Paulo Josué

Paulo Josué Stürmer dos Reis (born 13 March 1989) is a Brazilian-born professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City and the Malaysia national team.

He had played with six different Brazilian clubs before moving abroad.

On 2 June 2017, Josué joined Malaysia Premier League club Kuala Lumpur City during mid-season transfer.

He scored 6 goals from 9 league matches and helps the club to win the league as well as get promoted to the Malaysia Super League.

Josué scored 7 goals during his Malaysia Super League debut.

His contribution helps Kuala Lumpur maintain its super league team status.

In the 2019 season, he did not manage to stop the club from being relegated as the club finished bottom of the table.

For the 2020 league season, he is made the captain of the Kuala Lumpur team, which is a rare achievement for a foreign player.

In 2021, Josué captained the team in the final of the Malaysia Cup.

In the final game against the overwhelming favorite JDT, Kuala Lumpur City FC managed to beat the odds and win the game 2 - 0.

Paulo scored the second goal to claim the cup.

Having played in Malaysia for the last 7 years, Josué obtained his Malaysian citizenship in early 2023, thus enabling him to be registered as a local player and getting a call-up to the Malaysia national team.

He received his first national call-up on 18 March 2023 for the training camp ahead of friendly matches against Turkmenistan and Hong Kong.

He made his debut for Malaysia against Turkmenistan on 23 March 2023.

He played as a false 9 in the starting line-up against Solomon Islands in a friendly and scored his first international goal on 14 June 2023.

He was once again put in the same position against Papua New Guinea in an international friendly on 20 June 2023.

In the match he scored his first international hat-trick where Malaysia won 10-0.

1 Not FIFA 'A' International match.

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