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) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Goianiense
Youth career
2013–2017 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Porto B 64 (3)
2019–2020 → Vorskla Poltava (loan) 20 (1)
2021–2022 Vorskla Poltava 12 (0)
2021–2022 → Bahia (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2025 Radomiak Radom 57 (0)
2025– Atlético Goianiense 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2025

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

Club career

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

In 2019, Luizão was sent on loan to Vorskla Poltava.[3]

In September 2021, Luizão joined Bahia on loan from Vorskla, 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 deal with Polish club Radomiak Radom until 30 June 2025.[6] On 4 January 2025, he terminated his contract by mutual consent,[7] subsequently signing with Atlético Goianiense.[8]

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.
  7. ^ "Brazylijczyk odchodzi z Radomiaka. Poprosił klub o rozwiązanie kontraktu". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  8. ^ Alexandre Zanquetta (7 January 2025). "Cria de Cotia volta da Europa e jogará a Série B em 2025". saopaulo.blog (in Portuguese).


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