Erick Pulga

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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
Bahia
Number 16
Youth career
2018–2019 Grêmio Pague Menos
2019–2020 River
2020Fortaleza (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Atlético Cearense 31 (7)
2022Madureira (loan) 11 (1)
2022Campinense (loan) 18 (0)
2022Maracanã (loan) 0 (0)
2023Ferroviário (loan) 9 (4)
2023–2025 Ceará 62 (19)
2025– Bahia 11 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

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

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Club career

Early career

Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Pulga joined River's youth setup in 2019 from hometown side Grêmio Pague Menos. 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, 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, 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]

Pulga was a spotlight of Ferroviário during the early stages of the 2023 season, scoring in a regular basis. [6]

Ceará

On 13 March 2023, ge revealed that Pulga agreed to a pre-contract with Ceará in the Série B. [7] He was announced by his new club on 29 March, signing a deal until December 2025. [8]

Mainly a backup option, Pulga started to feature more regularly in the latter stages of the 2023 campaign, under head coach Vagner Mancini. [9] In the following year, he became an undisputed starter for the side, helping in their promotion to the Série A and finishing the 2024 Série B as top scorer with 13 goals. [10]

Bahia

On 8 January 2025, Bahia announced the signing of Pulga on a five-year deal. [11]

Career statistics

As of 15 April 2025. [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueState leagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Cearense 2021 Série D 2171002 [a] 0337
Madureira (loan) 2022 Carioca 111111
Campinense (loan) 2022 Série C 13050180
Maracanã (loan) 2022 Cearense 008 [a] 181
Ferroviário (loan) 2023 Série D00942011 [b] 5229
Ceará 2023 Série B 181181
2024 351395106 [b] 45122
Total5314951000645923
Bahia 2025 Série A 3182006133207
Career total902252123061301318148
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Campinense

Ceará

Bahia

Individual

References

  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. "Contratação: Erick Pulga é o novo reforço do Ceará" [Signing: Erick Pulga is the new addition of Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  9. "Erick Pulga comemora primeiro gol pelo Ceará: "Essa camisa vai ficar guardada"" [Erick Pulga celebrates first goal for Ceará: "The shirt will be kept"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Povo. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  10. "Erick Pulga coroa ano no Ceará com acesso à Série A e artilharia da Série B" [Erick Pulga crowns year at Ceará with promotion to the Série A and as top scorer of the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  11. "Pulga é nosso!" [Pulga is ours!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  12. Erick Pulga at Soccerway . Retrieved 17 March 2023.