Nicolas Careca
Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
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Nicolas Morês da Cruz (born 18 May 1997) commonly known as Nicolas Careca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Série B club Novorizontino.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolas Morês da Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Brasília, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Novorizontino | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 2011–2014 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Grêmio | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Figueirense (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Oeste (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Vorskla Poltava (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Estoril | 15 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | CRB | 26 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Guarani (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2023 | Paysandu | 14 | (2) |
| 2024 | Anyang | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | Coritiba | 15 | (1) |
| 2026– | Novorizontino | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:41, 25 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Grêmio
Nicolas made his league debut for Grêmio against Coritiba on 25 October 2014.[1]
Figueirense
Nicolas scored on his league debut for Figueirense against América Mineiro on 21 July 2017, scoring in the 58th minute.[2]
Oeste
Nicolas made his league debut for Oeste against Rio Claro on 20 January 2018.[3] He scored his first goal for the club against XV de Piracicaba on 24 January 2018, scoring in the 66th minute.[4]
Vorskla
Nicolas scored on his debut for Vorskla against Lviv on 4 August 2018, scoring in the 83rd minute.[5]
Estoril
Nicolas made his league debut for Estoril against Porto II on 14 September 2019.[6] He scored his first goal for the club against Mafra on 8 December 2019, scoring in the 88th minute.[7]
CRB
Nicolas made his league debut for CRB against Avaí on 25 June 2021.[8] He scored his first goal for the club against Botafogo on 7 July 2021, scoring in the 46th minute.[9]
Guarani SP
Nicolas made his league debut for Guarani SP against Palmeiras on 6 March 2022.[10] He scored his first goal for the club against Sport Recife on 29 July 2022, scoring in the 90th+1st minute.[11]
Paysandu
Nicolas made his league debut for Paysandu against Floresta on 18 June 2023.[12] He scored his first goal for the club against Amazonas on 8 July 2023, scoring in the 17th minute.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 7 October 2023[14]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio | 2014 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Figueirense (loan) | 2017 | Série B | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Oeste (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Vorskla Poltava (loan) | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| Estoril | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 15 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| CRB | 2021 | Série B | 23 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 28 | 4 | |||
| Guarani (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| Paysandu | 2023 | Série C | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 105 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 148 | 16 | ||
Honours
- CRB