Lulinha

Lulinha
	Lulinha in 2015, for Botafogo
Personal information
Full name	Luiz Marcelo Morais dos Reis
Date of birth	10 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Mauá, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Madura United
Number	11
Youth career
1998–2006	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2013	Corinthians
2009–2010	→ Estoril Praia (loan)
2010–2011	→ Olhanense (loan)
2011–2012	→ Bahia (loan)
2013–2014	Ceará
2014	Criciúma
2014–2015	Ceará
2015	→ Red Bull Bragantino II (loan)
2015	Botafogo
2016	Mogi Mirim
2016–2017	Pohang Steelers
2018	Sharjah
2018–2019	Pafos
2020–2021	Júbilo Iwata
2021	Montedio Yamagata
2022–2023	Madura United
2024–	Madura United
International career
2005–2007	Brazil U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2025

Luiz Marcelo Morais dos Reis (born 10 April 1990), commonly known as Lulinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an winger or attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club Madura United.

Club career

Lulinha was born in Mauá, a Brazilian municipality in the São Paulo (state). He started as a futsal player before joining the Corinthians youth system at the age of 8. A prolific attacking midfielder, he helped the Brazilian U-17 national side to win the 2007 U-17 South-American Championship, scoring 12 goals in 7 matches. In 2007, he played in the Pan American Games and scored 3 goals in 3 games.

There was much speculation involving Lulinha's future, but at the end of 2007 he signed a new contract with his club Corinthians, committing himself to the club until 2012. Corinthian President Andres Sanchez added "To take him off Corinthians, the interested club would have to pay 35 million Euros (£24 million), and the player has 25 percent of his rights".^[1] After eleven years with Corinthians, on 23 July 2009 he joined Estoril Praia on loan for one year. On 9 August 2010, he joined Olhanense, on loan from Corinthians. Lulinha was loaned to Bahia until 1 July 2012.

On 28 April 2015, Lulinha joined Botafogo.^[2]

International career

From 2007 until 2008, Lulinha was a member of the Brazil U-17 national squad. He has represented Brazil U-17s 10 times, scoring 16 goals. He played for Brazil at the 2007 Under-17 World Cup.