Chimba (footballer, born 1983)
Luciano Pereira Mendes (born 15 October 1983), also known as Chimba,[1] is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Persian Gulf Pro League club Foolad.
| Chimba with Foolad in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luciano Pereira Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | October 15, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | São Félix do Coribe, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Foolad | ||
| Number | 92 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2008 | Dom Pedro | ||
| 2008 | Costa Rica Esporte Clube | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Dom Pedro | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | → Luziânia (loan) | 2 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → Brasiliense (loan) | 26 | (11) |
| 2010 | → Botafogo (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2010 | → América de Natal (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | União São João | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Linense | 14 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | Foolad | 62 | (28) |
| 2014–2016 | Sepahan | 39 | (15) |
| 2016–2017 | Gostaresh | 28 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | Sanat Naft | 29 | (12) |
| 2018–2022 | Foolad | 120 | (45) |
| 2022–2024 | Mes Rafsanjan | 35 | (9) |
| 2024– | Foolad | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2022 | |||
Club career edit
Foolad edit
After spending the previous season at Clube Atlético Linense, Chimba transferred to Foolad in the Iranian Premier League in summer 2012.[2] In the 2013–14 Iran Pro League season, he helped Foolad win the championship by scoring nine league goals. He also scored six goals in the 2014 AFC Champions League.
Sepahan edit
On 3 July 2014, Chimba agreed on a two-year contract with Sepahan for $2 million. He officially signed his contract on 4 July and was presented to the fans. He played his first game for Sepahan in their 2–0 win over Paykan. He scored his first goal for Sepahan in the next match, against Gostaresh which he scored the second goal in 2–0 win.
Return to Foolad edit
On June 18, 2019, Chimba returned to his former club Foolad on a one-year contract.[3] In the first season of his presence in this team, he became the top goal scorer of 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League together with Kiros Stanlley. Subsequently, He extended his contract and became the best goal scorer in the history of Foolad and the best foreign goal scorer in the history of the Iran Pro League.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Club career statistics edit
Last updated 18 March 2022
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Foolad | Persian Gulf Pro League | 32 | 12 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 13 |
| 2013–14 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 15 | ||
| 2014–15 | Sepahan | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | |
| 2015–16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Gostaresh | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 10 | |
| 2017–18 | Sanat Naft | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 26 | 14 | |
| 2018–19 | Foolad | 29 | 16 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 17 | |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 12 | ||
| 2021–22 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 252 | 94 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 283 | 117 | ||
- Assist goals
Honours edit
Club edit
- Foolad
- Sepahan
Individual edit
References edit
- ^ "Brasil - Luciano Chimba - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ^ "لوسیانو پریرا به فولاد پیوست".
- ^ شیمبا بهترین گلزن خارجی تاریخ لیگ برتر شد. Iranian Students' News Agency. 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Brazil - Luciano Chimba - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Luciano Chimba (Pereira L.) - Player Profile - Flashscore.ae". www.flashscore.info. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Football: Luciano Chimba". www.tennis24.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Luciano Chimba - Stats and titles won - 23/24". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ www.365scores.com https://www.365scores.com/football/player/luciano-chimba-91621. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Profile of Luciano Chimba, Foolad Khuzestan: Info, news, matches and statistics | BeSoccer". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Luciano Chimba, profile and statistics, Attacker, Foolad". www.bettingacademynigeria.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ Lootrs (2021-10-05). "Luciano Chimba: Stats, Career - Football Lootrs". Lootrs.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Luciano Pereira Mendes stats and ratings | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Luciano Pereira Mendes Archives - Iran News Daily | Iran News Daily". Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Luciano Pereira Mendes". www.persianleague.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Foolad beat Esteghlal to win Iran's Hazfi Cup". Tehran Times. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Foolad beat Persepolis to win Iran's Super Cup". Tehran Times. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
External links edit
- Stimac Lauds Brazilian Striker Pereira
- Persianleague Profile 2014-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Luciano Pereira Mendes at Instagram
- Chimba at Soccerway