# Lincoln (footballer, born 1998)

Lincoln Henrique Oliveira dos Santos (born 7 November 1998), commonly known as Lincoln or Lincoln Henrique, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Hull City on loan from Fenerbahçe.

## Club career
### Grêmio

Lincoln started his football career at youth level with Grêmio. He signed a professional contract with the team in 2014 and made his Série A debut in a 3–3 tie against Ponte Preta on 10 May 2015.

#### Çaykur Rizespor (loan)

On 9 September 2017, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, transferring to Turkey for TFF First League team Çaykur Rizespor on a one-year loan.
On 9 September 2017, he made his 1. Lig debut in a 4–3 away win over Altınordu. On 20 March 2018, he helped to the team with a hat-trick in a 5–1 thrashing of Gaziantepspor.
Lincoln helped the Turkish side win the 1. Lig title and recording three goals and two assists in 20 appearances in all competitions.

#### América Mineiro (loan)

On 3 September 2018, he was loaned to Brazilian Série A team América Mineiro until the end of the season and made his debut in a 2–1 away win over Vasco da Gama on 7 September 2018.

### Santa Clara

On 1 July 2019, he transferred to Portugal for Primeira Liga team Santa Clara on a four-year deal. He made his Portuguese football debut in a 0–0 tie against B-SAD on 25 August 2019.

### Fenerbahçe

On 1 July 2022, he returned to Turkey, signing for Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe on a four-year deal for €3.5 million. He was the first transfer of new manager Jorge Jesus and became a first-eleven player in multiple positions as central midfielder, attacking midfielder, left/right winger or left back.
He made his UEFA Champions League debut in the second qualifying round first match, an away 0–0 tie against Dynamo Kyiv on 20 July 2022. On 4 August 2022, he made his UEFA Europa League debut in the third qualifying round first match, a 3–0 win over Slovácko.
On 9 March 2023, he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 match against Sevilla and was expected to be out for about seven months. On 17 January 2024, he played for the first time in ten months against Adanaspor in a Turkish Cup match and scored one goal and made an assist.

#### Red Bull Bragantino (loan)

On 8 February 2024, Lincoln moved on loan to Red Bull Bragantino until the end of 2024.
On 10 February 2024, he made his debut with the team against São Bernardo in a 1–1 tie Campeonato Paulista match. On 28 April 2024, he made his Série A with the team against Fortaleza in a 1–1 tie.

#### Hull City (loan)

On 23 January 2025, Lincoln joined EFL Championship club Hull City on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.

## Style of play

A talented and creative playmaker, with an eye for goal, Lincoln usually played in a free role as an attacking midfielder. He was known for his passing, technical skills, control, low centre of gravity, vision, reading of the game, and ability to provide many assists for his teammates, in addition to being capable of scoring himself, in particular from set pieces. In addition to his usual role as a number ten, he was also deployed as abox-to-box center midfielder on occasion throughout his career, or even on the left winger.

## Career statistics

    As of 15 March 2025.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Grêmio | 2015 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Grêmio | 2016 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 29 | 4 |
| Grêmio | 2017 | Série A | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Grêmio | 2018 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grêmio | Total | Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 62 | 5 |
| América Mineiro (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 2017–18 | TFF First League | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 |
| Santa Clara | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Santa Clara | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Santa Clara | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 7 |
| Santa Clara | Total | Total | 92 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 110 | 9 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 2 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fenerbahçe | Total | Total | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 2024 | Série A | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 5 |
| Hull City (loan) | 2024–25 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 187 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 52 | 4 | 284 | 22 |
* ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal, Turkish Cup and FA Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho
* 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
* 1 2 Appearances in Taça da Liga
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, seven appearances and two goal in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Paulista

## Honours

Grêmio
* Copa do Brasil: 2016
* Campeonato Gaúcho: 2019
Çaykur Rizespor
* TFF First League: 2017–18
Fenerbahçe
* Turkish Cup: 2022–23
Brazil U17
* Torneio Nike Friendlies: 2014
* Torneio Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins: 2014
* South American Under-17 Football Championship: 2015
* Suwon Cup: 2015