Luiz Antônio (footballer, born 1991)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souza and the second or paternal family name is Soares.
Luiz Antônio
Personal information
Full name Luiz Antônio de Souza Soares
Date of birth (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, right back
Team information
Current team
 Dong A Thanh Hoa
Number 88
Youth career
2003–2011 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Flamengo 168 (8)
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 12 (2)
2022–2023 Brusque 16 (0)
2023 Lamphun Warriors 13 (1)
2023– Dong A Thanh Hoa 24 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2023

Luiz Antônio de Souza Soares (born 11 March 1991), known as Luiz Antônio, is a Brazilian footballer for Dong A Thanh Hoa. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a right back.

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club Sport.[4] A starter during the 2016 Campeonato Pernambucano, he was rarely used in the year's Brasileirão, and rescinded his contract.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.

Al-Shabab

On 24 July 2018, Antônio joined Saudi club Al-Shabab.[7]

Baniyas

On 7 July 2019 , Baniyas has signed Antônio for one seasons from Al-Shabab.[8]

Career statistics

(Correct As of 6 April 2021)
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 9[a] 1 19[b] 3 59 7
Chapecoense 2018 5 0 1 0 0 0 5[c] 0 11 0
Al Shabab FC 2018–19 Saudi Pro League 29 3 1 0 - - - - 30 3
Baniyas 2019–20 UAE Pro League 16 4 5 0 - - - - 21 4
Ajman 2020–21 10 1 - - - - - - 10 1
Career total 223 18 26 0 19 4 80 6 348 28
  1. ^ Six appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. ^ Fourteen appearances and three goals in Campeonato Catarinense, two appearances in Primeira Liga, two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, one appearance in J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship.
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Catarinense.

Honours

Flamengo
Chapecoense
Thanh Hóa

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Fla aceita pagar parte de salário para emprestar Luiz Antonio à Chape". globoesporte.com. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  7. ^ @ShababSaudiFc (24 July 2018). "Welcome @LuizAntonio_38 to #Alshabab" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 July 2018 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Baniyas is officially signed by Antônio


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