| Erick Pulga | |
| Fullname: | Erick da Costa Farias |
| Birth Date: | 2 October 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Fortaleza, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.69 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Ceará |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | River |
| Youthyears3: | 2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | → Fortaleza (loan) |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Atlético Cearense |
| Caps1: | 31 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Madureira (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Campinense (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Maracanã (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Ferroviário (loan) |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Ceará |
| Caps6: | 31 |
| Goals6: | 7 |
| Club-Update: | 25 May 2024 |
Erick da Costa Farias (born 2 October 2000), known as Erick Pulga, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ceará.
Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Erick Pulga joined River's youth setup in 2019 from hometown side . 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]
| 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[8] | 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 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Ferroviário (loan) | 2023 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[9] | 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 | |||
Campinense
Ceará
2024