Paulo Dos Santos (soccer)
Encyclopedia
Paulo Dos Santos is a Cape Verdean soccer midfielder
who played two seasons with the New England Revolution
in Major League Soccer
, four seasons in the USISL and six seasons in Norway.
when he was fourteen. He attended the University of Rhode Island
, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1993 to 1995. He finished his three seasons with the Rams with twenty-two goals and seventeen assists in thirty-nine games. He graduated in 1997.
selected Dos Santos in the 3rd round (26th overall) of the 1996 MLS College Draft
. He spent the season with the Revs, but never entered a game and was waived on November 7, 1996. On February 1997, the Tampa Bay Mutiny
selected Dos Santos in the 2nd round (18th overall) of the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft
. The Mutiny waived him before the season and on April 15, 1997, the Connecticut Wolves
of the USISL signed Dos Santos. The team released him on February 13, 1998. He then moved to the Rhode Island Stingrays
where he was a USISL D-3 All Star. In the winter of 1998-1999, he briefly played for an unknown team in the Cape Verde before returning to work in real estate in Rhode Island. On March 12, 1999, he was brought back into the New England Revolution
by Steve Nichols
. Nichols used him in sixteen games and he also played part of the season on loan with the Boston Bulldogs
. On March 14, 2000, the Revolution waived Dos Santos and in April 2000 he signed with the Boston Bulldogs. In 2002, he moved to Aalesunds FK in the Norwegian First Division. In 2003, the team moved up to the Tippeligaen
but was back in the First Division in 2004 and was promoted back to the Tippeligaen in 2005. Dos Santos remained with the team through those moves. He moved to FK Haugesund for the 2006 season. In the summer of 2007, he moved to Hødd as a free agent. The team released him after the season and he moved to Cape Verde.
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
who played two seasons with the New England Revolution
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
, four seasons in the USISL and six seasons in Norway.
Youth
Dos Santos, a native of the Cape Verde Islands, moved to Brockton, MassachusettsBrockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County...
when he was fourteen. He attended the University of Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island is the principal public research university in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in Kingston. Additional campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West...
, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1993 to 1995. He finished his three seasons with the Rams with twenty-two goals and seventeen assists in thirty-nine games. He graduated in 1997.
Professional
On March 4, 1996, the New England RevolutionNew England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
selected Dos Santos in the 3rd round (26th overall) of the 1996 MLS College Draft
1996 MLS College Draft
-History:As Major League Soccer prepared for its first season, the league began stocking teams with players. As the teams were being created at the same time, the league adopted a measured approach to building rosters. First, the league allocated four "big name" players to each team. Then on...
. He spent the season with the Revs, but never entered a game and was waived on November 7, 1996. On February 1997, the Tampa Bay Mutiny
Tampa Bay Mutiny
The Tampa Bay Mutiny was a charter franchise of Major League Soccer active from 1996 - 2001. They initially played in Tampa Stadium and were immediately successful, winning the first MLS Supporters' Shield behind MLS MVP Carlos Valderrama and high-scoring forward Roy Lassiter, whose 27 goals in...
selected Dos Santos in the 2nd round (18th overall) of the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft
1997 MLS Supplemental Draft
The 1997 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on February 2, 1997.-Round 1:-Round 2:-Round 3:-External links:*...
. The Mutiny waived him before the season and on April 15, 1997, the Connecticut Wolves
Connecticut Wolves
The Connecticut Wolves were a soccer club that competed in the United Soccer Leagues from 1993 to 2002. Based in New Britain, Connecticut, and playing in Veteran's Stadium, the club started in the D-3 Pro League before moving to the A-League in 1997.-History:...
of the USISL signed Dos Santos. The team released him on February 13, 1998. He then moved to the Rhode Island Stingrays
Rhode Island Stingrays
Rhode Island Stingrays was an American soccer team based in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1995, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, after which the franchise folded and the team left the league.The...
where he was a USISL D-3 All Star. In the winter of 1998-1999, he briefly played for an unknown team in the Cape Verde before returning to work in real estate in Rhode Island. On March 12, 1999, he was brought back into the New England Revolution
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
by Steve Nichols
Steve Nichols
Steve Nichols is an American engineer who is best known as a car designer for many Formula One teams from the mid-1980s until .-Profile:...
. Nichols used him in sixteen games and he also played part of the season on loan with the Boston Bulldogs
Boston Bulldogs (soccer)
The Boston Bulldogs were a soccer club originally founded in 1996 as the Worcester Wildfire. The team debuted in the USISL and would play in the A-League from 1997 to 2000...
. On March 14, 2000, the Revolution waived Dos Santos and in April 2000 he signed with the Boston Bulldogs. In 2002, he moved to Aalesunds FK in the Norwegian First Division. In 2003, the team moved up to the Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
but was back in the First Division in 2004 and was promoted back to the Tippeligaen in 2005. Dos Santos remained with the team through those moves. He moved to FK Haugesund for the 2006 season. In the summer of 2007, he moved to Hødd as a free agent. The team released him after the season and he moved to Cape Verde.