| Intro | Brazilian footballer |
| A.K.A. | Tinga |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Brazil |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 12 October 1990, Bom Jardim |
| Age: | 29 years |
Luiz Otávio Santos de Araújo (born October 12, 1990 in Bom Jardim, Rio de Janeiro), commonly known as Tinga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chinese club Zhejiang Yiteng as a Right Winger.
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.
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