Hericlis

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Sousaand the second or paternal family name is Costa.

Hericlis

Hericlis celebrating a goal for Maguary in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Hericlis Lander de Sousa Costa [1]
Date of birth	(1995-10-20) 20 October 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Pirenópolis, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder forward
Team information
Current team	Madureira (on loan from Portuguesa)
Youth career
	Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Gama	33	(1)
2016	→ Remo (loan)	8	(0)
2017	Brasiliense	6	(0)
2017	Bragantino	0	(0)
2018–2019	Santa Cruz	8	(1)
2020–2021	Retrô	9	(3)
2020	→ ABC (loan)	2	(0)
2021	→ Salgueiro (loan)	6	(0)
2022	Grêmio Anápolis	3	(0)
2022	Ceilândia	8	(0)
2022	Itumbiara	10	(4)
2023	Nunawading City	5	(3)
2024	Maguary	8	(4)
2024	Cametá	9	(3)
2024–2025	América-PE	0	(0)
2024	→ Jaguar (loan)	2	(2)
2025	→ Maguary (loan)	7	(5)
2025–	Portuguesa	8	(1)
2025	→ América-PE (loan)	4	(0)
2026–	→ Madureira (loan)	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:30, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

Hericlis Lander de Sousa Costa (born 20 October 1995), simply known as Hericlis or sometimes spelled as Hericles, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as either an attacking midfielder or a forward for Madureira, on loan from Portuguesa.

Career

Born in Pirenópolis, Goiás, Hericlis was a youth product of Gama before making his senior debut in 2015. On 13 May 2016, after impressing in the 2016 Copa Verde, he moved to Remo. ^[2]

In November 2016, Hericlis joined Brasiliense, ^[3] but failed to make an appearance before moving to Bragantino, where he also did not play. On 27 December 2017, he agreed to a deal with Santa Cruz. ^[4]

Initially a starter, Hericlis subsequently struggled with injuries at Santa, ^{[5] [6]} and moved to Retrô on 3 January 2020. ^[7] On 12 October, he was loaned to ABC until the end of the season. ^[8]

On 22 February 2021, Hericlis was announced at Salgueiro. ^[9] On 13 December, after a short spell back at Retrô, he joined Grêmio Anápolis, ^[10] but also represented Ceilândia and Itumbiara during the 2022 season.

In July 2023, Hericlis moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Australian National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 side Nunawading City. ^[11] On 6 January 2024, he returned to his home country and joined Maguary. ^[12]

Hericlis playing for Maguary in 2025

On 23 April 2024, Hericlis signed for Cametá. ^[13] He agreed to a contract with América-PE on 24 August, ^[14] but served loan stints at Jaguar (helping the club to win the Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2) and back at Maguary; ^[15] at the latter, he scored five goals in seven matches during the 2025 Campeonato Pernambucano.

On 27 March 2025, Hericlis signed a one-year contract with Portuguesa. ^[16] On 20 August, however, he returned to América on loan. ^[17]

On 14 December 2025, Hericlis was announced at Madureira on loan. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of 25 November 2025 ^[19]

Club	Season	League			State league		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gama	2015	Série D	7	0	15	1	—		—		—		22	1
	2016	Brasiliense	—		11	0	—		—		5 [a]	0	16	0
	Total		7	0	26	1	—		—		5	0	38	1
Remo	2016	Série C	8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
Brasiliense	2017	Brasiliense	—		6	0	—		—		—		6	0
Bragantino	2017	Série C	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
Santa Cruz	2018	Série C	0	0	8	1	1	0	—		5 [b]	3	14	4
	2019		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		1 [b]	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	8	1	1	0	—		6	3	15	4
Retrô	2020	Pernambucano	—		8	3	—		—		—		8	3
	2021	Série D	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		1	0	8	3	—		—		—		9	3
ABC (loan)	2020	Série D	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
Salgueiro (loan)	2021	Pernambucano	—		6	0	1	0	—		4 [b]	0	11	0
Grêmio Anápolis	2022	Série D	0	0	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Ceilândia	2022 [20]	Série D	2	0	6	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
Itumbiara	2022 [21]	Goiano 2ª Divisão	—		10	4	—		—		—		10	4
Nunawading City	2023 [22]	NPL Victoria 3	5	3	—		—		—		—		5	3
Maguary	2024	Pernambucano	—		8	4	—		—		—		8	4
Cametá	2024	Série D	9	3	—		—		—		—		9	3
Jaguar	2024	Pernambucano Série A2	—		2	2	—		—		—		2	2
Maguary	2025	Pernambucano	—		13	5	—		—		—		13	5
Portuguesa	2025	Série D	8	1	—		—		—		—		8	1
América-PE (loan)	2025	Pernambucano A2	—		4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Madureira (loan)	2026	Série D	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Career total			42	7	100	20	3	0	0	0	15	3	160	30

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Jaguar

• Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2: 2024

References

1. "Afogados / PE X Maguary / PE" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Pernambucana de Futebol. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
2. "Meio-campo Hericles desembarca em Belém para assinar com o Remo" [Midfielder Hericles lands in Belém to sign with Remo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
3. "Brasiliense apresenta equipe que vai disputar o Candangão 2017" [Brasiliense present squad which will play the 2017 Candangão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Metrópoles. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
4. "Santa Cruz acerta com meia-atacante Hericles, 11ª contratação para 2018" [Santa Cruz sign attacking midfielder Hericles, 11th signing for 2018] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
5. "Hericles revela drama no Santa Cruz: "Nunca consegui jogar 100%"" [Hericles reveals drama at Santa Cruz: "I never got to play at 100%"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
6. "Hericles rompe ligamento do joelho e desfalca Santa Cruz por cerca de seis meses" [Hericles tears ligament of his knee and is an absence of Santa Cruz for around six months] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
7. "Presidente do Retrô confirma contratação de Hericles, ex-Santa Cruz" [Retrô's president confirms the signing of Hericles, formerly of Santa Cruz] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
8. "Detalhes definidos e o meia Hericles é o novo reforço do Mais Querido" [Details set and the midfielder Hericles is the new addition of the Mais Querido] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ABC FC. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
9. "Salgueiro anuncia a contratação de mais dois reforços" [Salgueiro announce the signing of two more additions] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
10. "Com calendário cheio, Grêmio Anápolis apresenta elenco jovem para 2022" [With a full calendar, Grêmio Anápolis present young squad for 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Contexto. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
11. "NPL 2 & 3 Mid-Season Transfers Wrap". Football Victoria. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
12. "Maguary contrata meia Hericlis, ex-Santa Cruz" [Maguary sign midfielder Hericlis, formerly of Santa Cruz] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
13. "Na Série D, Cametá contrata meia que jogou pelo Remo" [In the Série D, Cametá sign midfielder who have played for Remo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Liberal. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
14. "Tem craque no Mequinha!" [There is a baller at Mequinha!]. América FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Facebook. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
15. "Maguary divulga pacotão de reforços para o Pernambucano 2025" [Maguary release pack of additions for the 2025 Pernambucano] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
16. "Portuguesa oficializa contratação do atacante Hériclis, do Maguary" [Portuguesa turn official the signing of forward Hériclis, from Maguary] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
17. "Portuguesa empresta Hericlis ao América-PE" [Portuguesa loan Hericlis to América-PE] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
18. "Héricles é o novo reforço do Madureira para a temporada" [Héricles is the new addition of Madureira for the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Madureira EC. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
19. Hericlis at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
20. "Hericlis" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceilândia EC Torcedor. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
21. "Hericlis" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
22. "Hericles Lander De Sousa Costa". GameDay. Retrieved 31 March 2025.