Lincoln Corrêa dos Santos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lincoln Corrêa dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Serra, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Flamengo | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Flamengo | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Brazil U15 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Brazil U17 | 18 | (9) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2017 | |||
Lincoln Corrêa dos Santos (born 16 December 2000), or simply Lincoln, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Brazilian Série A club Flamengo as Striker.
Career
Flamengo
Lincoln made his professional debut for Flamengo with only 16 years old in a Brazilian Série A match on 19 November 2017 against Corinthians at Ilha do Urubu. He came to the field as a 65th-minute substitute as Flamengo won 3-0.[1] One week later he played his second professional match, this time against Santos, Flamengo lost 2-1.
After Real Madrid signed Vinícius Júnior other european clubs such as Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Manchester United, Juventus and Real Madrid started to scout Lincoln with attention as a possible another future star. Some of the specialized media compared him with Polish striker Robert Lewandowski.[2][3]
Lincoln scored his first goal at national level in a 2018 Copa do Brasil thrilling 1-1 match against Grêmio at Arena do Grêmio. He came to the pitch at the 77th minute and scored the equalizer at the 94th minute in a pass from Renê.[4]
Career statistics
- (Correct As of 29 August 2018)
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2017 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
References
- ↑ "Lincoln estreia com dobro do tempo de Vinicius Júnior no Fla e vira opção na Sula". globoesporte.com. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ↑ "Lincoln, tutto quello che non sai sull'astro nascente brasiliano seguito dalla Juventus". calcionews24.com. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ "Portal especializado em jovens talentos compara Lincoln a Lewandowski". Coluna do Flamengo. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ "Flamengo sai atrás, mas martela Grêmio na etapa final e busca empate com Lincoln no último lance". globoesporte.com. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.