Patrick de Paula

Patrick de Paula Carreiro (born 8 September 1999), commonly known as Patrick de Paula or simply Patrick, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Botafogo as a midfielder.

Palmeiras
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Patrick de Paula joined Palmeiras' youth setup in 2017, after playing amateur tournaments in his hometown. On 6 January 2019, he signed a contract extension with the club until the end of the year; in May, he further extended his deal until 2022.

On 28 November 2019, Patrick de Paula was promoted to Palmeiras' first team for the ensuing campaign. He made his senior debut the following 26 January, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Gabriel Menino in a 0–0 Campeonato Paulista home draw against São Paulo.

Botafogo
After several speculations, Botafogo decided to pay the offer in accordance with the request by Palmeiras: 6 million euros (about R$33.3 million) for 50% of the federative rights of the midfielder, which turned into the signing most expensive in the history of Botafogo. The deal proposed by the team from Rio met the expectations of Leila Pereira's management at Palmeiras, after all, the club from São Paulo would continue with a percentage of the player and would earn a percentage of the payment in the event of a future negotiation.

It wasn't the debut of Patrick de Paula's dreams, he and the Botafogo team were defeated 3-1 by Corinthians on April 10, at Estádio Nilton Santos, for the Campeonato Brasileiro. Patrick scored his first goal for Fogão in the 3-0 victory, in the first leg of the third phase of the Copa do Brasil, where Botafogo beat Ceilândia.

Patrick de Paula had a serious injury detected in his left knee in the match against Flamengo for the Campeonato Carioca, after being submitted to imaging tests, he was detected an injury and required an surgical procedure. His recovery lasted the entire season.

Patrick de Paula only returned to training with the Botafogo group in February 2024. After 400 days away, Patrick de Paula returned to play for Botafogo in the 2-0 victory over Boavista, in the 2024 Taça Rio final.

Despite returning to the field at the State Championship, Patrick de Paula was not listed by Botafogo's technical committee for the following match, against Junior, in the group stage of the Libertadores da América.

Honours
Palmeiras Individual
 * Copa Libertadores: 2020, 2021
 * Copa do Brasil: 2020
 * Campeonato Paulista: 2020, 2022
 * Recopa Sudamericana: 2022
 * Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2020
 * Campeonato Paulista Young Player of the Season: 2020