Erick da Costa Farias (born 2 October 2000), known as Erick Pulga, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ceará.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
Club career
editBorn 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 5 November 2024.[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 4 | 48 | 21 | |||
| Total | 50 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 22 | ||
| Career total | 84 | 20 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 158 | 40 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
Honours
editCampinense
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.