Luiz Marcelo Morais dos Reis (born 10 April 1990), commonly known as Lulinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger.
 Lulinha in 2015, for Botafogo | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Marcelo Morais dos Reis | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Mauá, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| 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) | 4 | (2) |
| 2015 | Botafogo | 21 | (3) |
| 2016 | Mogi Mirim | 17 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Pohang Steelers | 51 | (19) |
| 2018 | Sharjah | 10 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Pafos | 25 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Júbilo Iwata | 26 | (5) |
| 2021 | Montedio Yamagata | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Madura United | 48 | (17) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Brazil U17 | 16 | (16) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2023 | |||
Club career edit
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.
International career edit
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 edit
Club edit
- Corinthians
- Bahia
- Ceará
- Botafogo
National Team edit
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Short biography of Lulinha (in Italian)
- Page about 2007 U-17 South-American Championship at Conmebol's official site (in Spanish)
- Lulinha at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Lulinha – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Lulinha at Soccerway
