Paulo Sérgio Rodrigues Teles (born 30 March 1993) is a Portuguese
footballer
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who plays as a
central midfielder
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for
A.D. Camacha
Associação Desportiva da Camacha, known as A.D. Camacha, is a Portuguese football club from Santa Cruz, Madeira. Founded in 1978, they play in the Campeonato de Portugal (league), Campeonato de Portugal. They play their home games in Campo Muni ...
.
Club career
Born in
Funchal
Funchal () officially Funchal City (), is the capital, largest city and a Municipality (Portugal), municipality in Portugal's Madeira, Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it ...
,
Madeira
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, Teles finished his youth career with
S.L. Benfica
(), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football.
Founded on 28 February 1904, as ''Sport Lisboa'', Benfica is one of the " ...
, arriving in the club's academy at the age of 16. In August 2012 he moved to Spain, signing a contract with
Deportivo de La Coruña
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...
and making his debut as a senior with
the reserves in
Tercera División
Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...
.
Teles played his first competitive match with the
Galicians
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' first team on 11 September 2013, starting in a 2–2 draw against
Córdoba CF
Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954 after the dissolution of RCD Córdoba. Currently it plays ...
in
the second round of the
Copa del Rey
The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...
. After loan spells at
Segunda División B
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sides
CD Guijuelo
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and
SD Compostela
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History
A team called Compostela Foot-ball Club was founded in 1928, ceasing to exist ...
, he was released on 8 August 2015.
On 20 February 2016, Teles joined Bulgarian team
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Stadion Lokomotiv (Plovdiv), Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park and ha ...
. He scored his only
First Professional Football League
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goal on 10 April, in the 3–1 home victory over
PFC Slavia Sofia
PFC Slavia Sofia 1913 () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First Professional Football League, First League. Slavia's home g ...
.
Teles returned to his homeland in the summer of 2018, with
S.C. Farense
Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional association football, football club based in Faro, Portugal, Faro in the Faro District, district of the same name and the region of Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club ha ...
. He appeared in his only professional game in his country on 18 August, replacing
Vanja Marković
Vanja Marković ( sr-Cyrl, Вања Марковић; born 20 June 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
After joining Portuguese club Farense in July 2018, Marković left the club by mutua ...
in the second half of a 3–1 away defeat of
FC Porto B
Futebol Clube do Porto B, commonly known as Porto B, is a Portuguese professional football team, which serves as the reserve side of FC Porto. They compete in the Liga Portugal 2, the second division of Portuguese football, and play their home ...
in the
LigaPro
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.
FC Porto B-Farense, 1–3: Algarvios somam novo triunfo (FC Porto B-Farense, 1–3: New win for the Algarveans)
Record, 18 August 2018 (in Portuguese)
Subsequently, Teles competed in the Portuguese lower leagues.
References
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1993 births
Living people
Footballers from Funchal
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Liga Portugal 2 players
Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
C.S. Marítimo players
S.C. Farense players
S.C. Praiense players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Deportivo Fabril players
Deportivo de La Coruña players
CD Guijuelo footballers
SD Compostela footballers
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
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