Paulo Ricardo Pereira Retre (born 4 March 1993) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League Men, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the 2007–08 ...

Early life

Born in Australia, Retre is of Portuguese descent. His father, Carlos, played in the Australian

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(NSL) for

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Career

Retre was introduced to the

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system by

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory ...

, as member of the youth team and appearing for the senior team in a friendly against

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before switching to rivals

Melbourne Heart Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region, South-Eastern region of Melbourne, Victoria. They compete in the A-League Men, the Australian soccer ...

. 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. On 22 June 2017, A-League champions

Sydney FC Sydney Football Club, commonly known as Sydney FC, is a professional association football, soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They compete in the top-tier men's league in Australia, the A-League Men. Established in 2004, ...

signed Retre for 2 years. Retre scored his first goal for Sydney FC in Round 3 of the 2018–19 A-League season, against former club Melbourne City. He also scored one of the few own goals in the 2018-2019 A League season. On 30 June 2023,

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club

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announced the signing of Retre on a two-year deal. On 26 July 2024, Retre returned to the A-League Men as the

signed him on a two-year deal. Retre scored his first goal for the Phoenix against the

Newcastle Jets Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from the Australi ...

in a 2–1 home win on 28 December 2024.

Career statistics

Honours

Sydney FC *

Championship: 2018–19, 2019–20 *

Premiership: 2017–2018, 2019–20

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Retre, Paulo 1993 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australia men's under-20 international soccer players Men's association football midfielders Melbourne Victory FC players Melbourne City FC players Sydney FC players FC Goa players Wellington Phoenix FC players A-League Men players Indian Super League players Australian people of Portuguese descent Sportspeople of Portuguese descent Soccer players from Melbourne 21st-century Australian sportsmen