Lulinha
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Luiz Marcelo Morais dos Reis (born 10 April 1990), commonly known as Lulinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an winger or attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club Madura United.
Club career
Lulinha was born in Mauá, a Brazilian municipality in the São Paulo (state). 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 was 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 16 goals. He played for Brazil at the 2007 Under-17 World Cup.
Honours
Club
- Corinthians
- Bahia
- Ceará
- Botafogo
Brazil U17
Individual
- Liga 1 Player of the Month: September 2024[3]
- Top Goalscorer of the 2007 South American U-17 Football Championship[4]
References
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- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
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- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- UAE Pro League players
- K League 1 players
- Cypriot First Division players
- J2 League players
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- Esporte Clube Bahia players
- Ceará Sporting Club players
- Criciúma Esporte Clube players
- Pohang Steelers players
- Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players
- Red Bull Bragantino II players
- Sharjah FC players
- S.C. Olhanense players
- Pafos FC players
- Júbilo Iwata players
- Montedio Yamagata players
- Madura United F.C. players
- People from Mauá
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
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- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
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- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia
- Pan American Games footballers for Brazil
- Footballers from São Paulo (state)
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen