Erick_da_Costa_Farias
Erick Pulga
Brazilian footballer (born 2000)
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 | (2000-10-02) 2 October 2000 (age 23) | ||
| 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 [pt] | ||
| 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 | 21 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2024 | |||
Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Erick Pulga joined River's youth setup in 2019 from hometown side Grêmio Pague Menos [pt]. 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]
- As of 25 November 2023.[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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Ferroviário (loan) | 2023 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | 22 | 9 | |
| Ceará | 2023 | Série B | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 52 | 8 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 110 | 19 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
Campinense
Ceará
- Campeonato Cearense: 2024
- "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.