Tinga (footballer, born 1990)

Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo (born 12 October 1990), commonly known as Tinga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botafogo-PB.

Tinga

Personal information
Full name	Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo
Date of birth	(1990-10-12) October 12, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Bom Jardim, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Botafogo-PB
Youth career
2005–2008	Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Ponte Preta	18	(4)
2010–2015	Palmeiras	59	(3)
2012	→ Ceará (loan)	5	(0)
2013	→ Figueirense (loan)	17	(0)
2014	→ Avaí (loan)	8	(0)
2014	→ Júbilo Iwata (loan)	14	(3)
2015	→ Avaí (loan)	14	(0)
2016	Suphanburi	15	(0)
2016–2017	Joinville	26	(1)
2017–2019	CRB	25	(0)
2018–2019	→ Santo André (loan)	7	(1)
2019	→ Umm Salal (loan)	7	(0)
2019	Vila Nova	13	(0)
2020	Santa Cruz	34	(0)
2021	Brusque	9	(0)
2021–	Botafogo-PB	1	(0)
International career
2009	Brazil U-20	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

A product of Ponte Preta's youth team, Tinga became a first team regular player in early 2009 at 18 years old. He made good appearances for Ponte Preta in the Série B and attracted the interest of some big Brazilian clubs.

Tinga transferred to Palmeiras after the end of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and since then became a first choice substitute. His first match for Palmeiras came against Santos, where Tinga scored in the second half to give Palmeiras a 2-1 win in the Série A.

On December 19, 2012, Palmeiras confirmed that loaned Tinga for Figueirense until December 2013.^[1]

Club statistics

As of 15 August 2010

Club	Season	League		Brazilian Cup		South America		State League		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ponte Preta	2008	5	0	1	0	-	-	2	0	8	0
	2009	29	2	6	1	-	-	12	1	47	4
	2010	5	1	4	0	-	-	17	2	26	3
	Total	39	3	11	1	-	-	31	3	81	7
Palmeiras	2010	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	1
	2011	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	1
Career total		45	4	11	1	1	0	31	3	88	8

Honours

Ponte Preta

• Interior Paulista Championship: 2009

Brazil U-20

• Hexagonal International Tournament in Venezuela: 2009