Paulo Retre
Personal information
Full name Paulo Retre
Date of birth (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder, defensive midfielder,
Team information
Current team
 Goa
Number 28
Youth career
2010–2012 Melbourne Victory
2012–2014 Melbourne Heart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Northcote City 2 (0)
2011 FFV NTC 12 (1)
2011–2012 Melbourne Victory 0 (0)
2012 Bentleigh Greens 23 (4)
2013–2017 Melbourne City[1] 53 (1)
2017–2023 Sydney FC 139 (4)
2023– Goa 8 (0)
International career‡
2011 Australia U-20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:52, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 May 2015

Paulo Retre (born 4 March 1993) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Goa.[2]

Early life

His father, Carlos, played in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL) for Footscray JUST.[3][4]

Career

Retre was introduced to the A-League system by Melbourne Victory, as member of the youth team and appearing for the senior team in a friendly against LA Galaxy[5] before switching to rivals Melbourne Heart.[6] On 19 December 2015, Retre scored his first ever goal against Melbourne Victory, in a 2–1 win in the Melbourne Derby. On 16 June 2017, Retre was released by Melbourne City.[7]

On 22 June 2017, A-League champions Sydney FC signed Retre for 2 years.[8] Retre scored his first goal for Sydney FC in Round 3 of the 2018–19 A-League season, against former club Melbourne City.[9] He also scored one of the few own goals in the 2018-2019 A League season.

On 30 June 2023, Indian Super League club FC Goa announced the signing of Retre on a two-year deal.[10]

Career statistics

As of 29 June 2023[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Northcote City 2010[13] Victorian Premier League 3 0 — — 3 0
VTC 2011[14] Victorian Premier League 23 1 — — 23 1
Bentleigh Greens 2012[15] Victorian Premier League 21 4 — 21 4
Melbourne City 2012–13 A-League 0 0 — — 0 0
2013–14 A-League 4 0 — — 4 0
2014–15 A-League 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
2015–16 A-League 24 1 3 0 — 27 1
2016–17 A-League 11 0 3 0 — 14 0
Total 54 1 6 0 0 0 60 1
Sydney FC 2017–18 A-League 18 0 4 0 5 0 27 0
2018–19 A-League 21 1 5 0 5 0 31 0
2019–20 A-League 26 2 1 0 4 0 31 2
2020–21 A-League 25 0 — — 25 0
2021–22 A-League Men 23 0 4 0 7 0 34 0
2022–23 A-League Men 26 1 2 0 — 28 1
Total 139 4 16 0 21 0 176 4
Career total 230 10 22 0 21 0 273 4
  1. ^ Includes FFA Cup

Honours

Sydney FC

References

  1. ^ the team was known as Melbourne Heart prior to 2014
  2. ^ "Paulo Retre, two-time A-League champion, moves from Sydney to Goa". The Times of India. 25 June 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ "News - A Leagues | KEEPUP". Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ^ Davutovic, David (5 January 2016). "City reward young guns with fresh deals". heraldsun. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  5. ^ Becks Galaxy Sink Victory Herald Sun[dead link]
  6. ^ "Ex-Victory Youngster Joins Heart | MFootball". Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. ^ Windley, Matt (16 June 2017). "Melbourne City swoop to sign Adelaide goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Sydney FC get Retre-active". FourFourTwo. 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Sky Blues Clinically Cruise to Victory - Sydney FC". 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  10. ^ "FC Goa ropes in two-time A-League winning midfielder Paulo Retre". FC Goa. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Paulo Retre". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  12. ^ "P. Retre". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  13. ^ Punshon, John. "2010 Victorian Men's Premier League Results". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  14. ^ Punshon, John. "2011 Victorian Men's Premier League Results". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  15. ^ Punshon, John. "2012 Victorian Men's Premier League Results". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Sydney FC set new Australian record with Grand Final success". Football Federation Australia. 1 September 2020. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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