en Deleu (footballer, born 1984)

Deleu
Personal information
Full name	Luiz Carlos Santos
Date of birth	1 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Penedo, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Jaguar Gdańsk
Youth career
	SC Penedense
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005	AA Coruripe
2006	Corinthians Alagoano
2006	AD Confiança
2007	Nautico
2008	CSA
2008	Ceará
2009	Mirassol
2009	Treze FC
2009–2010	CA Metropolitano
2010–2014	Lechia Gdańsk
2014–2018	Cracovia
2018	Miedź Legnica
2018–2019	Chojniczanka Chojnice
2019–2021	Bytovia Bytów
2021–	Jaguar Gdańsk
Managerial career
2021–	Jaguar Gdańsk (youth)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2024

Luiz Carlos Santos or simply Deleu (born 1 March 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Jaguar Gdańsk in the Polish IV liga.^[2] In March 2017, Deleu was granted Polish citizenship.^[3]

Career

In July 2010, he signed a two-year contract with the Polish Ekstraklasa side Lechia Gdańsk.^[4] He played there for four seasons, until the end of the 2013–14 season. On August 5, 2014, he signed a two-year contract with Cracovia.^[5] On January 9, 2018, he terminated the contract with Cracovia. On February 17, 2018, he signed a six-month contract with Miedź Legnica, where he played only one league match.

In the following years, he represented the colors of Chojniczanka Chojnice and Bytovia Bytów. In January 2021, he terminated the contract with Bytovia and became a Jaguar Gdańsk player. At the same time, he started working as a junior coach at the club's academy.^[6]