Lincoln (footballer, born 2000)

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.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Corrêa and the second or paternal family name is Santos.
Lincoln
Personal information
Full name Lincoln Corrêa dos Santos
Date of birth (2000-12-16) 16 December 2000
Place of birth Serra, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Flamengo
Number 29
Youth career
2015–2017 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Flamengo 23 (3)
National team‡
2015 Brazil U15
2016–2017 Brazil U17 18 (9)
2018– Brazil U20 11 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 July 2019

Career

Flamengo

Lincoln made his professional debut for Flamengo at 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 another possible 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 with a pass from Renê.[4]

Career statistics
(Correct As of 14 March 2020.)
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flamengo 2017 Série A 30001[lower-alpha 1]00040
2018 90314[lower-alpha 2]06[lower-alpha 3]1222
2019 113201[lower-alpha 2]03[lower-alpha 4]0173
2020 0000001[lower-alpha 3]010
Career total 2335160101445
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
  4. Two appearances in Campeonato Carioca, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup.

International career

Honours

Club
Flamengo

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Lincoln, tutto quello che non sai sull'astro nascente brasiliano seguito dalla Juventus". calcionews24.com. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. "Portal especializado em jovens talentos compara Lincoln a Lewandowski". Coluna do Flamengo. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. "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.
  5. Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. "Firmino writes Liverpool into Club World Cup history". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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