Chimba (footballer, born 1983)
 Luciano playing for Sepahan in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luciano Pereira Mendes | ||
| Date of birth | October 15, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Bahia, 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 | 55 | (21) |
| 2014–2016 | Sepahan | 39 | (16) |
| 2016–2017 | Gostaresh | 28 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | Sanat Naft | 29 | (12) |
| 2018– | Foolad | 52 | (22) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2019 | |||
Luciano Pereira Mendes (born 15 October 1983), also known as Chimba,[1] is a Brazilian football striker who plays for Foolad in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Club career
Foolad
After spending the previous season at Clube Atlético Linense, Luciano transferred to Foolad in the Iranian Premier League in summer 2012.[2] In the 2013–14 Iran Pro League season, he helped Foolad to the championship with scoring nine league goals. He also scored six goals at AFC Champions League.
Sepahan
On 3 July 2014, Luciano 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.
Club career statistics
Last update 19 July 2020
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2010-11 | São João | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Linense | Campeonato Paulista | 14 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 5 |
| 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 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 218 | 86 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 230 | 99 | ||
- Assist goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 12–13 | Foolad | 5 |
| 13–14 | 4 | |
| 14–15 | Sepahan | 4 |
Honours
Club
- Foolad
- Sepahan
Individual
References
External links
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brasiliense Futebol Clube players
- União São João Esporte Clube players
- Clube Atlético Linense players
- Foolad FC players
- Expatriate footballers in Iran
- América Futebol Clube (RN) players
- Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iran
- Gostaresh Foulad F.C. players
- Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Association football forwards