Flávio Paixão

Early years

Born in Sesimbra, Setúbal District, Paixão spent his early career in Portugal and Spain, playing with lowly teams in both countries – his hometown's G.D. Sesimbra, FC Porto B, CF Villanovense, Real Jaén and Benidorm CF. In the 2006–07 season, he scored ten goals for Villanovense but suffered relegation from Segunda División B, the only level in which he competed in Spain.

Hamilton Academical

Paixão's first taste of professional football came on 6 August 2009 as he signed for Scottish Premier League club Hamilton Academical alongside twin brother Marco. He made his league debut nine days later, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–0 loss away to Kilmarnock. Paixão was released from his contract with immediate effect on 14 April 2011, alongside his sibling. He appeared in 60 official matches for the Accies, scoring ten goals; his first was in a 2–1 loss at Heart of Midlothian on 26 September 2009.

Tractor

On 2 August 2011, Paixão signed a one-year contract with Tractor S.C. in Iran, for an undisclosed fee. In his first season he netted a club-best ten goals in the Pro League, being voted by Goal.com as best player on the team.

Śląsk Wrocław

Paixão then returned to Europe, joining Polish Ekstraklasa's Śląsk Wrocław at the tail end of the 2013–14 campaign. In his first full season he scored 18 goals, bettered only by Kamil Wilczek from Piast Gliwice; this included a hat-trick on 25 October 2014 in a 4–1 win at Lechia Gdańsk.

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During their spell in Poland, both Paixão and his sibling were repeatedly poised to be called up to the Portugal national team, but nothing came of it.

Paixão's twin brother Marco was also a footballer, Flávio being the younger by five minutes.

Lechia Gdańsk

Polish Cup: 2018–19 Polish Super Cup: 2019 Individual

Polish Cup top scorer: 2019–20 Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: October 2014, November 2018