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Luizão (footballer, born 1998)

Luizão
Personal information
Full name Luiz Gustavo Novaes Palhares
Date of birth (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Radomiak Radom
Number 8
Youth career
2013–2017 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Porto B 64 (3)
2019–2020Vorskla Poltava (loan) 20 (1)
2021–2022 Vorskla Poltava 12 (0)
2021–2022Bahia (loan) 7 (0)
2022– Radomiak Radom 47 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Luiz Gustavo Novaes Palhares (born 20 February 1998), commonly known as Luizão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Radomiak Radom.[1]

Club career

Luizão transferred from São Paulo FC to FC Porto in July 2017.[2]

In 2019, Luizão went on loan from FC Porto to Vorskla Poltava.[3]

In September 2021, Luizão joined Bahia on loan from Vorskla Poltava, where he played six matches in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[1][4] His contract with Bahia, due to expire in December 2022, was terminated in February 2022.[5]

On 18 February 2022, Luizão signed a contract with Radomiak Radom in Poland until 30 June 2025.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Luizão at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ^ "'Última parcela' de Maicon, volante Luizão se despede do SP e vai ao Porto". UOL Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universo Online. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Volante brasileiro celebra estreia na Ucrânia: 'Uma noite maravilhosa'". Lance! (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Meio, lateral e ataque: conheça Luizão, novo reforço do Bahia". Correio (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rede Bahia. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Bahia rescinde o contrato com o volante Luizão". Lance! (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Luizao piłkarzem Radomiaka!" (Press release) (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.