Erin Gomes Pinheiro (born 15 July 1997) is a Cape Verdean

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who plays as a

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for Portuguese side Atlético CP.

Club career

Pinheiro is a youth exponent from

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. He made his

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debut on 28 October 2015 against

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replacing Fabien Lemoine after 74 minutes in a 4–1 home win. Pinheiro joined

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on loan on the last day of the Norwegian transfer window, playing in their 2018 Norwegian Cup first round match against Skjold before the loan was terminated early on 10 May 2018.

References

1997 births People from São Vicente, Cape Verde Living people Men's association football midfielders Cape Verdean men's footballers AS Saint-Étienne players FK Haugesund players Batuque FC players FC Derby players Atlético Clube de Portugal players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 3 players Liga 3 (Portugal) players Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal {{CapeVerde-footy-bio-stub