Luís Santos (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Castelo and the second or paternal family name is Santos.
Luís Santos
Personal information
Full name Luís Miguel Castelo Santos
Date of birth (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Entroncamento, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 FC Košice
Number TBA
Youth career
2008–2010 CADE
2010–2014 Sporting
2014–2015 Leiria
2015–2016 Tomar
2016–2020 Boavista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Boavista 45 (1)
2021 → Trofense (loan) 14 (3)
2024– FC Košice 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2024

Luís Miguel Castelo Santos (born 20 January 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Niké liga club FC Košice.

Club career

Santos is a youth product of CADE, Sporting, Leiria, Tomar and Boavista.

Santos was promoted to the senior team of Boavista for the beginning of the 2021–22 season.[1] He made his debut for the club in a 3–1 Primeira Liga loss to Benfica on 4 July 2020.[2]

Santos joined Trofense on loan in February 2021 for the second half of the Campeonato de Portugal,[3] where he contributed with 3 goals in 14 appearances, helping the Trofa-based side win the division's title and achieve promotion to the Liga Portugal 2.[4]

Back from his loan, Santos scored his first goal for Boavista on 25 July 2021, in a 1–0 away victory over Marítimo in the first round of the Taça da Liga.[5] On 27 February 2022, he scored his first Primeira Liga goal, the winner in a 3–2 victory away at Estoril Praia.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 October 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boavista 2019–20 Primeira Liga 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2021–22 Primeira Liga 14 1 0 0 3 1 17 2
2022–23 Primeira Liga 9 0 0 0 3 0 12 0
2023–24 Primeira Liga 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Total 30 1 1 0 6 1 37 2
Trofense (loan) 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 14 3 0 0 — 14 3
Career total 44 4 1 0 6 1 51 5

Honours

Trofense

References

  1. ^ "Luís Santos operado hoje". www.record.pt.
  2. ^ "Benfica vs. Boavista - 4 July 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Dá que falar no Trofense e tem um sonho: "Quero ganhar o meu espaço no Boavista"". www.ojogo.pt.
  4. ^ a b "Trofense vence Estrela da Amadora e sagra-se campeão do Campeonato de Portugal" [Trofense beats Estrela da Amadora and becomes Campeonato de Portugal champion]. SAPO Desporto (in European Portuguese). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Marítimo-Boavista, 0-1: axadrezados estragam festa insular" [Marítimo-Boavista, 0-1: checkers ruin islanders party] (in European Portuguese). Record. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Boavista volta aos triunfos ao vencer em casa do Estoril" [Boavista returns to victories after winning at Estoril's home]. Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ^ Luís Santos at Soccerway


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