Market value
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Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.17
goals / match
SC Covilhã
top club · 96 apps
Position rank · 23/24
#3248
goals rank
#3351
assists rank
66
season goals
24
season assists
Among 3,530 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€800k
peak value · 2013
—
top transfer fee
12
best season · 18/19
3 · 4.5%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1993-01-22 · 6 players total
385Appearances
66Goals
24Assists
39Yellow cards
2Red cards
72Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Kukula |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Erson Stiven Dias Costa |
| Date of birth | 1993-01-22 (33 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Paul, Cape Verde |
| Citizenship | Cape Verde Portugal |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 176.00 m |
| Current club | Without Club |
| Joined | 2024-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Kool4you - CARREAR ... |
Jul 2024
Transfer: Trofense → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Sep 2023
Transfer: SC Covilhã → Trofense
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — CD Trofense
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — SC Covilhã
34 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2022
Transfer: Beroe → SC Covilhã
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Beroe Stara Zagora, SC Covilhã
30 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2020
Transfer: SC Covilhã → Beroe
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Beroe Stara Zagora
22 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — SC Covilhã
28 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Leixões → SC Covilhã
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Leixões SC, SC Covilhã
38 matches · 12 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Leixões SC
39 matches · 8 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Vizela → Leixões
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
Transfer: Marítimo B → Vizela
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Vizela
38 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2016
Transfer: Feirense → Marítimo B
15/16 · Return from loan
Aug 2015
Transfer: Marítimo B → Feirense
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — CD Feirense
47 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — CS Marítimo, CS Marítimo B
33 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — CS Marítimo, CS Marítimo B
24 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — CS Marítimo, CS Marítimo B
38 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Marítimo U19 → Marítimo B
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: Batuque U19 → Marítimo U19
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €800k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1175 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.26/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.26/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.51/90
Minutes played by club
CD Trofense
5.5%
SC Covilhã
19.2%
Beroe Stara Zagora
8.8%
Leixões SC
29.5%
FC Vizela
5.6%
CD Feirense
7.8%
CS Marítimo
4.9%
CS Marítimo B
18.7%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD Trofense | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 352 |
| SC Covilhã | 4 | 18/19 | 22/23 | 96 | 23 | 7 | 1,241 |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 565 |
| Leixões SC | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 59 | 10 | 8 | 1,904 |
| FC Vizela | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 360 |
| CD Feirense | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 501 |
| CS Marítimo | 3 | 12/13 | 14/15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 319 |
| CS Marítimo B | 3 | 12/13 | 14/15 | 80 | 13 | 2 | 1,207 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Liga 3 | CD Trofense | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 352 |
| 23/24 | Liga 3 - Relegation round | CD Trofense | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Allianz Cup | SC Covilhã | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Liga Portugal 2 | SC Covilhã | 31 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 514 |
| 21/22 | Bulgarian Cup | Beroe Stara Zagora | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | efbet Liga | Beroe Stara Zagora | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 384 |
| 21/22 | Liga Portugal 2 | SC Covilhã | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 358 |
| 21/22 | Play-Off Liga Portugal 2 | SC Covilhã | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | efbet Liga | Beroe Stara Zagora | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 181 |
| 20/21 | Efbet liga - Championship gr. | Beroe Stara Zagora | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Allianz Cup | SC Covilhã | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | LigaPro | SC Covilhã | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 229 |
| 19/20 | Taça de Portugal | SC Covilhã | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Allianz Cup | Leixões SC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | SC Covilhã | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 140 |
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | Leixões SC | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 809 |
| 18/19 | Taça de Portugal | Leixões SC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 |
| 17/18 | Ledman LigaPro | Leixões SC | 32 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 416 |
| 17/18 | Taça CTT | Leixões SC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | Leixões SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 268 |
| 16/17 | Allianz Cup | FC Vizela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Ledman LigaPro | FC Vizela | 33 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 360 |
| 16/17 | Taça de Portugal | FC Vizela | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Allianz Cup | CD Feirense | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Ledman LigaPro | CD Feirense | 41 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 391 |
| 15/16 | Taça de Portugal | CD Feirense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| 14/15 | Liga NOS | CS Marítimo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liga Portugal 2 | CS Marítimo B | 31 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 461 |
| 13/14 | Allianz Cup | CS Marítimo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Liga Portugal 2 | CS Marítimo B | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 380 |
| 12/13 | Allianz Cup | CS Marítimo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Liga Portugal 2 | CS Marítimo B | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 366 |
| 12/13 | Liga ZON Sagres | CS Marítimo | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 319 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Batuque U19 | Marítimo U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Marítimo U19 | Marítimo B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-31 | Marítimo B | Feirense | Loan | 350000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-06-30 | Feirense | Marítimo B | Return from loan | 500000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-13 | Marítimo B | Vizela | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Vizela | Leixões | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-04 | Leixões | SC Covilhã | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-21 | SC Covilhã | Beroe | Transfer | 325000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-28 | Beroe | SC Covilhã | Transfer | 225000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-02 | SC Covilhã | Trofense | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Trofense | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€150k
Peak€800k
Low—
Δ since start−€650k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €375k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €375k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €375k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Simões | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilberto | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ricardo Alves | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiago Moreira | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luís Silva | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Jorge Silva | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sérgio Semedo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiago Silva | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derick Poloni | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eri | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Bauer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mica | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| José Sá | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adriano Castanheira | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Vasco Rocha | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Elízio | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | SC Covilhã | 11 | 32 |
| 19/20 | LigaPro | SC Covilhã | 7 | 23 |
| 16/17 | Ledman LigaPro | FC Vizela | 7 | 33 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Ledman LigaPro | Leixões SC | 5 | 32 |
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | SC Covilhã | 5 | 32 |
| 15/16 | Ledman LigaPro | CD Feirense | 4 | 41 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2016-06-30 | Feirense | Marítimo B | Return from loan | — | €500k |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-31 | Marítimo B | Feirense | Loan | — | €350k |
Teams faced most often by Kukula's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académico de Viseu | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 38% |
| CD Mafra | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 33% |
| SL Benfica B | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 46% |
| CD Tondela | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 25% |
| FC Penafiel | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 38% |
| CD Nacional | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 38% |
| FC Porto B | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 33% |
| CD Santa Clara | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 27% |
| GD Chaves | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 18% |
| Rio Ave FC | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 35% |
| Moreirense FC | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 31 | -19 | 15% |
| UD Vilafranquense | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Senior debut season | |
| 12/13 | First senior goal | |
| 19/20 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 14 | 352 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
| 22/23 | 34 | 514 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.23 |
| 21/22 | 30 | 742 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 20/21 | 22 | 181 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.49 |
| 19/20 | 28 | 229 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 |
| 18/19 | 38 | 1,239 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 17/18 | 39 | 805 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 16/17 | 38 | 360 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15/16 | 47 | 501 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.54 |
| 14/15 | 33 | 461 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.98 |
| 13/14 | 24 | 380 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.18 |
| 12/13 | 38 | 685 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
LigaPro
286 apps
55 G
20 A
efbet Liga
29 apps
4 G
0 A
Taça de Portugal
13 apps
3 G
1 A
Taça CTT
21 apps
2 G
2 A
Liga 3
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Liga ZON Sagres
13 apps
1 G
0 A
Efbet liga - Championship gr.
5 apps
0 G
1 A
Liga 3 - Relegation round
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Kukula
Who is Kukula?
Kukula is a Cape professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Without Club.
How old is Kukula?
Kukula is 33 years old. He was born on January 22, 1993 in Paul.
What position does Kukula play?
Kukula plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Kukula play for?
Kukula currently plays for Without Club.
How many career goals has Kukula scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Kukula has scored 66 goals in 385 appearances.