Paulo Sérgio Betanin (born 10 January 1986), more commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

[1][2] Paulinho started his career at Esporte Clube Juventude.

[4] With Livorno, he won promotion to Serie A in 2009, only a year after the team had been relegated from the same division.

[7] On 1 February 2019, he was released from his Cremonese contract by mutual consent.

[8] Paulinho was capped for the Brazilian under-20 team at the 2005 South American Youth Championship.