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
Chimba with Foolad in 2021
Personal information
Full name Luciano Pereira Mendes
Date of birth (1983-10-15) 15 October 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth São Félix do Coribe, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Foolad
Number 29
Youth career
2002–2008 Dom Pedro
2008 Costa Rica Esporte Clube
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Dom Pedro 0 (0)
2008–2010Luziânia (loan) 2 (3)
2009–2010Brasiliense (loan) 26 (11)
2010Botafogo (loan) 9 (3)
2010América 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 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024

Club career

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Foolad

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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

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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

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Chimba playing for Foolad in 2020

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

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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
Season Team Assists
12–13 Foolad 5
13–14 4
14–15 Sepahan 4

Honours

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Club

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Foolad
Sepahan

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Brasil - Luciano Chimba - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  2. ^ "Luciano Pereira Mendes لوسیانو پريرا مندز - IPL 2012-2013 - Player Profile with career statistics and history - PersianLeague". Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  3. ^ "لوسیانو پریرا به فولاد پیوست".
  4. ^ شیمبا بهترین گلزن خارجی تاریخ لیگ برتر شد. Iranian Students' News Agency. 4 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Brazil - Luciano Chimba - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Luciano Chimba (Pereira L.) - Player Profile - Flashscore.ae". www.flashscore.info. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Football: Luciano Chimba". www.tennis24.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Luciano Chimba - Stats and titles won - 23/24". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  9. ^ www.365scores.com https://www.365scores.com/football/player/luciano-chimba-91621. Retrieved 4 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ "Profile of Luciano Chimba, Foolad Khuzestan: Info, news, matches and statistics | BeSoccer". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Luciano Chimba, profile and statistics, Attacker, Foolad". www.bettingacademynigeria.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  12. ^ Lootrs (5 October 2021). "Luciano Chimba: Stats, Career - Football Lootrs". Lootrs.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Luciano Pereira Mendes stats and ratings | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Luciano Pereira Mendes Archives - Iran News Daily | Iran News Daily". Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Luciano Pereira Mendes". www.persianleague.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Foolad beat Esteghlal to win Iran's Hazfi Cup". Tehran Times. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Foolad beat Persepolis to win Iran's Super Cup". Tehran Times. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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