 In June 2006, de Paula's contract expired and he left and moved south to Cádiz CF in the second level.He descended yet another tier to Segunda División B at the end of the 2007–08 campaign after joining SD Ponferradina, scoring a combined 32 league goals in his first two seasons (16 apiece).De Paula netted 11 times in 25 games in 2009–10 as the Castile and León team returned to division two after a three-year absence.