Lincoln (footballer, born 1998)
Brazilian association football player
Lincoln Henrique Oliveira dos Santos (born 7 November 1998), commonly known as Lincoln or Lincoln Henrique, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Primeira Liga club Alverca.
Club career
Grêmio
Lincoln started his football career at youth level with Grêmio. Regarded as an exceptionally promising talent, he was named one of the 50 most promising players born in 1998 in world football by The Guardian's Next Generation series . He signed a professional contract with the team in 2014 and made his Série A debut in a 3–3 tie against Ponte Preta on 10 May 2015.
Çaykur Rizespor (loan)
On 9 September 2017, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, transferring to Turkey for TFF First League team Çaykur Rizespor on a one-year loan.
On 9 September 2017, he made his 1. Lig debut in a 4–3 away win over Altınordu. On 20 March 2018, he helped to the team with a hat-trick in a 5–1 thrashing of Gaziantepspor.
Lincoln helped the Turkish side win the 1. Lig title and recording three goals and two assists in 20 appearances in all competitions.
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