Lula (footballer, born 1992)

Lula
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Henrique dos Santos Costa
Date of birth	18 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Gurupi, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Votuporanguense
Youth career
	América Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2014	América Mineiro
2014	Boa Esporte
2015	Atlético Paranaense
2015	Tupi
2016	Guarani-MG
2016	Ferroviária
2017	Villa Nova
2017	Moto Club
2018–2019	Botafogo-PB
2020–	Votuporanguense
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Carlos Henrique dos Santos Costa (born 18 February 1992), commonly known as Lula, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Votuporanguense as a centre back.

Club career

Born in Gurupi, Tocantins, Lula graduated with América Mineiro's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 18 May 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gilberto in a 2–1 away win against Ceará for the Série B championship.^[1]

Lula scored his first goal on 24 November, netting the last in a 3–1 home win against Ipatinga.^[2] In 2014, however, after failing to appear regularly for Coelho, he moved to fellow league team Boa Esporte.

On 14 January 2015 Lula moved to Série A club Atlético Paranaense, after agreeing to a one-year deal.^[3]

References

^ Coelho suporta pressão do Ceará e vence na estreia na Série B: 2 a 1 (Coelho stands pressure of Ceará and wins in Série B's debut: 2–1); Globo Esporte, 18 May 2012 (in Portuguese)
^ Na despedida da Série B, Coelho vence o Ipatinga, que muda de nome (In Série B's farewell, Coelho defeats Ipatinga, which changes its name); Globo Esporte, 24 November 2012 (in Portuguese)
^ Zagueiro Lula, ex-Boa Esporte, é o terceiro reforço do Atlético-PR (Stopper Lula, former Boa Esporte player, is the third addition of Atlético-PR); Globo Esporte, 14 January 2015 (in Portuguese)

External links

Atlético Paranaense profile (in Portuguese) at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 April 2015)
Lula at Soccerway
Lula at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)

[1] Coelho suporta pressão do Ceará e vence na estreia na Série B: 2 a 1 (Coelho stands pressure of Ceará and wins in Série B's debut: 2–1); Globo Esporte, 18 May 2012 (in Portuguese)

[2] Na despedida da Série B, Coelho vence o Ipatinga, que muda de nome (In Série B's farewell, Coelho defeats Ipatinga, which changes its name); Globo Esporte, 24 November 2012 (in Portuguese)

[3] Zagueiro Lula, ex-Boa Esporte, é o terceiro reforço do Atlético-PR (Stopper Lula, former Boa Esporte player, is the third addition of Atlético-PR); Globo Esporte, 14 January 2015 (in Portuguese)

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