Cicinho (footballer, born 1988)
Neuciano de Jesus Gusmão (born 26 December 1988), commonly known as Cicinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad. Mainly a right back he can also play as a right winger.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Neuciano de Jesus Gusmão | ||
Date of birth | 26 December 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Belém, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Remo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Remo | 8 | (1) |
2009 | Juventude | 4 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Brasiliense | 37 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Ponte Preta | 37 | (5) |
2013–2015 | Santos | 59 | (2) |
2015– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 101 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2020 (UTC) |
Cicinho made his professional debut aged 19 for Remo, with whom he won two successive Campeonato Paraense championships, before moved to Juventude in December 2008. After Juventude's relegation from the Série B, Cicinho was transferred to Brasiliense, where he won Campeonato Brasiliense in 2011.
In November 2011, Cicinho joined Série A club Ponte Preta. In June 2013 he moved to Santos for a fee of €1.5 million and became an integral member of the club's 2015 Campeonato Paulista title. Two months later, he joined Ludogorets.
Career
Brazil
Cicinho began his footballing career at hometown's Clube do Remo, and won two state leagues before moving to EC Juventude in December 2008.[1] He only contributed with 14 appearances (4 in the league), scoring once, and suffered team relegation.
In December 2009, Cicinho signed with Brasiliense FC.[2] He finished the season with 27 league appearances, suffering another team relegation.
In November 2011, Cicinho rescinded his link with Brasiliense and joined AA Ponte Preta.[3] He made his Série A debut on 20 May 2012, in a 0–1 home defeat against Atlético Mineiro.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 5 August, in a 2–1 away win against Cruzeiro EC.[5]
Santos
On 26 June 2013, Cicinho signed with Santos FC in a five-year deal for a fee of €1.5 million.[6] He made his debut for the club on 21 July, coming on as a second half substitute for Leandrinho in a 2–2 home draw against Coritiba FC.
Ludogorets Razgrad
On 30 June 2015, Cicinho signed with Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad,[7] for a reported fee of €750,000.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 13 July 2020[9]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Remo | 2007 | Série B | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
2008 | Série C | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
Subtotal | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
Juventude | 2009 | Série B | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
Brasiliense | 2010 | Série B | 27 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 2 | ||
2011 | Série C | 10 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
Subtotal | 37 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 74 | 2 | ||||
Ponte Preta | 2012 | Série A | 32 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 4 | ||
2013 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
Subtotal | 37 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 75 | 6 | ||||
Santos | 2013 | Série A | 25 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
2014 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 58 | 1 | ||||
2015 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
Subtotal | 59 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 100 | 4 | ||||
Ludogorets II | 2015–16 | B Group | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Ludogorets | 2015–16 | A Group | 10 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | First League | 19 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
2017–18 | 23 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 29 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 18 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
Subtotal | 99 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 151 | 1 | |||
Career total | 246 | 9 | 117 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 443 | 15 |
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Bulgarian Supercup
Honours
Club
- Remo
- Campeonato Paraense: 2007, 2008
- Brasiliense
- Campeonato Brasiliense: 2011
- Santos
- Ludogorets
- Bulgarian First League (5): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Bulgarian Supercup (2): 2018, 2019
Individual
- Campeonato Paulista Team of the year: 2014[10]
- Campeonato Paulista Best right-back: 2014[10]
References
- Juventude acerta contratação de Alisson e Cicinho (Juventude signs Alisson and Cicinho); O Estado de S. Paulo, 27 December 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2013 (in Portuguese)
- Brasiliense contrata Cicinho (Brasiliense signs Cicinho); Futebol Interior, 22 December 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2013. (in Portuguese)
- Ponte acerta contratação de lateral Cicinho e nega acordo com Kleina (Ponte signs full-back Cicinho and denies deal with Kleina); Futebol Interior, 2 November 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2013. (in Portuguese)
- Ponte Preta 0 x 1 Atlético-MG - Começou o sofrimento... (Ponte Preta 0–1 Atlético-MG – the suffering began...); Futebol Interior, 20 May 2012 (in Portuguese)
- Em Minas, Ponte vence o Cruzeiro, que decepiona e cai três posições (In Minas, Ponte defeats Cruzeiro, which puts in a disappointing display and drops three positions); Globo Esporte, 5 August 2012 (in Portuguese)
- Ponte Preta entra em acordo com Santos para vender Cicinho (Ponte Preta reaches agreement with Santos for Cicinho's sale); Globo Esporte, 26 June 2013 (in Portuguese)
- "Ludogorets took a star player from Pele and Neymar's team". ludogorets.com. 30 June 2015.
- "Santos confirma ida de Cicinho para o Ludogorets, da Bulgária" (in Portuguese). regiaonoroeste.com. 1 July 2015.
- Cicinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- "Santos domina seleção do Paulistão" [Santos dominates Paulistão's team of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
External links
- Santos official profile (in Portuguese)