Luiz Antônio de Souza Soares
Luiz Antônio de Souza Soares (born 11 March 1991), known as Luiz Antônio, is a Brazilian footballer. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a right back for Ajman.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Antônio de Souza Soares | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ajman | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2011 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2017 | Flamengo | 168 | (4) |
| 2016 | → Sport (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Bahia (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 58 | (7) |
| 2018 | Chapecoense | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Shabab | 29 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Baniyas | 24 | (4) |
| 2021– | Ajman | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 June 2018 | |||
Club career
Flamengo
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Antônio joined Flamengo's youth setup in 2003, aged 11. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 19 June 2011, in a 0–0 home draw against Botafogo.[1]
On 26 August 2011 Luiz Antônio renewed his contract until 2016,[2] but subsequently suffered a shoulder injury which kept him out for the remainder of the campaign. He scored his first professional goal on 25 January of the following year, but in a 1–2 Copa Libertadores away loss against Real Potosí.[3]
Sport (loan)
On 29 December 2015, Luiz Antônio agreed to a one-year loan deal with fellow top tier club Sport.[4] A starter during the 2016 Campeonato Pernambucano, he was rarely used in the year's Brasileirão, and rescinded his contract.
Bahia (loan)
Immediately after rescinding with Sport, Luiz Antônio joined Bahia on loan until the end of the year.[5] He was a regular starter for the club, achieving promotion to the main category after contributing with three goals in 21 appearances.
Chapecoense (loan)
On 16 January 2017 Chapecoense signed Luiz Antônio, on loan from Flamengo, until the 2017 season.[6] He also scored the winning goal for the side in their Libertadores debut on 7 March, a 2–1 away win against Zulia.
Career statistics
- (Correct As of 4 December 2017)
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2011 | Série A | 9 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 26 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2013 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 108 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 168 | 8 | ||
| Sport (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 2 | 28 | 2 |
| Bahia (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 21 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 3 |
| Chapecoense (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 16[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 57 | 7 |
| Career total | 163 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 72 | 6 | 274 | 20 | ||
- Two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, five appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
- 14 appearances and three goal in Santa Catarina State League, two appearances in Primeira Liga, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
References
- "Fla e Botafogo esquecem emoções recentes: primeiro 0 a 0 do Brasileiro" [Fla and Botafogo forget recent emotions: first 0–0 of the Brasileiro] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- "Luiz Antonio renova contrato com o Flamengo até 2016" [Luiz Antonio renews contract with Flamengo until 2016] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- "Flamengo sai na frente, mas leva virada e perde do Real Potosí na ida da Pré-Libertadores" [Flamengo go ahead, but suffer comeback and lose to Real Potosí in Libertadores qualifying rounds] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- "Flamengo acerta empréstimo de Paulinho para o Santos e de Luiz Antônio para o Sport" [Flamengo complete loans of Paulinho to Santos and Luiz Antônio to Sport] (in Portuguese). Extra. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- "Acertado com o Bahia, Luiz Antônio agradece ao Sport e projeta sequência" [Agreed with Bahia, Luiz Antônio thanks Sport and predicts sequence] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- "Fla aceita pagar parte de salário para emprestar Luiz Antonio à Chape". globoesporte.com. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- @ShababSaudiFc (24 July 2018). "Welcome @LuizAntonio_38 to #Alshabab" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 July 2018 – via Twitter.
- Baniyas is officially signed by Antônio