| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Vítor Barreto de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-07-12)12 July 1985 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Treviso | ||
| 2002 | →Milan (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Treviso | 33 | (12) |
| 2005–2008 | Udinese | 53 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | →Treviso (loan) | 32 | (14) |
| 2008–2011 | Bari | 76 | (41) |
| 2011–2013 | Udinese | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Torino | 28 | (3) |
| 2015 | Venezia | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Gozzano | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 November 2019 | |||
Paulo Vitor de Souza Barreto (born 12 July 1985), known asBarreto, is a Brazilianfootballer who plays as astriker.
Barreto grew up in the youth ranks ofTreviso. In 2002, he was loaned toA.C. Milan where he was part of the Allievi Nazionale side that won that year'sTorneo Città di Arco [it], defeatingFiorentina in the final.[1][2]
After scoring 12 goals in the2004–05 season for Treviso, he was signed byUdinese, who gave him the opportunity to mark his debut not only in the Italian top flight but also in European competition, in which he scored two goals againstRC Lens during the2005–06UEFA Cup.
He returned to Treviso on loan in 2007, scoring 14 goals in2007–08.
Barreto spent the2008–09 season on loan atBari,[3] with whom he scored his firsthat-trick inSerie B on 21 April 2009 during a match withAncona. He contributed 23 goals during the season that saw Bari crownedSerie B champions, underAntonio Conte.
In 2009–10 season, his loan was extended and his goal scoring made Bari impress in the first half of the Serie A season. However, after the injury of centre-backAndrea Ranocchia and his striking partnerVitaly Kutuzov, the team performance also slipped.
On 25 June 2010, Bari signed him in aco-ownership bid, for €4.5 million.[4][5]
In the next season, despite Kutuzov was recovered from injury, the team saw the departures of Italian international centre-backsAndrea Ranocchia andLeonardo Bonucci. With the failure to sign important replacements, not only for the centre-backs, the team conceded more goals and their tactics where affected. Barreto scored 4 goals before the winter break as team top-scorer, however much lesser than his performance last Christmas. The team finished as the bottom to enter the winter break.
Barreto also injured in November, the match againstParma.[6] He injured again after came out from injury in December, againstPalermo.[7]
On 24 June 2011, his contract was redeemed by Udinese for €3 million, with whom he only played 12 games.[8]
On 17 January 2013,Torino purchased him for €1.8 million from Udinese in another co-ownership deal, in a2+1⁄2-year contract.[9][10] Here, he foundGiampiero Ventura, his coach atBari. He debuted for theGranata on 20 January in an away fixture againstPescara won by Torino 2–0.[11] He scored his first goal with Torino on 30 March againstNapoli at theStadio Olimpico, his first goal in 874 days. He scored again in the next week away toBologna, scoring the momentary 0–1. He ended the season with 16 appearances and three goals and on 19 June the co-ownership between theFriuli and Turin was renewed.[12] In June 2014 Torino redeemed his entire contract in a blind auction,[13] for an additional €859,000.[14]
In summer 2015 Barreto was signed by Serie D clubVenezia on a free transfer. He terminated the contract in December 2015.[15]
In summer 2019 he restarted his career by signing with Serie C clubGozzano.[16]
Bari
Venezia