Erick Flores
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erick Flores Bonfim | ||
| Date of birth | April 30, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Criciúma | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Flamengo | 17 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Ceará (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| 2010 | → Náutico (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Boavista (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Duque de Caxias (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Itumbiara (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Avaí (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Boavista (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2013 | → ABC (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2014 | São Bernardo | 8 | (2) |
| 2014 | Fortaleza | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Boavista | 15 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | FK Kukësi | 30 | (6) |
| 2017 | Boavista | 0 | (0) |
| 2017– | Criciúma | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 June 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 September 2015 | |||
Erick Flores Bonfim or simply Erick Flores (born April 30, 1989 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian attacking midfielder who currently plays for Criciúma in the Brazilian Série B.
Career
Flamengo
Erick is considered one of the most talented young players of Flamengo. After catching everyone attention inside the club, he got promoted to the first-team in the first half of 2008 and signed his first professional contract until December 31, 2012. His first official match was on Mineirão coming from the bench in the 1-1 draw against Atlético Mineiro on July 9, 2008.[1]
Ceará
For the 2010 season Flamengo loaned out Erick to the recently Brazilian Série A promoted club Ceará expecting him to get more first team experience.[2]
FK Kukësi
He left Boavista and Brazil for the first time in his professional career to join Albanian Superliga side FK Kukësi ahead of the Europa League first qualifying round. He made his FK Kukësi and European debut on 2 July 2015 against Belarusian side FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, where he played the full 90 minutes in the 2–0 win.[3]
In the second match of second qualifying round, Flores scored the third goal of the team in the 32th minute of the match, in an eventual 4–2 away win, helping Kukësi to qualify in the next round with the aggregate 4–3.[4]
In the 2015-2016 season, he established himself as a regular starter for the club since his arrival from Brazil. He scored 6 league goals in 30 league appearances in which he started in every game he played in the league, along with 2 goals in the Albanian Cup. On 25 April 2016, his season ended early with a knee injury which is likely to keep him out for in between 4-6 months.
Career statistics
- As of 5 December 2011[5]
| Club | Season | State League | National League | Cup | Continental | Copa Sudamericana | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Flamengo | 2008 | - | - | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ceará (loan) | 2010 | 12 | 5 | ? | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| Náutico (loan) | 2010 | - | - | - | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Boavista (loan) | 2011 | 14 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Duque de Caxias (loan) | 2011 | - | - | - | 21 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| FK Kukësi | 2015–16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 9 | 2 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 109 | 13 | 2 | |
according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website[6] and Flaestatística.[7][8]
- In 2010 Erick played for Náutico in the Brazilian Série B.
- In 2011 Erick played for Duque de Caxias in the Brazilian Série B.
Honours
Youth
Flamengo
- Rio de Janeiro State League: 2007
Professional
References
- ↑ Erick Flores Bonfim é relacionado pela primeira vez para a partida contra o Galo (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Ceará anuncia acerto com Erick Flores (in Portuguese) globoesporte.com. March 11, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ↑ "FK Kukësi 2–0 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino". UEFA. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ↑ "Një Kukës i madh, përmbys malazezët, "fluturon" në turin tjetër të E.League". Golalb.com. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ↑ "Brazil - Erick Flores - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ↑ Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Flaestatística (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Erick Flores stats at Flestatística (in Portuguese)
External links
- Player Profile @ Flapedia (in Portuguese)
- Erick Flores at TheFinalBall.com
