Leonel Paulo

Leonel Paulo
	Paulo with Petro de Luanda in 2022
Free agent
Position	Power forward
League	Portuguese Basketball League
Personal information
Born	30 April 1986; Luanda, Angola
Listed height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight	114 kg (251 lb)
Career history
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
Career highlights
	2× FIBA Africa Champions Cup champion (2006, 2015); FIBA Africa Champions Cup All-Star Team (2015); 6× Angolan League champion (2006, 2007, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022); 8× Angolan Cup winner (2004, 2007, 2010–2014, 2022); 4× Angolan Super Cup winner (2006, 2015, 2019, 2021); Angolan League MVP (2015); Angolan League scoring champion (2015);
Men's Basketball
Representing Angola
AfroBasket
African Games
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup

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.

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. 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.

Paulo played for and captained Angola at various international competitions, including the team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also won two AfroBasket championships with his country, in 2009 and 2013.