Vicente (footballer, born 1979)

Brazilian footballer

In this article, the surname is  Paula, not  Neto.

VicentePersonal information

Full name|  Vicente de Paula Neto
Date of birth|  (1979-09-10) 10 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth|  Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height|  1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)|  Striker
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2002|  AA Flamengo|  ?|  (?)
2003|  → Caxias FC (loan)|  ?|  (7)
2004–2005|  Wuhan Guanggu|  49|  (19)
2006|  Inter Shanghai|  24|  (11)
2007|  Wuhan Guanggu|  19|  (4)
2008–2009|  Shaanxi Chan-Ba|  54|  (14)
2010|  Shanghai Shenhua|  19|  (3)
2011–2012|  Wuhan Zall|  50|  (18)
2013–2017|  Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard|  124|  (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 October 2017

Vicente de Paula Neto (born 10 September 1979) more commonly known simply as Vicente, is a retired Brazilian football striker who spent most of his career in China.

## Club career

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### Early career

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Vicente would play his early career in Brazil where he would predominantly play for lower league side AA Flamengo in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 division. He was also then loaned out to another regional lower league side Caxias FC where he played for one season in the Campeonato Catarinense Second Level.[1]

### Move to China

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Vicente would move to China to join the second-tier football club Wuhan Guanggu in the 2004 league season where he had a successful period with them when he won the Chinese Football Association Jia League title and helped them win promotion.[2] The following season would see Vicente continue his successful time with Wuhan when he won the Chinese Super League cup in 2005 to add further silverware with the team. His performances with Wuhan would attract the interests of Inter Shanghai who he would join for the 2006 league season, however after only one season he would return to Wuhan. This time at the club he would not become as an integral member within the team and returned to Inter Shanghai who had changed its name to Shaanxi Chan-Ba. In March 2010, Vicente who had previously been linked to Jiangsu Sainty and Shenyang Dongjin moved to Shanghai Shenhua as a free agent.[3]

## Honours

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Wuhan Guanggu

* Chinese Football Association Jia League: 2004[4]
* Chinese Super League Cup: 2005

## References

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1. ^ Vicente at footballzz.co.uk Retrieved 18 June 2012
2. ^ 武汉选援还需跳出定式 维森特并非不可或缺 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at sport.qq.com 2007-11-21 Retrieved 18 June 2012
3. ^ 申花新外援维森特亮相训练场 昔日苦主状态不错 at sports.sohu.com 2010-03-13 Retrieved 18 June 2012
4. ^ "榜首两强双双平 冠军悬念留至末轮--33轮积分榜". sports.sohu.com. 20 November 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

## External links

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* Vicente at Soccerway
* Vicente at WorldFootball.net
* Profile at sodasoccer.com

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals