7-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
17 Nov 2004 Luxembourg v Portugal W 0-5 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
09 Feb 2005 Republic of Ireland v Portugal L 1-0 International Friendly
26 Mar 2005 Portugal v Canada W 4-1 International Friendly
30 Mar 2005 Slovakia v Portugal D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
04 Jun 2005 Portugal v Slovakia W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
08 Jun 2005 Estonia v Portugal W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
17 Aug 2005 Portugal v Egypt W 2-0 International Friendly
03 Sep 2005 Portugal v Luxembourg W 6-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
07 Sep 2005 Russia v Portugal D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
08 Oct 2005 Portugal v Liechtenstein W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
12 Oct 2005 Portugal v Latvia W 3-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 3
12 Nov 2005 Portugal v Croatia W 2-0 International Friendly
15 Nov 2005 Northern Ireland v Portugal D 1-1 International Friendly
01 Mar 2006 Saudi Arabia v Portugal W 0-3 International Friendly
27 May 2006 Portugal v Cape Verde Islands W 4-1 International Friendly
03 Jun 2006 Luxembourg v Portugal W 0-3 International Friendly
11 Jun 2006 Angola v Portugal W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group D
17 Jun 2006 Portugal v Iran W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Finals Group D
25 Jun 2006 Portugal v Netherlands W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 16
01 Jul 2006 England v Portugal W 0-0 (3-1) FIFA World Cup Quarter-final
05 Jul 2006 France v Portugal L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Semi-final
08 Jul 2006 Germany v Portugal L 3-1 FIFA World Cup Finals 3rd place


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.