Samuel Lino

Samuel Lino
Lino playing for Atlético Madrid in 2025
Personal information
Full name Samuel Dias Lino[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999
Place of birth Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Flamengo
Number 16
Youth career
2016–2019 São Bernardo
2017–2018 → Flamengo (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 São Bernardo 23 (4)
2019–2022 Gil Vicente 87 (23)
2022–2025 Atlético Madrid 65 (7)
2022–2023 → Valencia (loan) 38 (6)
2025– Flamengo 51 (12)
International career‡
2025– Brazil 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2025 (UTC)

Samuel Dias Lino (Brazilian Portuguese: [sɐ̃muˈɛw ˈlĩnu]; born 23 December 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or wing-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Brazil national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Santo André but raised in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Lino played futsal for a local side before joining São Bernardo FC's youth setup in 2016.[3] 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 Novo Hamburgo.[4]

On 28 June 2017, Lino agreed to a loan deal with Flamengo until October 2018, and returned to the youth setup.[5] His loan was cut short in July 2018,[6] and he was assigned to the first team of São Bernardo for the year's Copa Paulista. He scored his first senior goal on 25 August, netting his team's third in a 3–1 home win over Santos B.[7]

Gil Vicente

On 30 June 2019, Lino moved abroad and signed for Gil Vicente in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.[8] He made his professional debut with the club in a 3-2 Taça da Liga win over Desportivo Aves on 3 August.[9]

Lino scored his first professional goal on 2 February 2020, but in a 5–1 away loss against Moreirense. Despite scoring only twice and having only five league starts during the season, he still renewed his contract until 2024 on 29 July 2020,[10] and subsequently started to feature more regularly in his second year, netting eleven goals overall.

Lino scored 12 goals in the 2021–22 Primeira Liga (which also included a brace in a 3–0 home win over Tondela on 8 May 2022), helping Gil Vicente to a fifth position overall and subsequent a historical qualification to the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[11]

Atlético Madrid

On 8 July 2022, Lino joined Spanish side Atlético Madrid on a five-year deal.[12]

Valencia (loan) and return to Atlético

On 28 July 2022, Lino joined Valencia on a season-long loan.[13] Later that year, on 4 September, he scored his first La Liga goal in a 5–1 victory over Getafe.[14] He concluded his loan move as his club's top scorer in La Liga with six goals along with Justin Kluivert.[15]

On 7 November 2023, Lino scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Atlético and provided two assists in a 6–0 victory over Celtic.[16]

Flamengo

On 29 July 2025, Lino returned to Brazil, transferring to Flamengo for €22m transfer fee, becoming the most expensive transfer in the club's history, signing until December 2029.[17] A month later, on 25 August, he scored his first goals by netting a brace in an 8–0 victory over Vitória.[18] Later that year, on 3 December, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Ceará, securing the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A title for his club.[19]

International career

Lino made his international debut for Brazil on 9 September 2025 in a 1–0 away defeat against Bolivia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2026[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] League cup[c] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
São Bernardo 2017 Série D 1000————10
2018 Paulista A2 —00———17[d]4174
2019 —50————50
Total 1050———174234
Gil Vicente 2019–20 Primeira Liga 202—2040——262
2020–21 339—4200——3711
2021–22 3412—2220——3814
Total 8723—8460——10127
Valencia (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 386—21——1[e] 1418
Atlético Madrid 2023–24 La Liga 344—41—7[f]31[e]0468
2024–25 313—41—10[f]02[g]0474
Total 657—82—173309312
Flamengo 2025 Série A 214—20—6[h]02[i]0314
2026 2367220—6[h]12[j]0409
Total 44107240—121407113
Career total 235461222276029425532964

International

As of match played 9 September 2025[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 202510
Total10

Honours

Flamengo Youth

Flamengo

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Atlético De Madrid (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 14 June 2025. p. 4. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Samuel Lino". CR Flamengo. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Veja quem é Samuel Lino, reforço do Atlético de Madrid, atacante ex-Flamengo que recusou Corinthians" [See who is Samuel Lino, Atlético de Madrid addition, former Flamengo forward who refused Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "São Bernardo vence o Novo Hamburgo no Estádio do Vale na estreia na Série D" [São Bernardo defeat Novo Hamburgo at the Estádio do Vale on the Série D debut] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "De olho no futuro! Flamengo contrata meia que se destacou na Copa SP de Juniores" [Aiming the future! Flamengo sign midfielder who was a spotlight in the Copa SP de Juniores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Dia. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Flamengo rescinde com dois jovens contratados recentemente" [Flamengo rescind with two recently signed youngsters] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Copa Paulista: Atacante analisa boa fase com a camisa do São Bernardo" [Copa Paulista: Forward analyses good form with the shirt of São Bernardo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Gil Vicente anuncia contratação de Samuel Lino" [Gil Vicente announce the signing of Samuel Lino]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Gil Vicente vs. Desportivo Aves - 3 August 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ "Samuel Lino renova com Gil Vicente até 2024" [Samuel Lino renews with Gil Vicente until 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Samuel Lino e Fran Navarro fixam novo recorde no Gil Vicente" [Samuel Lino and Fran Navarro set new record at Gil Vicente] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Record. 27 May 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "¡Bienvenido, Samuel Lino!" [Welcome, Samuel Lino!]. atleticodemadrid.com (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Valencia Club de Fútbol". www.valenciacf.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Valencia 5–1 Getafe". ESPN. 4 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Kluivert y Lino, máximos goleadores del equipo, igualan peor registro histórico del club" (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. 6 June 2023.
  16. ↑ Dowden, Martin (7 November 2023). "Atletico Madrid 6-0 Celtic: Ten-man visitors suffer damaging defeat". BBC Sport.
  17. ↑ "Flamengo anuncia a contratação de Samuel Lino" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge.globo. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "Flamengo 8–0 Vitória". ESPN. 26 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Samuel Lino scores a great goal, responds to the crowd with a statement and puts Flamengo ahead of Ceará for the Brasileirão title". mixvale.com. 3 December 2025.
  20. ↑ "Samuel Lino 'sente' a altitude, joga 60 minutos e Brasil perde para a Bolívia nas Eliminatórias" (in Portuguese). Coluna do Fla. 9 September 2025.
  21. 1 2 Samuel Lino at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  22. ↑ "Flamengo reach final on the back of another de Arrascaeta masterclass". FIFA. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  23. ↑ "Cruz Azul v CR Flamengo | FIFA Derby of the Americas | FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2025". FIFA. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  24. ↑ "Flamengo pip Palmeiras to claim Copa Libertadores title for fourth time". Flashscore. 29 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  25. ↑ "Champions again: Flamengo clinch the 2025 Brasileirão title". OneFootball. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
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