Pinga (footballer, born 1981)

Pinga

Personal information
Full name	André Luciano da Silva
Date of birth	(1981-04-27) 27 April 1981
Place of birth	Aracati, Brazil
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1995–1996	Ceará
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997	Ceará	11	(3)
1998	Vitória	20	(7)
1999	Juventus-SP	17	(5)
1999–2005	Torino	111	(18)
2001–2003	→ Siena (loan)	54	(11)
2005–2006	Treviso	24	(3)
2006–2007	Internacional	31	(2)
2008–2010	Al-Wahda	45	(28)
2010–2011	Al-Ahli	21	(11)
2011–2012	Al-Dhafra
2013	Santos	0	(0)
2014	América-MG	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

André Luciano da Silva (born 27 April 1981), commonly known as Pinga, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Pinga was born in Aracati. He scored 14 goals in 34 games for Al Ahli in the 2010–11 UAE Pro-League campaign. On 2 January 2013, he signed a contract with Brazilian side Santos until May.

External links

• Pinga at Soccerway
• Pinga at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)