Luiz Araújo (footballer)

Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto (born 2 June 1996), known as Luiz Araújo (Brazilian Portuguese: [luˈis ɐɾɐˈuʒu]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lille OSC.

Luiz Araújo
Luiz Araújo in 2018
Personal information
Full name Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto
Date of birth (1996-06-02) 2 June 1996
Place of birth Taquaritinga, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Lille
Number 11
Youth career
2012–2013 Mirassol
2013–2016 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Mirassol 0 (0)
2016–2017 São Paulo 26 (4)
2016 → Novorizontino (loan) 0 (0)
2017– Lille 84 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 September 2020

Club career

Born in Taquaritinga, São Paulo, Luiz Araújo represented Mirassol as a youth, being promoted to the first team in January 2013.[1] In March, he moved to São Paulo, returning to youth football.[2]

On 26 February 2016, after being the top goalscorer of that year's U-20 Copa Libertadores, Luiz Araújo was loaned to Grêmio Novorizontino until the end of 2016 Campeonato Paulista.[3] He made his professional debut on 19 March, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 home draw against XV de Piracicaba.

Returning to Tricolor in April 2016, Luiz Araújo was immediately included in the first team and made his Série A debut on 5 June, replacing Ytalo in a 1–0 away win against Cruzeiro.

On June 4th 2017, Araújo played his last match for São Paulo, in a lost for 1–0 against Ponte Preta. Two days later, he did not train with the team, to make the last details for his transfer to French side Lille under Head Coach Marcelo Bielsa.[4][5]

Honours
São Paulo

References
  1. "Mirassol FC promove cinco atletas da Copa SP ao time principal" [Mirassol FC promote five athletes from the Copa SP to the main squad] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Interior. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. "Mirassol lucra com destaque do São Paulo na Copinha" [Mirassol profit from São Paulo's spotlight in the Copinha] (in Portuguese). Diário da Região. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. "São Paulo empresta artilheiro da base ao Novorizontino" [São Paulo loan youth squads' top goalscorer to Novorizontino] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. Luiz Araújo acerta detalhes com Lille e não joga mais pelo São Paulo
  5. São Paulo libera Luiz Araújo para fechar com Lille e não conta mais com atacante
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