Samuel Dias Lino (born 23 December 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays mainly as a left winger for La Liga club Valencia, on loan from Atlético Madrid.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Dias Lino | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Santo André, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Valencia (on loan from Atlético Madrid) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | São Bernardo | ||
| 2017–2018 | → Flamengo (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | São Bernardo | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Gil Vicente | 87 | (23) |
| 2022– | Atlético Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Valencia (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:42, 5 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Santo André but raised in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Lino played futsal for a local side before joining São Bernardo FC's youth setup in 2016.[1] He made his first team debut with the club on 21 May 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 Série D away win over Novo Hamburgo.[2]
On 28 June 2017, Lino agreed to a loan deal with Flamengo until October 2018, and returned to the youth setup.[3] His loan was cut short in July 2018,[4] and he was assigned to the first team of São Bernardo for the year's Copa Paulista. He scored his first senior goal on 25 August, netting his team's third in a 3–1 home win over Santos B.[5]
On 30 June 2019, Lino moved abroad and signed for Gil Vicente in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.[6] He made his professional debut with in a 3-2 Taça da Liga win over Desportivo Aves on 3 August.[7]
Lino scored his first professional goal on 2 February 2020, but in a 5–1 away loss against Moreirense. Despite scoring only twice and having only five league starts during the season, he still renewed his contract until 2024 on 29 July 2020,[8] and subsequently started to feature more regularly in his second year, netting eleven goals overall.
Lino scored 12 goals in the 2021–22 Primeira Liga (which also included a brace in a 3–0 home win over Tondela on 8 May 2022), helping Gil Vicente to a fifth position overall and subsequent qualification to the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[9]
On 8 July 2022, Lino joined Atlético Madrid on a five-year deal.[10]
On 28 July 2022, Lino joined Valencia on a season-long loan.[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League[lower-alpha 1] | National Cup[lower-alpha 2] | League Cup[lower-alpha 3] | Continental | Other[lower-alpha 4] | Total | ||||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| São Bernardo | 2017 | Serie D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Paulista A2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 | |||||
| 2019 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | 23 | 4 | |||||
| Gil Vicente | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 33 | 9 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 11 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 34 | 12 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 14 | |||||
| Total | 87 | 23 | — | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 101 | 27 | |||||
| Valencia | 2022–23 | La Liga | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 99 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 135 | 32 | ||
Flamengo
Valencia CF – current squad | |
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