Background
Marco Paulo was born in Luanda.
Marco Paulo was born in Luanda.
He made his senior debuts with F.C. Alverca in the second division, as this club"s was South.L. Benfica"s farm team, and subsequently moved to the lower leagues where he represented three clubs, helping G.D. Estoril Praia return to the second level in 2003 with a career-best 16 goals in 35 games. Paulo then moved abroad, where he would appear for Stade Lavallois (France, Ligue 2) and Ionikos Football Club (Greece). He had his only top flight experience with the latter, playing in less than one third of the league"s matches and with his team ranking in last position.
He retired from football in June 2007, aged 31.
Marco Paulo opted to represent Angola internationally, going on to gain four caps.