Flávio Paixão

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Paixão.
Flávio Paixão

Paixão with Hamilton Academical in 2011
Personal information
Full name Flávio Emanuel Lopes Paixão
Date of birth (1984-09-19) 19 September 1984
Place of birth Sesimbra, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Lechia Gdańsk
Number 28
Youth career
1994–1995 Alfarim
1995–2003 Sesimbra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Sesimbra
2005–2006 Porto B 11 (1)
2006–2007 Villanovense 34 (10)
2007 Jaén 8 (0)
2008–2009 Benidorm 53 (11)
2009–2011 Hamilton Academical 56 (10)
2011–2013 Tractor Sazi 61 (20)
2014–2016 Śląsk Wrocław 71 (24)
2016– Lechia Gdańsk 20 (8)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2016.


Flávio Emanuel Lopes Paixão (born 19 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Polish club Lechia Gdańsk as a forward.

His twin brother Marco is also a footballer, Flávio being the younger by five minutes.[1]

Football career

Early career

Born in Sesimbra, Paixão spent his early career in Portugal and Spain, playing with lowly teams in both countries – his hometown's G.D. Sesimbra, FC Porto B, CF Villanovense, Real Jaén and Benidorm CF.

In the 2006–07 season he scored ten goals for Villanovense, but suffered relegation from Segunda División B, the only level in which he competed in Spain.

Hamilton Academical

Paixão's first taste of professional football came in 2009 as he signed for Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical on 6 August, alongside twin brother Marco.[2] He made his league debut for Hamilton on 15 August, against Kilmarnock.[3]

Paixão was released from his contract with Hamilton with immediate effect on 14 April 2011, alongside his brother.[4] He appeared in 61 official games for the Accies, scoring 11 goals.

Tractor Sazi

On 2 August 2011, Paixão signed a one-year contract with Tractor Sazi F.C. in Iran, for an undisclosed fee.[5] In his first season he netted a club-best ten goals in the Pro League, being voted by Goal.com as best player on the team.[6]

Statistics

As of 21 May 2016.
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto B 2005–06[7] Portuguese Second Division 111111
Villanovense 2006–07[8] Segunda División B 34103410
Jaén 2007–08[8] Segunda División B 801090
Benidorm 2007–08[8] Segunda División B 195002[lower-alpha 1]0215
2008–09[8] Segunda División B 34642388
Total 531142205913
Hamilton Academical 2009–10[9] Scottish Premier League 26631297
2010–11[10] Scottish Premier League 30321324
Total 569526111
Tractor Sazi 2011–12[11] Iran Pro League 3010003010
2012–13[11] Iran Pro League 3110006[lower-alpha 2]13711
Total 612000616721
Śląsk Wrocław 2013–14[11] Ekstraklasa 13200132
2014–15[11] Ekstraklasa 3718414119
2015–16[11] Ekstraklasa 214414[lower-alpha 3]0295
Total 712482408326
Lechia Gdańsk 2015–16[11] Ekstraklasa 166166
Total 166166
Career total 3108118612134088
  1. Appearances in Promotion play-offs
  2. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. "Reid gets brothers on board". ClubCall. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  2. "Hamilton sign up Portuguese twins". BBC Sport. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  3. "Kilmarnock 3–0 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  4. "Paixao twins released by Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  5. "Traktorsazi signs Flavio Paixao". Persian League. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  6. فلاویو لوپز بهترین بازیکن فصل تراکتورسازی انتخاب شد (in Persian). Goal.com. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  7. "Flávio Paixão". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Paixao: Flavio Emanuel Lopes Paixao". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  9. "Matches played by Flavio Paixao in 2009/10". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  10. "Matches played by Flavio Paixao in 2010/11". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Flávio Paixão". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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