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Sassá

Sassá

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Criciúma Esporte Clube
Age32
CitizenshipBrazil
Height1.74 m
Footright
BornJanuary 11, 1994
at Criciúma Esporte Clube 408 days · joined 2025-04-11
👕200+ Apps 50+ Goals
Market value €350k
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
20/21
debut season
0.27
goals / match
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
top club · 109 apps

Career highs

€3.00m
peak value · 2018
top transfer fee
19
best season · 2023
22 · 24.4%
pens / of goals
337Appearances
90Goals
6Assists
53Yellow cards
1Red cards
54Full matches (90′)
Full nameSassá
Name in home countryLuiz Ricardo Alves
Date of birth1994-01-11 (32 yrs)
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
CitizenshipBrazil
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height174.00 m
Current clubCriciúma Esporte Clube
Joined2025-04-11
Contract expires2025-11-30
AgentGrupo Empenho
Jul 2025
2025 — Criciúma Esporte Clube, Amazonas FC
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2025
Transfer: Amazonas → Criciúma EC
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Amazonas FC
33 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — Athletic Club, Amazonas FC
33 matches · 19 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2023
Transfer: Athletic → Amazonas
22/23 · Transfer
Jan 2023
Transfer: CSA → Athletic
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Centro Sportivo Alagoano (AL)
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2022
Transfer: Without Club → CSA
21/22 · Transfer
Jan 2022
Transfer: Cruzeiro → Without Club
21/22 · Transfer
Oct 2021
Transfer: Marítimo → Cruzeiro
21/22 · Return from loan
Jan 2021
Transfer: Cruzeiro → Marítimo
20/21 · Loan
Sep 2020
Transfer: Coritiba FC → Cruzeiro
20/21 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — CS Marítimo
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Coritiba Foot Ball Club, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
29 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Cruzeiro → Coritiba FC
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
2019 — Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
37 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
Injury: unknown
17 games missed
Jul 2018
2018 — Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
27 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
17 games missed
Jul 2017
2017 — Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
33 matches · 13 G · 0 A · across 7 competitions
Jun 2017
Transfer: Botafogo → Cruzeiro
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
2016 — Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
31 matches · 14 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
25 games missed
Jul 2015
2015 — Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
42 matches · 11 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2014
Transfer: Náutico → Botafogo
14/15 · Return from loan
Jul 2014
Transfer: Botafogo → Náutico
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
2014 — Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Oeste FC, Clube Náutico Capibaribe
31 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2014
Transfer: Oeste → Botafogo
13/14 · Return from loan
Feb 2014
Transfer: Botafogo → Oeste
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
2013 — Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
11 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Botafogo U20 → Botafogo
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
4,902 min
Minutes played by club
Criciúma Esporte Clube 0.0%
Amazonas FC 15.0%
Athletic Club 11.5%
Centro Sportivo Alagoano (AL) 0.0%
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 26.4%
Coritiba Foot Ball Club 17.2%
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 25.6%
Clube Náutico Capibaribe 4.2%
Oeste FC 0.0%
CS Marítimo 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Criciúma Esporte Clube 1 2025 2025 10 0 0 0
Amazonas FC 3 2023 2025 60 23 2 736
Athletic Club 1 2023 2023 10 1 1 565
Centro Sportivo Alagoano (AL) 1 2022 2022 6 0 0 0
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 4 2017 2020 92 20 1 1,295
Coritiba Foot Ball Club 1 2020 2020 18 4 1 845
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 6 2012 2017 109 33 1 1,256
Clube Náutico Capibaribe 1 2014 2014 22 9 0 205
Oeste FC 1 2014 2014 3 0 0 0
CS Marítimo 1 20/21 20/21 7 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€325K11€650K16€975K21€1.3M20/212012 — 1 goals (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas)120122013 — 1 goals (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas)120132014 — 9 goals (Clube Náutico Capibaribe)920142015 — 11 goals (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas)2015 — 1 assists1220152016 — 14 goals (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas)1420162017 — 13 goals (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas)1320172018 — 7 goals (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube)2018 — 1 assists820182019 — 6 goals (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube)620192020 — 4 goals (Coritiba Foot Ball Club)2020 — 1 assists520202023 — 19 goals (Athletic Club)2023 — 2 assists2120232024 — 5 goals (Amazonas FC)2024 — 1 assists6202420/21 — €1.3MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

20/21: 0020/212012: 1120122013: 1120132014: 9920142015: 111120152016: 141420162017: 131320172018: 7720182019: 6620192020: 4420202022: 0020222023: 191920232024: 5520242025: 002025

Assists by season

20/21: 0020/212012: 0020122013: 0020132014: 0020142015: 1120152016: 0020162017: 0020172018: 1120182019: 0020192020: 1120202022: 0020222023: 2220232024: 1120242025: 002025
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2025 Copa do Brasil Criciúma Esporte Clube 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Copa do Brasil Amazonas FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Copa Verde Amazonas FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Série B Criciúma Esporte Clube 9 0 0 2 0 0
2024 Copa do Brasil Amazonas FC 4 0 0 2 0 0
2024 Copa Verde Amazonas FC 3 2 0 0 0 135
2024 Série B Amazonas FC 26 3 1 6 0 488
2023 Campeonato Mineiro Athletic Club 9 1 1 0 0 565
2023 Copa do Brasil Athletic Club 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Série C Amazonas FC 23 18 1 8 0 113
2022 Série B Centro Sportivo Alagoano (AL) 6 0 0 0 0 0
2020 Campeonato Paranaense Coritiba Foot Ball Club 7 3 0 1 0 134
2020 Copa do Brasil Coritiba Foot Ball Club 1 0 0 1 0 0
2020 Série A Coritiba Foot Ball Club 10 1 1 2 0 711
2020 Série B Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 11 0 0 0 0 0
2019 Campeonato Mineiro Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 8 1 0 1 0 248
2019 Copa do Brasil Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 3 0 0 1 0 0
2019 Libertadores Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 2 2 0 0 0 56
2019 Série A Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 24 3 0 1 0 305
2018 Campeonato Mineiro Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 3 0 0 1 0 0
2018 Copa do Brasil Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 2 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Libertadores Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 6 5 1 0 0 66
2018 Série A Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 16 2 0 4 0 380
2017 Campeonato Carioca Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 3 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Campeonato Carioca - Final Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 1 1 0 0 0 35
2017 Carioca - Taça Rio Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 7 4 0 2 0 64
2017 Copa do Brasil Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 1 0 0 1 0 0
2017 Libertadores Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 4 1 0 1 0 151
2017 Primeira Liga do Brasil Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 2 1 0 0 0 109
2017 Série A Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 15 6 0 2 0 131
2016 Campeonato Carioca - Final Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 1 0 0 0 1 0
2016 Copa do Brasil Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 4 2 0 1 0 145
2016 Série A Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 26 12 0 5 0 111
2015 Campeonato Carioca Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 13 1 0 2 0 369
2015 Campeonato Carioca - Final Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 3 0 0 1 0 0
2015 Copa do Brasil Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 4 3 0 0 0 70
2015 Série B Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 22 7 1 2 0 134
2014 Campeonato Carioca Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 4 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Campeonato Paulista Oeste FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Série A Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 2 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Série B Clube Náutico Capibaribe 22 9 0 4 0 205
2013 Campeonato Carioca Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 2 1 0 0 0 63
2013 Carioca - Taça Rio Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 1 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Copa do Brasil Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 4 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Série A Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 4 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Carioca - Taça Rio Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Série A Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 3 1 0 0 0 114
20/21 Liga NOS CS Marítimo 7 0 0 2 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
11/12 2012-01-01 Botafogo U20 Botafogo Transfer 0
13/14 2014-02-09 Botafogo Oeste Loan 200000
13/14 2014-04-01 Oeste Botafogo Return from loan 200000
14/15 2014-07-03 Botafogo Náutico Loan 200000
14/15 2014-12-31 Náutico Botafogo Return from loan 700000
16/17 2017-06-20 Botafogo Cruzeiro Transfer 2250000
19/20 2020-01-20 Cruzeiro Coritiba FC Loan 1600000
20/21 2020-09-24 Coritiba FC Cruzeiro Return from loan 1300000
20/21 2021-01-29 Cruzeiro Marítimo Loan 1300000
21/22 2021-10-01 Marítimo Cruzeiro Return from loan 700000
21/22 2022-01-01 Cruzeiro Without Club Transfer 500000
21/22 2022-04-08 Without Club CSA Transfer 500000
22/23 2023-01-01 CSA Athletic Transfer 300000
22/23 2023-04-28 Athletic Amazonas Transfer 300000
24/25 2025-04-11 Amazonas Criciúma EC Transfer 400000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Knee injury 2015-10-31 2016-05-01 184 25
17/18 Leg injury 2017-10-30 2018-03-01 123 17
18/19 Leg injury 2018-07-14 2018-09-12 61 17
Current€350k
Peak€3.00m
Low
Δ since start+€150k
€750k€1.50m€2.25m€3.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €950k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Fábio 1 0 0
Robinho 1 0 0
Bruno Silva 2 1 0
Rafael Tavares 2 2 0
Lucas Romero 2 0 0
Lucas Silva 2 0 0
Diego Torres 1 0 0
Willian Arão 2 2 0
Renan Castro 2 0 0
Neilton 2 0 0
Ezequiel 1 1 0
Rodrigo Lindoso 2 0 0
Guilherme Xavier 2 0 0
Fabiano 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2023 Série C Amazonas FC 18 23
2016 Série A Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 12 26
2014 Série B Clube Náutico Capibaribe 9 22

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2020 Série A Coritiba Foot Ball Club 1 10
2018 Libertadores Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 1 6
2015 Série B Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas 1 22

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
21/22 2021-10-01 Marítimo Cruzeiro Return from loan €700k
20/21 2021-01-29 Cruzeiro Marítimo Loan €1.30m
20/21 2020-09-24 Coritiba FC Cruzeiro Return from loan €1.30m
19/20 2020-01-20 Cruzeiro Coritiba FC Loan €1.60m
14/15 2014-12-31 Náutico Botafogo Return from loan €700k
14/15 2014-07-03 Botafogo Náutico Loan €200k
13/14 2014-04-01 Oeste Botafogo Return from loan €200k
13/14 2014-02-09 Botafogo Oeste Loan €200k

Teams faced most often by Sassá's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Valencia CF 29 9 11 9 30 29 +1 31%
FC Barcelona 28 2 5 21 14 59 -45 7%
Sevilla FC 28 13 4 11 33 29 +4 46%
Getafe CF 26 9 11 6 33 23 +10 35%
Villarreal CF 26 9 10 7 30 30 0 35%
CA Osasuna 22 12 6 4 32 18 +14 55%
Levante UD 20 13 3 4 36 23 +13 65%
Granada CF 18 7 5 6 21 21 0 39%
Real Sociedad 16 3 5 8 15 23 -8 19%
RC Celta 16 9 5 2 24 15 +9 56%
Espanyol Barcelona 16 4 5 7 20 22 -2 25%
Real Madrid 16 1 5 10 11 33 -22 6%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
20/21 Senior debut season
2012 First senior goal
2018 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2025 14 0 2 0 0 0
2024 33 623 8 0 0 1.16
2023 33 678 8 0 0 1.06
2020 29 845 4 0 0 0.43
2019 37 609 3 1 0 0.59
2018 27 446 5 0 0 1.01
2017 33 490 6 0 0 1.1
2016 31 256 6 0 1 2.46
2015 42 573 5 0 0 0.79
2014 31 205 4 0 0 1.76
20/21 7 0 2 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Série A
100 apps
25 G
1 A
Série B
96 apps
19 G
2 A
Série C
23 apps
18 G
1 A
Libertadores
12 apps
8 G
1 A
Copa do Brasil
26 apps
5 G
0 A
Carioca - Taça Rio
8 apps
4 G
0 A
Campeonato Paranaense
7 apps
3 G
0 A
Campeonato Mineiro
20 apps
2 G
1 A
Copa Verde
6 apps
2 G
0 A
Campeonato Carioca
22 apps
2 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Sassá

Who is Sassá?

Sassá is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Criciúma Esporte Clube.

How old is Sassá?

Sassá is 32 years old. He was born on January 11, 1994 in Rio de Janeiro.

What position does Sassá play?

Sassá plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Sassá play for?

Sassá currently plays for Criciúma Esporte Clube.

How many career goals has Sassá scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Sassá has scored 90 goals in 337 appearances.

What is Sassá's market value?

Sassá's most recent reported market value is €350k.