Erson Stiven Dias Costa (born 22 January 1993), simply known as Kukula, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese Liga 3 club Trofense.

Kukula
Personal information
Full name Erson Stiven Dias Costa
Date of birth (1993-01-22) 22 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Trofense
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2010 Batuque
2010–2012 Marítimo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Marítimo B 81 (13)
2013–2017 Marítimo 13 (1)
2015–2016Feirense (loan) 42 (5)
2016–2017Vizela (loan) 33 (7)
2017–2019 Leixões 46 (6)
2019–2020 Sporting da Covilhã 41 (17)
2020–2022 Beroe 34 (4)
2022–2023 Sporting da Covilhã 45 (6)
2023– Trofense 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023

In the 2012–13 season he scored his first goal in Liga Sagres against Moreirense.[1] In July 2020, Kukula signed a two-year contract with Bulgarian club Beroe Stara Zagora.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Marítimo 1–1 Moreirense
  2. ^ "Ерсон Диаш Коща-Кукула вече е в Стара Загора". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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