Erik Lima

Erik Lima
Personal information
Full name Erik Nascimento Lima
Date of birth (1994-07-18) 18 July 1994
Place of birth Novo Repartimento, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 14
Youth career
2004–2014 Goiás
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013–2015 Goiás 78 (30)
2016– Palmeiras 0 (0)
National team‡
2013 Brazil U20 1 (1)
2015– Brazil U23 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:37, 23 December 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2015
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Nascimento and the second or paternal family name is Lima.

Erik Nascimento Lima (born 18 July 1994), known as Erik Lima or simply Erik, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Palmeiras as a forward.

He began his career at Goiás in 2013, scoring 34 goals in 99 matches across all competitions and winning the Best Newcomer Award in the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. In 2015, he transferred to Palmeiras for €3 million.

Club career

Goiás

Born in Novo Repartimento, Pará, Erik joined Goiás's youth setup in 2004, aged 10, after impressing on a trial when visiting family in Goiânia.[1] In February 2013, after impressing with the under-20s in Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was promoted to the main squad.

On 7 March 2013 Erik renewed his link with the Esmeraldino, signing until December 2016.[2] He made his senior debut on the 27th, coming on as a second-half substitute for David in a 2–0 home win against CRAC for the Campeonato Goiano championship;[3] he appeared in only one further match in the competition, as his side finished second.

On 7 July 2013 Erik made his Série A debut, starting in a 1–0 home win against Vitória.[4] He only appeared rarely during the campaign, with his side finishing in an unexpected sixth position.

Erik scored his first goal as a senior on 26 February 2014, netting the first in a 2–1 home win against Anápolis.[5] He subsequently overtook veteran Araújo and Rychely during the year.

Erik started the first league game of the campaign, a 1–0 away win against Atlético Mineiro on 4 May.[6] He scored his first goal in the competition on the 23rd, netting the last in a 2–2 home draw against Santos,[7] and subsequently was an ever-present figure for the club, scoring a hat-trick against Atlético Paranaense on 31 August,[8] and also adding braces against Bahia[9] and Chapecoense.[10] After finishing the campaign with 12 goals, he was named Best Newcomer.[11]

After being strongly linked to a move,[12] Erik remained with Goiás for 2015. In the year's Goiano he scored two braces, against Atlético Goianiense and Grêmio Anápolis, as his team won the state title.[13][14] In the year's national tournament, Erik recorded 10 goals from 26 games, including two-goal hauls in 3–0 wins over São Paulo FC, Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama and Joinville Esporte Clube in the middle of the campaign; the latter two teams were relegated alongside Goiás.[15][16][17]

Palmeiras

Amid interest from Turkey's Fenerbahçe S.K.,[18] Erik signed a five-year contract for Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras on 23 December 2015; the Verdão purchased 60% of his economic rights for a fee of €3 million.[19]

He made his debut on 19 January in the first match of the new Campeonato Paulista season, replacing Gabriel Jesus for the final 16 minutes of a 2–0 win at Botafogo Futebol Clube.[20]

International career

On 8 May 2013 Erik was called up to Brazil under-20 team, for the year's Toulon Tournament.[21] A backup to Giovanni and Vinícius Araújo, he only appeared against Nigeria on 4 June, scoring the first in a 1–1 draw; his side was eventually crowned champions shortly after.[22]

On 6 March 2015 Erik was called up to the under-23s,[23] making his debut in a 4–1 home routing over Paraguay on 27 March.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 January 2016[25]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goiás 2013 402020——80
2014 3412821043—4717
2015 261016621——4417
Total 64222685143—9934
Palmeiras 2016 001000000010
Total 001000000010
Career total 642227851430010034

Honours

International
Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Da área rural do Pará, Erik teve infância pobre e virou jogador por acaso" [From Pará's countryside, Erik had poor childhood and became a footballer by chance] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Goiás renova com Erik, artilheiro da Copa São Paulo, até o fim de 2016" [Goiás renews with Erik, top scorer of Copa São Paulo, until the end of 2016] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Goiás vence Crac de Catalão em ritimo de treino" [Goiás defeats Crac de Catalão in a training pace] (in Portuguese). Família Esmeraldina. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Estrela de Walter brilha, Goiás bate Vitória e deixa zona de rebaixamento" [Walter's star shines, Goiás defeats Vitória and leaves relegation zone] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Goiás derrota o Anápolis e confirma o primeiro lugar do Grupo A" [Goiás defeats Anápolis and confirms Group A's first position] (in Portuguese). Futebol Goiano. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Goiás se aproveita do Galo em má fase e desfigurado para vencer no Horto" [Goiás takes advantage of Galo in a poor run and marred to win at Horto] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Santos fica na frente duas vezes, mas Goiás busca o empate dentro de casa" [Santos goes ahead twice, but Goiás chases draw at home] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Com três gols de Erik, Goiás bate o Atlético-PR e encerra jejum de vitórias" [With three goals from Erik, Goiás defeats Atlético-PR and ends winless run] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Goiás vence o Bahia no embalo de Erik e com belo gol de falta à la R10" [Goiás defeats Bahia in Erik's momentum and with beautiful free kick goal à la R10] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Com dois de Erik, Goiás bate Chape e ameniza imagem ruim na reta final" [With two from Erik, Goiás defeats Chape and eases poor image in the end] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Com Jefferson e Guerrero, CBF expõe seleção do Brasileiro; Éverton Ribeiro é o craque" [With Hefferson and Guerrero, CBF shows pick of Brasileiro; Éverton Ribeiro is the ace] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Revelação do Brasileirão, Erik tem propostas e pode deixar o Goiás" [Best newcomer of Brasileirão, Erik has bids and may leave Goiás] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Erik aproveita falhas e sela fim do tabu do Goiás contra o Atlético-GO" [Erik takes advantage of failures and ends Goiás' taboo against Atlético-GO] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Goiás supera susto inicial, massacra o Grêmio Anápolis e assume liderança do Grupo B" [Goiás overcomes initial scare, thrashes Grêmio Anápolis and takes Group B's leadership] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  15. ↑ Chaves, Erik (16 August 2015). "São Paulo 0 x 3 Goiás: Erik marca duas vezes e tira a invencibilidade do Tricolor no Morumbi" [Erik scores twice and ends the Tricolor's invincibility at Morumbi] (in Portuguese). Goal.com. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "Com menos dois, Vasco perde para o Goiás e segue na lanterna do Brasileiro" [With two players fewer, Vasco lose to Goiás and remain in the Brasileiro relegation zone] (in Portuguese). O Dia. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "Atuações: Erik e Fred decretam vitória do Goiás; Agenor se salva no Joinville" [Ratings: Erik and Fred mark Goiás' victory; Agenor saves for Joinville] (in Portuguese). Globo. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "Fenerbahçe'nin istediği Erik Lima Palmeiras'a gitti!" [Fenerbahçe target Erik Lima went to Palmeiras!] (in Turkish). Milliyet. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "Palmeiras oficializa contratação do atacante Erik, do Goiás" [Palmeiras confirm signing of forward Erik, from Goiás] (in Portuguese). Globo. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  20. ↑ "Palmeiras vence Botafogo com gols de Alecsandro e Dudu em Ribeirão Preto" [Palmeiras conquer Botafogo with goals from Alecsandro and Dudu in Ribeirão Preto] (in Portuguese). Globo. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "Gallo convoca Seleção Brasileira sub-20 para amistosos e excursão" [Gallo calls up Brazil under-20s to friendlies and tour] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  22. 1 2 "Brasil Sub-20 é campeão da 41ª edição do Torneio de Toulon na França" [Brazil under-20 is champion of 41st Toulon Tournament in France] (in Portuguese). Goiás' official website. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "Revelação do Brasileirão 2014, Erik celebra convocação para Seleção" [Best Newcomer of Brasileirão 2014, Erik celebrates call-up to the national team] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  24. ↑ "Seleção Brasileira Olímpica joga bem e derrota o Paraguai: 4 a 1" [Brazil Olympic team plays well and defeats Paraguay: 4–1] (in Portuguese). CBF. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  25. ↑ Erik Lima profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2015.

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