Erson Stiven Dias Costa (born 22 January 1993), simply known as Kukula, is a

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an professional

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who plays for Portuguese Second League club

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as a

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. In the 2012–13 season he scored his first goal in

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against

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. In July 2020, Kukula signed a two-year contract with Bulgarian club

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