Erik

Erik Nascimento Lima (born 18 July 1994), simply known as Erik, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Chinese club Changchun Yatai.

He began his career at Goias in 2013, scoring 36 goals in 103 matches across all competitions and winning the Best Newcomer Award in the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A. In 2015, he transferred to Palmeiras for €3 million.

Club Career

Goias

Born in Novo Repartimento, Para, Erik joined Goias's youth setup in 2004, aged 10, after impressing on a trial when visiting family in Goiania. In February 2013, after impressing with the under-20s in Copa Sao Paulo de Futebol Junior, he was promoted to the main squad.

On 7 March 2013 Erik renewed his link with the Esmeraldino, signing until December 2016. He made his senior debut on the 27th, coming on as a second-half substitute for David in a 2–0 home win against CRAC for the Campeonato Goiano championship; he appeared in only one further match in the competition, as his side finished second.

On 7 July 2013 Erik made his Serie A debut, starting in a 1–0 home win against Vitoria. He only appeared rarely during the campaign, with his side finishing in an unexpected sixth position.

Erik scored his first goal as a senior on 26 February 2014, netting the first in a 2–1 home win against Anapolis. He subsequently overtook veteran Araujo and Rychely during the year.

Erik started the first league game of the campaign, a 1–0 away win against Atletico Mineiro on 4 May. He scored his first goal in the competition on the 23rd, netting the last in a 2–2 home draw against Santos, and subsequently was an ever-present figure for the club, scoring a hat-trick against Atletico Paranaense on 31 August, and also adding braces against Bahia and Chapecoense. After finishing the campaign with 12 goals, he was named Best Newcomer.

After being strongly linked to a move, Erik remained with Goias for 2015. In the year's Goiano he scored two braces, agai