Lulinha

Lulinha
Personal information
Full name	Luiz Marcelo Morais Hamlyn dos Reis
Date of birth	(1990-04-10) April 10, 1990
Place of birth	Mauá, SP, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Second striker
Club information
Current team	Botafogo
Youth career
1998–2007	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005-2012	Corinthians	85	(4)
2009-2010	→ Estoril Praia (loan)	31	(3)
2010-2011	→ Olhanense (loan)	19	(2)
2011-2012	→ Bahia (loan)	74	(10)
2013-2014	Ceará	47	(19)
2014	Criciúma	15	(2)
2014–2015	Ceará	19	(2)
2015	→ Red Bull Brasil (loan)	0	(0)
2015–	Botafogo
National team^‡
2005 - 2007	Brazil U-17	16	(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 12, 2015. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 12, 2015

Luiz Marcelo Morais dos Reis (born April 10, 1990), known as Lulinha, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Botafogo.

Career

Lulinha was born in Mauá, a Brazilian municipality in the State of São Paulo. He started as a futsal player before joining the Corinthians youth system at the age of 8. A prolific attacking midfielder, he helped the Brazilian U-17 national side to win the 2007 U-17 South-American Championship, scoring 12 goals in 7 matches. In 2007 he played in the Pan American Games and scored 3 goals in 3 games.

There is much speculation involving Lulinha's future, but at the end of 2007 he signed a new contract with his club Corinthians, committing himself to the club until 2012. Corinthian President Andres Sanchez added "To take him off Corinthians, the interested club would have to pay 35 million Euros (£24 million), and the player has 25 percent of his rights".^[1] After eleven years with Corinthians On 23 July 2009, he joined Estoril Praia on loan for one year. On 9 August 2010, he joined Olhanense, on loan from Corinthians. Lulinha is loaned to Bahia until 1 July 2012.

On 28 April 2015, Lulinha joined Botafogo.^[2]