Lulinha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Marcelo Morais Hamlyn dos Reis | ||
| Date of birth | April 10, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Mauá, SP, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| 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 | 13 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005-2007 | Brazil U-17 | 16 | (16) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 12, 2015. | |||
Luiz Marcelo Morais dos Reis (born April 10, 1990), known as Lulinha, is a Brazilian footballer currently a free agent.
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 was loaned to Bahia until 1 July 2012.
On 28 April 2015, Lulinha joined Botafogo.[2]
International career
From 2007 until 2008, Lulinha was a member of the Brazil U-17 national squad. he has represented Brazil U-17s 10 times, scoring 15 goals.
Honours
Club
Youth
- Corinthians
Professional
- Corinthians
- Bahia
- Ceará
- Botafogo
National Team
References
- ↑ "Lulinha agrees deal". Sky Sports. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ↑ "Botafogo e empresário confirmam negociação por Lulinha; jogador nega" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte Futebol. 28 April 2015.
External links
- Short biography of Lulinha (Italian)
- Page about 2007 U-17 South-American Championship at Conmebol's official site (Spanish)
- Lulinha at footballzz.co.uk