Samuel Dias Lino (born 23 December 1999) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a winger or wing-back for

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club

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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but raised in

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, Lino played

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for a local side before joining São Bernardo FC's youth setup in 2016. He made his first team debut with the club on 21 May 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 Série D away win over

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. On 28 June 2017, Lino agreed to a loan deal with

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until October 2018, and returned to the youth setup. His loan was cut short in July 2018, and he was assigned to the first team of São Bernardo for the year's

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. He scored his first senior goal on 25 August, netting his team's third in a 3–1 home win over Santos B.

Gil Vicente

On 30 June 2019, Lino moved abroad and signed for

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in the Portuguese

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. He made his professional debut with the club in a 3-2

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win over Desportivo Aves on 3 August. Lino scored his first professional goal on 2 February 2020, but in a 5–1 away loss against

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. Despite scoring only twice and having only five league starts during the season, he still renewed his contract until 2024 on 29 July 2020, and subsequently started to feature more regularly in his second year, netting eleven goals overall. Lino scored 12 goals in the

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(which also included a brace in a 3–0 home win over

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on 8 May 2022), helping Gil Vicente to a fifth position overall and subsequent a historical qualification to the

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Atlético Madrid

On 8 July 2022, Lino joined

on a five-year deal.

Valencia (loan)

On 28 July 2022, Lino joined

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on a season-long loan.

Career statistics

Honours

Flamengo *

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: 2018

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lino, Samuel 1999 births Living people Footballers from Santo André, São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Atlético Madrid footballers Gil Vicente F.C. players Rio Claro Futebol Clube players Valencia CF players La Liga players Primeira Liga players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Men's association football wingers Men's association football fullbacks Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain