Luiz Martin Carlos Júnior

Luiz Martin Carlos Júnior, commonly known as Luiz Júnior or Ceará, (born 13 January 1989) is a Brazilian-born naturalised Qatari footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Stars League.

Luiz Júnior
Luiz Júnior playing for Lekhwiya in 2011
Personal information
Full name Luiz Mairton Carlos Júnior
Date of birth (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989
Place of birth Jaguaruana, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Al-Duhail
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Uniclinic
2010–2017 Lekhwiya 117 (7)
2017– Al-Duhail 47 (2)
National team
2013– Qatar 24 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2017

He was born in Jaguaruana in the Brazilian state of Ceará.[1]

He won the 2010–11 and 2011–12 edition of the Qatar Stars League with his club Lekhwiya.[2]

International career

Luiz was called up the Qatar B team on 13 November 2013 by former coach Djamel Belmadi.[3] He made official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine.[4]

References

  1. Profile at Sambafoot
  2. Lekhwiya SC new Qatar Star league champions
  3. "Gerets arranges to Umm Salal match". lekhwiyaclub.qa. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  4. "Match report" (PDF). the-waff.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.


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