Erick Pulga
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erick da Costa Farias | ||
Date of birth | 2 October 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Fortaleza, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ceará | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2018–2019 | Grêmio Pague Menos | ||
2019–2020 | River | ||
2020 | → Fortaleza (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Atlético Cearense | 31 | (7) |
2022 | → Madureira (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2022 | → Campinense (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2022 | → Maracanã (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → Ferroviário (loan) | 9 | (4) |
2023– | Ceará | 59 | (18) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:12, 5 November 2024 (UTC) |
Erick da Costa Farias (born 2 October 2000), known as Erick Pulga, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ceará.
Club career
[edit]Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Erick Pulga joined River's youth setup in 2019 from hometown side Grêmio Pague Menos . In January 2020, after impressing in the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was promoted to the former's first team squad,[1] but moved on loan to Fortaleza on 12 February, and joined their under-20 team.[2]
Ahead of the 2021 season, Erick Pulga signed for Atlético Cearense and helped in their first-ever promotion to the Série C by scoring seven league goals. On 3 December of that year, he was loaned to Madureira for the 2022 Campeonato Carioca.[3]
On 21 May 2022, Erick Pulga joined Campinense in the third division, also on loan;[4] after the club's relegation, he ended the campaign at Maracanã. On 8 November, still owned by Atlético, he agreed to a deal with Ferroviário.[5]
Erick Pulga was a spotlight of Ferroviário during the early stages of the 2023 season, scoring in a regular basis.[6] On 13 March 2023, ge revealed that he agreed to a pre-contract with Ceará in the Série B.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 9 December 2024.[8]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Atlético Cearense | 2021 | Série D | 21 | 7 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
Madureira (loan) | 2022 | Carioca | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
Campinense (loan) | 2022 | Série C | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
Maracanã (loan) | 2022 | Cearense | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8[a] | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
Ferroviário (loan) | 2023 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[b] | 5 | 22 | 9 | |
Ceará | 2023 | Série B | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
2024 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 4 | 51 | 22 | |||
Total | 53 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 23 | ||
Career total | 87 | 21 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 161 | 41 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
Honours
[edit]Campinense
Ceará
- Campeonato Cearense: 2024
Individual
- 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B top scorer: 13 goals
References
[edit]- ^ "Atacante Erick Pulga é promovido para o profissional do River" [Forward Erick Pulga is promoted to the first team of River] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GP1. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Fortaleza contrata Erick Pulga e Vitinho, promessas do River-PI, para o elenco sub-20" [Fortaleza sign Erick Pulga and Vitinho, prospects of River-PI, for the under-20 squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Povo. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Atlético/CE anuncia empréstimo do atacante Erick Pulga ao Madureira/RJ" [Atlético/CE announce loan of forward Erick Pulga to Madureira/RJ] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcida K. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Erick Pulga reforça o Campinense para a sequência da temporada" [Erick Pulga bolsters Campinense for the remainder of the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Campinense Clube. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Erick Pulga é mais um atacante para reforçar o Ferrão" [Erick Pulga is another forward to bolster Ferrão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ferroviário AC. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Artilheiro do Nordestão, Erick Pulga planeja futuro e revela time do coração: "Palmeiras"" [Top scorer of the Nordestão, Erick Pulga plans future and reveals team of his heart: "Palmeiras"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Erick Pulga assina pré-contrato com o Ceará" [Erick Pulga signs pre-contract with Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ Erick Pulga at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Fortaleza
- Footballers from Ceará
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- FC Atlético Cearense players
- Madureira Esporte Clube players
- Campinense Clube players
- Ferroviário Atlético Clube (CE) players
- Ceará Sporting Club players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen