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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luciano Pereira Mendes | ||
Date of birth | 15 October 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 | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2008 | Dom Pedro | ||
2008 | Costa Rica Esporte Clube | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Dom Pedro | 0 | (0) |
2008–2010 | → 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 | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 |
Club career
editFoolad
editAfter 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editLast updated 18 March 2022
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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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 |
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12–13 | Foolad | 5 |
13–14 | 4 | |
14–15 | Sepahan | 4 |
Honours
editClub
edit- Foolad
- Sepahan
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ "Brasil - Luciano Chimba - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Luciano Chimba (Pereira L.) - Player Profile - Flashscore.ae". www.flashscore.info. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Football: Luciano Chimba". www.tennis24.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Luciano Chimba - Stats and titles won - 23/24". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ www.365scores.com https://www.365scores.com/football/player/luciano-chimba-91621. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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(help) - ^ "Profile of Luciano Chimba, Foolad Khuzestan: Info, news, matches and statistics | BeSoccer". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Luciano Chimba, profile and statistics, Attacker, Foolad". www.bettingacademynigeria.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Lootrs (5 October 2021). "Luciano Chimba: Stats, Career - Football Lootrs". Lootrs.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Luciano Pereira Mendes stats and ratings | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Luciano Pereira Mendes Archives - Iran News Daily | Iran News Daily". Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Luciano Pereira Mendes". www.persianleague.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "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 7 February 2022.
External links
edit- Stimac Lauds Brazilian Striker Pereira
- Persianleague Profile Archived 2014-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Luciano Pereira Mendes at Instagram
- Chimba at Soccerway