Erick da Costa Farias (born 2 October 2000), known as Erick Pulga, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ceará.

Erick Pulga
Personal information
Full name Erick da Costa Farias
Date of birth (2000-10-02) 2 October 2000 (age 24)
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
2020Fortaleza (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Atlético Cearense 31 (7)
2022Madureira (loan) 11 (1)
2022Campinense (loan) 18 (0)
2022Maracanã (loan) 0 (0)
2023Ferroviário (loan) 9 (4)
2023– Ceará 31 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Club career

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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]

Career statistics

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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 4 1 9 5 1 0 6 4 20 10
Total 22 2 9 5 1 0 0 0 6 4 38 11
Career total 56 9 44 10 3 0 0 0 27 10 130 29
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

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Campinense

Ceará

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Erick Pulga at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2023.