Jordi Paulina

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Jordi Paulina (born 23 September 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.

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Jordi Paulina
Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Odijk, Netherlands^[1]
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Borussia Dortmund II
Number	23
Youth career
	vv Jonathan
2016–2021	FC Utrecht
2021–2022	USV Hercules
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	USV Hercules	44	(11)
2024–	Borussia Dortmund II	10	(1)
2024–	Borussia Dortmund	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:41, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Paulina is a youth product of the academies of vv Jonathan, FC Utrecht and USV Hercules. In August 2022, he debuted with the senior USV Hercules side in the KNVB Cup.^[2] He was definitively promoted to the senior USV Hercules side in the winter of the 2022–2023 season, and was a definitive starter the following season 2023–24. On 21 December 2023, he was part of a high-profile 3–2 win over Eredivisie side AFC Ajax in the second round of the KNVB Cup where he assisted a goal.^[3]

On 15 May 2024, it was announced that Paulina would transfer to Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season on a contract until 2027. He was originally assigned to their reserves in the 3. Liga.^[4] On 29 October 2024, he debuted with the senior Borussia Dormund side as a substitute in a 1–0 DFB Cup loss to VfL Wolfsburg.^[5]