Luizão (footballer, born 2002)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Gustavo Oliveira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Pogoń Szczecin (on loan from West Ham United) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2022 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | São Paulo | 14 | (1) |
| 2023– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Pogoń Szczecin (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:41, 21 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Luiz Gustavo Oliveira da Silva (born 8 March 2002), or simply Luizão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin, on loan from Premier League club West Ham United.
Professional career
Luizão made his professional debut with São Paulo at the 2022 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 draw against Everton, on 5 May 2022.[1]
On 18 December 2022, it was announced that Luizão would be joining English Premier League club West Ham United when the English transfer window opened on 1 January 2023, after an undisclosed transfer fee was agreed. However, as of December 2024, he has not yet made a senior appearance for West Ham.[2]
On 21 February 2025, he was sent on loan to Polish club Pogoń Szczecin for the remainder of the season.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 January 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| São Paulo | 2022 | Série A | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| West Ham United U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | 5[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 | — | — | — | 6[d] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Pogoń Szczecin (loan) | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Three appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in National League Cup
References
- ^ "Lineups for Everton 0-0 Sao Paulo". Sports Mole. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "West Ham sign Brazilian defender Luizao". BBC Sport. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Pawlik, Luka (21 February 2025). "Pogoń wypożyczyła obrońcę z West Hamu United". goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Luizão at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
External links
- Luizão at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)