Lincoln (footballer, born 2000)
Lincoln Corrêa dos Santos (born 16 December 2000), or simply Lincoln, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
| Lincoln with Flamengo in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lincoln Corrêa dos Santos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Serra, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Flamengo | 46 | (5) |
| 2021–2024 | Vissel Kobe | 26 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Brazil U15 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Brazil U17 | 18 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Brazil U20 | 11 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2019 | |||
Career edit
Flamengo edit
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.[3] 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.[4][5]
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.[6]
Vissel Kobe edit
On 20 January 2021, Lincoln signed with Japanese side Vissel Kobe.[7] On 8 March 2024 his contract was rescinded by mutual consent.[8]
Career statistics edit
- As of 19 August 2022
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2017 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 20 | 3 | |||
| Total | 37 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 63 | 8 | |||
| Vissel Kobe | 2021 | J1 League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 58 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 94 | 12 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca
- ^ Two appearances in Campeonato Carioca, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
Honours edit
Flamengo
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019
- Campeonato Carioca: 2019, 2020
- Copa Libertadores: 2019[9]
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2020
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2020[10]
- FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2019[11]
Vissel Kobe
References edit
- ^ (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
- ^ "ヴィッセル神戸: 選手/スタッフ". ヴィッセル神戸オフィシャルサイト. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Vissel Kobe, do Japão, anuncia contratação de Lincoln, ex-Flamengo" [Vissel Kobe, from Japan, announces the signing of Lincoln, ex-Flamengo]. Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "リンコン・コレア・ドス・サントス" [Announcement of Lincoln contract resignation.]. www.visselkobe.co.jp. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Firmino writes Liverpool into Club World Cup history". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
External links edit
- Lincoln at Soccerway
- Lincoln at J.League () (in Japanese)