Licá

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::summary Portuguese footballer (born 1988) ::

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Field	Value
name	Licá
fullname	Luís Carlos Pereira Carneiro
birth_date
birth_place	Lamelas, Portugal
height	1.81 m
position	Winger
currentclub	Lamelas
youthyears1	2001–2006
years1	2006–2007
years2	2007–2011
years3	2007–2008
years4	2010–2011
years5	2011–2013
years6	2013–2016
years7	2014–2015
years8	2015–2016
years9	2016–2017
years10	2017
years11	2017–2018
years12	2018
years13	2018–2020
years14	2020–2021
years15	2022
years16	2023–
totalcaps
nationalyears1	2009
nationalyears2	2013
club-update	14:35, 29 December 2025 (UTC)
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He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 229 matches and 40 goals over 11 seasons, after starting his professional career with Académica. He represented six other top-flight clubs, mainly Estoril and B-SAD. He also had brief spells in Spain and England.

Licá won one cap for Portugal, in 2013.

Club career

Early years

Born in Lamelas, Castro Daire, Licá joined Académica de Coimbra from the lower leagues in 2007, aged 19. He appeared rarely for the club over two Primeira Liga seasons, also being loaned to another modest side, G.D. Tourizense, during his contract; he scored his first goal in the top division on 22 February 2009, helping to a 3–1 home win against C.S. Marítimo.

In the 2010 January transfer window, Licá moved on loan to C.D. Trofense in the Segunda Liga, netting five goals in 27 games in his first full season as the Trofa team narrowly missed on promotion. From 2011 to 2013, he represented G.D. Estoril Praia; after finding the net on 12 occasions in his first year, being essential as his team returned to the top flight after seven years, he added six in all 30 matches in the second to help them overachieve for a final fifth position, with the subsequent qualification for the UEFA Europa League.

Porto

Licá signed for FC Porto on 29 May 2013, agreeing to a four-year contract. He scored his first official goal for his new team on 10 August, the first in a 3–0 victory over Vitória S.C. in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

On 1 August 2014, deemed surplus to requirements as practically all Portuguese players by new manager Julen Lopetegui, Licá was loaned to La Liga club Rayo Vallecano in a season-long move. He made his debut in the competition on 21 September, starting in a 4–2 away loss to Villarreal CF.

Nottingham Forest

On 31 August 2016, after a top-tier campaign with Vitória de Guimarães, Licá was released by Porto and signed for Nottingham Forest on a two-year deal, for a fee believed to be around £300,000. He first appeared in the EFL Championship on 14 September, featuring six minutes in a 2–2 draw at Rotherham United.

Licá returned to Portugal on 6 February 2017, joining former club Estoril on loan until the end of the season. Both he and the Cascais-based side wanted to make the deal permanent, but this never came to be because of wage demands.

Granada

On 31 August 2017, he mutually agreed to terminate his contract with Forest Having made only two substitute cameos in the league and started one Copa del Rey match, he was released on 31 January.

Belenenses

A free agent, Licá joined C.F. Os Belenenses on a four-month deal on 1 February 2018, extending his contract until 2020 that May. He scored a career-best in the Portuguese top division of 11 goals for the reorganised B-SAD in 2018–19, including March's goal of the month against Portimonense S.C. in a 2–2 draw.

Later career

On 14 November 2020, Licá joined S.C. Farense, again at zero cost until the end of the season. In a campaign that ended with relegation, he received the first red card of his career in a 3–1 home victory over Gil Vicente F.C. on 10 January.

Licá returned to last-placed Belenenses SAD on 10 February 2022, having been out of work since the summer. He returned to his hometown one year later, signing with amateurs ACDR Lamelas in the Viseu Football Association's district leagues.

International career

Licá was part of the Portugal under-21 team that took silver at the 2009 Lusofonia Games on home soil. He played all four matches, scoring in a 4–1 win over Angola on the final day.

On 10 September 2013, shortly after having moved to Porto, Licá made his debut for the senior national team, playing the last six minutes of a 3–1 friendly loss to Brazil at the Gillette Stadium in the United States.

Personal life

Licá's father and his older brother Pedro Jorge were also footballers. While the latter spent a couple of youth years at Boavista FC, both mainly played for local amateur clubs.

Career statistics

|0 |1 |1 |36

4
Rayo Vallecano (loan)
2014–15
La Liga
21
0
2
0
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
23
0
-
Vitória Guimarães (loan)
2015–16
Primeira Liga
29
5
1
0
1
1
2
0
colspan="2"
33
6
-
Nottingham Forest
2016–17
Championship
5
0
1
0
1
0
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
7
0
-
Estoril (loan)
2016–17
Primeira Liga
13
1
2
0
0
0
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
15
1
-
Granada
2017–18
Segunda División
2
0
1
0
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
3
0
-
Belenenses
2017–18
Primeira Liga
14
3
0
0
0
0
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
14
3
-
rowspan="3"
2018–19
Primeira Liga
34
11
2
1
4
0
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
40
12
-
2019–20
Primeira Liga
33
7
2
1
1
0
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
36
8
-
! colspan="2"
!67
!18
!4
!2
!5
!0
! colspan="2"
! colspan="2"
!76
!20
-
Farense
2020–21
Primeira Liga
23
3
1
0
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
24
3
-
B-SAD
2021–22
Primeira Liga
12
0
0
0
0
0
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
12
0
-
rowspan="3"
2022–23
Divisão de Honra
12
5
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
1
1
13
6
-
2023–24
Campeonato de Portugal
23
7
1
1
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
colspan="2"
24
8
-
! colspan="2"
!35
!12
!1
!1
! colspan="2"
! colspan="2"
!1
!1
!37
!14
-
! colspan="3"
!397
!82
!20
!4
!30
!3
!10
!0
!2
!2
!459
!91
}

Honours

Estoril

• Segunda Liga: 2011–12

Porto

• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2013

Lamelas

• 1ª Divisão de Honra – AF Viseu: 2022–23

Portugal U21

• Lusofonia Games: Silver medal 2009

Individual

• Segunda Liga Player of the Year: 2011–12

References

References

1. "Licá". Mais Futebol.
2. (30 March 2019). "Licá: "Felizmente a Académica descobriu-me perdido lá no interior..."". [[Record (Portuguese newspaper).
3. (22 February 2009). "Académica 3–1 Marítimo: Mais três pontos em Coimbra". [[Público (Portugal).
4. (10 December 2011). "Naval-Estoril, 0–3: Licá dá vitória aos forasteiros". Record.
5. (18 February 2012). "Estoril-Freamunde, 3–0: Mais um "bis" de Licá". Record.
6. (5 July 2012). "Licá eleito melhor jogador de 2011/12". Record.
7. (14 January 2013). "Licá: "Garanto que fico no Estoril"". Mais Futebol.
8. (29 May 2013). "Josué e Licá assinaram até 2017". FC Porto.
9. (30 May 2013). "Porto move for Josué and Licá". UEFA.
10. Gillett, Stephen. (10 August 2013). "Porto win Supertaça in style". PortuGOAL.
11. (1 August 2014). "Licá, del Oporto, llega cedido al Rayo Vallecano". El Desmarque.
12. (21 September 2014). "Villarreal 4–2 Rayo Vallecano". [[ESPN FC]].
13. (31 August 2016). "Porto winger Lica becomes Nottingham Forest's third signing in 24 hours". [[Nottingham Post]].
14. (31 August 2016). "Lica checks in". Nottingham Forest F.C..
15. (14 September 2016). "Rotherham 2–2 Forest". Nottingham Forest F.C..
16. (6 February 2017). "Lica leaves on loan". Nottingham Forest F.C..
17. Amaro, Miguel. (13 June 2017). "SAD vai tentar manter Licá". Record.
18. Cooper, Barry. (31 August 2017). "Former Porto midfielder Lica sees Nottingham Forest contract terminated". Nottingham Post.
19. (31 August 2017). "Licá assina por um ano com o Granada". Record.
20. Morales, Aguilera. (31 January 2018). "El extremo Licá, tercera baja invernal del Granada". [[Diario AS]].
21. Ferreira, André. (1 February 2018). "Licá: «Grande honra vestir esta camisola»". Record.
22. (25 May 2018). "Licá já renovou com o Belenenses". [[O Jogo]].
23. Pinto, Pedro Gonçalo. (23 September 2019). "Licá demora a arrancar". Record.
24. (26 March 2019). "Melhor golo é de Licá". Record.
25. (14 November 2020). "OFICIAL: Licá é reforço do Farense". Mais Futebol.
26. (10 January 2021). "Hugo Miguel foi ao VAR e não teve dúvidas: o lance que valeu a expulsão a Licá no duelo com o Gil Vicente". Record.
27. Travassos, Nuno. (10 February 2022). "Belenenses: Licá já treina, Kelvin e Aja com inscrição "barrada"". Mais Futebol.
28. Fernandes, Rafael. (10 February 2023). "Licá regressa a casa e vai jogar na distrital de Viseu". [[A Bola]].
29. (19 July 2009). "Portugal conquista prata e Cabo Verde ouro". [[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal]].
30. (11 September 2013). "Brazil surge back to beat Portugal". UEFA.
31. (7 July 2012). "Grande Licá!". Relvado.
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33. (6 May 2012). "II Liga: Estoril campeão, sobe à I Liga!". Mais Futebol.
34. (10 August 2013). "Supertaça: FC Porto 3 – Vit. de Guimarães 0 – final". [[TSF (radio station).
35. Amaro, Miguel. (9 May 2023). "AF Viseu: Licá campeão no Lamelas". Record.

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