Paulo Iago
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Iago Álvarez Morón[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Parque Sureste | ||
| 2013–2014 | Adpi Rivas | ||
| 2013–2014 | Estrella de Madrid | ||
| 2014–2024 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2024– | Sporting CP | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Spain U15 | 6 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Spain U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2023– | Spain U17 | 12 | (2) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:15, 31 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Paulo Iago Álvarez Morón (born 10 April 2007), known as Paulo Iago or just Paulo, is a Spanish professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Sporting CP.
Club career
[edit]Early life
[edit]Born in Madrid, Paulo Iago developed an interest for football at the age of two, and was encouraged by his father, Xosé "Pepe" Álvarez Murias, a former amateur footballer from A Fonsagrada, Lugo.[3][4]
He joined Parque Sureste at the age of four, but broke his tibia and fibula in a skateboarding accident shortly after his first training session.[4] After a year out, he returned to become top scorer in his category at the age of five.[3] He was scouted by professional sides Atlético Madrid, Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid, a rare feat for a player of such a young age.[3] Short spells with Adpi Rivas and Estrella de Madrid followed, before he joined Real Madrid in 2014.[2]
He progressed well through La Fábrica, scoring over 150 goals in his first five years with the club.[3][5] After signing with super-agent Jorge Mendes, he signed his first contract with Los Blancos in 2022.[6]
In the 2024/25 season summer market, Paulo Iago left Real Madrid academy and joined Sporting Clube de Portugal [7]
International career
[edit]Paulo Iago has represented Spain at under-15 level.[1] He was called up to the under-16 team in August 2022.[8]
Style of play
[edit]A prolific goal-scorer from midfield, technically gifted and skilful, he has drawn comparisons to Ballon d'Or winners Lionel Messi and Luka Modrić.[4][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Paulo Iago at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Paulo". realmadrid.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d Fernández, M.; Carerra, U. (18 August 2021). "El hijo del Pelé de A Fonsagrada triunfa como pichichi del Real Madrid" [The son of Pelé from A Fonsagrada triumphs as top scorer for Real Madrid]. globalgalicia.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Menendez, Nacho D. (1 June 2020). "Paulo Iago, la joya de la cantera del Real Madrid, tiene raíces en A Fonsagrada" [Paulo Iago, the jewel of the Real Madrid academy, has roots in A Fonsagrada]. elprogreso.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Díaz Rolle, I. (17 May 2020). "El acento gallego de la zurda más letal de La Fábrica" [The Galician accent of the most lethal lefty of La Fábrica]. lavozdegalicia.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "El Madrid se asegura el futuro de Paulo Iago, prometedor cadete" [Madrid ensures the future of Paulo Iago, promising cadet]. es.besoccer.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Paulo Iago reforça equipa B Leonina!" (in Portuguese). 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Paulo Iago jugará dos partidos en Rumanía con la selección sub-16" [Paulo Iago will play two games in Romania with the U-16 team]. lavozdegalicia.es (in Spanish). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Díaz Rolle, I. (19 February 2022). "Así es Paulo Iago, la perla de origen gallego del Real Madrid" [This is Paulo Iago, the pearl of Galician origin of Real Madrid]. lavozdegalicia.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.