Leonel Ditutala Paulo (born 30 April 1986) is an Angolan basketball player who last played for Sangalhos DC and formerly for the Angola national team. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays as power forward. Paulo is one of the most decorated players currently active, having won six Angolan League titles, including MVP honours in 2015. [1]
He had his most successful stints with Petro de Luanda, where he was the club's captain and played a total of fourteen seasons, from 2004 to 2008 and 2012 to 2022. [2] Since then, he has been a free agent. Paulo joined his first foreign club, Sangalhos DC in Portugal, signing a one-year contract in November 2022. [3]
Paulo played for and captained Angola at various international competitions, including the team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [4] He also won two AfroBasket championships with his country, in 2009 and 2013.
BAL career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Petro de Luanda | 6 | 1 | 15.3 | .447 | .182 | .429 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .5 | .2 | 6.5 |
| Career | 6 | 1 | 15.3 | .447 | .182 | .429 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .5 | .2 | 6.5 | |
References
- ^ "Angola: Basketball - Player Leonel Paulo Points Out Libolo and 1º De Agosto as Main Title Contenders". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Leonel Paulo sem mercado após três meses". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 7 November 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Olgário, Marcos (8 November 2022). "É NOTÍCIA: Leonel Paulo vai evoluir na Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol". Bola em Campo (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Player Profile Yahoo! Sports
External links
- Leonel Paulo at FIBA
- Leonel Paulo at Eurobasket.com
- Leonel Paulo at RealGM
- Leonel Paulo at Proballers
- Leonel Paulo at Basketball-Reference.com
- Leonel Paulo at Olympedia
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- 2010 FIBA World Championship players
- 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- African Games gold medalists for Angola
- African Games medalists in basketball
- Angolan men's basketball players
- Atlético Petróleos de Luanda basketball players
- Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- C.D. Primeiro de Agosto men's basketball players
- Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- C.R.D. Libolo basketball players
- Olympic basketball players for Angola
- Power forwards
- Angolan basketball biography stubs
 Paulo with
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| Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Portuguese Basketball League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 April 1986 Luanda, Angola | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 114 kg (251 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| n/a – 2003 | Vila Clotilde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | Petro Atlético | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Recreativo do Libolo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Primeiro de Agosto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2022 | Petro de Luanda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Sangalhos DC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leonel Ditutala Paulo (born 30 April 1986) is an Angolan basketball player who last played for Sangalhos DC and formerly for the Angola national team. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays as power forward. Paulo is one of the most decorated players currently active, having won six Angolan League titles, including MVP honours in 2015. [1]
He had his most successful stints with Petro de Luanda, where he was the club's captain and played a total of fourteen seasons, from 2004 to 2008 and 2012 to 2022. [2] Since then, he has been a free agent. Paulo joined his first foreign club, Sangalhos DC in Portugal, signing a one-year contract in November 2022. [3]
Paulo played for and captained Angola at various international competitions, including the team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [4] He also won two AfroBasket championships with his country, in 2009 and 2013.
BAL career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Petro de Luanda | 6 | 1 | 15.3 | .447 | .182 | .429 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .5 | .2 | 6.5 |
| Career | 6 | 1 | 15.3 | .447 | .182 | .429 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .5 | .2 | 6.5 | |
References
- ^ "Angola: Basketball - Player Leonel Paulo Points Out Libolo and 1º De Agosto as Main Title Contenders". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Leonel Paulo sem mercado após três meses". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 7 November 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Olgário, Marcos (8 November 2022). "É NOTÍCIA: Leonel Paulo vai evoluir na Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol". Bola em Campo (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Player Profile Yahoo! Sports
External links
- Leonel Paulo at FIBA
- Leonel Paulo at Eurobasket.com
- Leonel Paulo at RealGM
- Leonel Paulo at Proballers
- Leonel Paulo at Basketball-Reference.com
- Leonel Paulo at Olympedia
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| This biographical article relating to an Angolan basketball figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1986 births
- Living people
- 2010 FIBA World Championship players
- 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- African Games gold medalists for Angola
- African Games medalists in basketball
- Angolan men's basketball players
- Atlético Petróleos de Luanda basketball players
- Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- C.D. Primeiro de Agosto men's basketball players
- Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- C.R.D. Libolo basketball players
- Olympic basketball players for Angola
- Power forwards
- Angolan basketball biography stubs