Luizão (footballer)

Luiz Carlos Nascimento Júnior or simply Luizão (born January 3, 1987 in Vargem Alta, Espírito Santo, Brazil), is an association footballer. He plays as a defender, either as a centre back for Ponte Preta.

Luizão
Personal information
Full name Luiz Carlos Nascimento Júnior
Date of birth (1987-01-03) January 3, 1987
Place of birth Vargem Alta (ES), Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre Back
Club information
Current team
 Ponte Preta
Number 3
Youth career
2004–2005 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2012 Cruzeiro 32 (2)
2007–2008 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 26 (1)
2008–2009 → Bunyodkor (loan) 5 (0)
2010–2011 → Bahia (loan) 10 (0)
2012 → Nacional-MG (loan) 7 (0)
2012 Ceará 23 (2)
2012 Grimsby Town 1 (1)
2013 Nacional-MG 17 (0)
2014 Cabofriense 15 (1)
2015 ABC 16 (0)
2016 Novorizontino 8 (0)
2017 Água Santa 34 (1)
2018 São Bento 32 (3)
2019 Água Santa 23 (0)
2020 Santo André 10 (0)
2020– Ponte Preta 0 (0)
National team
2007 Brazil U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2016

Club career

Luizão was brought up from the Cruzeiro youth squad and made his professional debut for them against Grêmio in a 3–1 home win in the Campeonato Brasileiro on April 23, 2006.[1]

He scored his first professional goal for Cruzeiro against Figueirense in a 2–0 away win in the Campeonato Brasileiro on April 30, 2006.[2]

In July 2007, Luizão was transferred to FC Locarno. Two weeks after he was transferred, not even playing a single game for FC Locarno, Luizão was sent back to Brazil, on loan at Vasco da Gama.[3][4] He signed for Grimsby Town in 2012 and made 1 appearance for them scoring 1 before getting released.

International career

Luizão played in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played in all four matches that Brazil were involved in. Unfortunately Brazil were eliminated in the quarter final, where Luizão managed to receive his only yellow card of the tournament, in the 116th minute.

Honours

References
  1. (in English) Cruzeiro vs Gremio Archived 2012-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. (in English) Figueirense vs Cruzeiro Archived 2012-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. (in Portuguese) Problemas na Zaga? Luizão é Solução
  4. (in Portuguese) Vasco Ccontrata Zagueiro Luizão, Volante Xavier e Meia-Atacante Leandro Bonfim Archived 2007-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
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