| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Carlos Pereira Carneiro | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Lamelas, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Porto | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | O Crasto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2007 | Social Lamas | ||
| 2007–2011 | Académica | 16 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Tourizense (loan) | 34 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | → Trofense (loan) | 40 | (9) |
| 2011–2013 | Estoril | 59 | (18) |
| 2013– | Porto | 7 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Portugal U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2013– | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2013 | |||
Luís Carlos Pereira Carneiro (born 8 September 1988), aka Licá, is a Portuguese professionalfootballer who plays for F.C. Porto as a forward.
Club career
Born in Lamelas, Castro Daire Municipality, Licá joined Académica de Coimbra from the lower leagues in 2007, aged 19. He appeared rarely for the team over the course of two top division seasons, also being loaned to another modest side, G.D. Tourizense, during his contract; on 22 February 2009 he scored his first goal in the main division, helping to a 3–1 home win against C.S. Marítimo.
In the 2010 January transfer window Licá signed for C.D. Trofense in the second level, on loan, netting five goals in 27 games in his first full season as the Trofa club narrowly missed on promotion. From 2011–13 he represented G.D. Estoril Praia: after finding the net on 12 occasions in his first year,[1] being essential as his team returned to the top flight after seven years, he added six in all 30 contests in the second to help the side overachieve for a final fifth position, with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Europa League.[2]
Licá signed for league powerhouse F.C. Porto on 29 May 2013, penning a four-year contract.[3][4] He scored his first official goal for his new team on 10 August, netting the opener in a 3–0 win against Vitória S.C. for the season's Portuguese Supercup.[5]
International career
On 10 September 2013, shortly after having moved to Porto, Licá made his debut for the Portuguese national team, playing the last six minutes of a 1–3 friendly loss with Brazil in Boston, United States.
