Lyncon
Personal information
Full name Lyncon Correa Gonçalves[1]
Date of birth (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005
Place of birth Itaboraí, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Vasco da Gama
Number 33
Youth career
Escolinha do Edinho
2016–2023 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Vasco da Gama 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2023

Lyncon Correa Gonçalves (born 7 May 2005) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Vasco da Gama.

Early life

At nine months old, Lyncon had a near-fatal accident, suffering third degree burns requiring two months of hospitalisation and multiple surgeries.[2] After seeing a psychologist at the age of five, he was encouraged to begin playing sports to take his mind off the accident.[2]

Club career

Lyncon began his footballing career at the Escolinha do Edinho, before joining professional side Vasco da Gama at the age of ten.[3] Two years later, due to the travel difficulties from his hometown, Itaboraí, he moved in with teammate Paulinho.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in September 2021.[4]

He made his professional debut with Vasco da Gama on 14 January 2023, coming on as a substitute for Eric Pimentel in a 0–0 Campeonato Carioca draw with Madureira. During the game, he took the ball from his own half, dribbling past three defenders and taking the ball into the box, before his shot was saved by goalkeeper Gerson Dida. The run was compared to Diego Maradona's goal against England at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[5][6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 March 2023.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vasco da Gama 2023 Série A 002[lower-alpha 1]000—0020
Career total 002000000020
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca

References

  1. ↑ Lyncon at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Baltar, Marcelo (5 May 2022). "Lyncon deixa queimadura e acidente quase fatal para trás e vira líder no sub-17 do Vasco" [Lyncon leaves burn and near-fatal accident behind and becomes leader in Vasco's sub-17]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 Murito, Bruno (24 August 2022). "Lyncon se torna líder do Vasco no Sub-17 e exemplo para a comunidade onde nasceu" [Lyncon becomes Vasco's leader in the Sub-17 and an example for the community where he was born]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Zagueiro do Sub-17, Lyncon assina contrato profissional até 2025" [Under-17 defender Lyncon signs professional contract until 2025]. vasco.com.br (in Portuguese). 29 September 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Soares, Thiago (14 January 2023). "Craque da base vascaína imita Maradona e minimiza empate: "Gênio do futebol mundial..."" [Player of the Basque base imitates Maradona and minimizes the tie: "Genius of world football..."]. br.bolavip.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "VÍDEO: Lyncon vibra com estreia no profissional do Vasco e lamenta não ter feito o 'gol de placa'" [VIDEO: Lyncon vibrates with his professional debut at Vasco and regrets not having scored the 'goal']. istoe.com.br (in Portuguese). 15 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Lyncon at Soccerway
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