Luiz Otávio (footballer, born 1988)

Luiz Otávio

Personal information
Full name	Luiz Otávio Anacleto Leandro[1]
Date of birth	(1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Carmo, Brazil[1]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre back[1]
Team information
Current team	Ceará
Number	13
Youth career
	Botafogo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Friburguense	0	(0)
2009–2018	Angra dos Reis	4	(0)
2010–2011	→ Madureira (loan)	22	(0)
2012	→ Macaé (loan)	2	(0)
2013	→ Icasa (loan)	55	(5)
2014	→ Linense (loan)	4	(0)
2014–2016	→ Sampaio Corrêa (loan)	113	(4)
2017–2018	→ Ceará (loan)	43	(3)
2019–	Ceará	263	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Anacleto and the second or paternal family name is Leandro.

Luiz Otávio Anacleto Leandro (born 14 September 1988), known as Luiz Otávio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ceará as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Carmo, Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Otávio graduated from the youth academy of Botafogo and turned professional with Friburguense in 2008. In 2009, he joined local Angra dos Reis Esporte Clube, and initially spent loan at lower tier clubs - Madureira, Macaé before joining Série B club Icasa in 2013.[3] On 28 May, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1−1 draw against América-RN.[4]

After a short stint with Clube Atlético Linense, Luiz Otávio was loaned to Sampaio Corrêa on 8 April 2014.[5][6] On 18 November, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2−0 victory against Santa Cruz Futebol Clube.[7] In the 2016 season, he started in 32 matches with the club being relegated to the third tier.[8]

On 7 December 2016, Luiz Otávio joined Ceará on loan for the 2017 season.[9][10] He made a total of 44 appearances and scored thrice, with his club winning promotion to Série A.[11]

On 13 December 2017, Luiz Otávio renewed his contract with Angra dos Reis until 2021, and was loaned back to Ceará.[10] On 31 December 2018, his contract was extended until 2021,[12] and the club bought 75% of his economic rights for a fee of R$ 1 million.

Club statistics

As of 25 October 2021

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Friburguense	2008	Carioca	—		0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Angra dos Reis	2009	Carioca Série B	—		6	0	—		—		—		6	0
	2012		—		0	0	—		—		6[a]	0	6	0
	Total		—		6	0	—		—		6	0	12	0
Madureira (loan)	2010[2]	Série D	1	0	0	0	—		—		6[a]	0	7	0
	2011[2]	Série C	4	0	14	0	—		—		11[a]	0	29	0
	Total		5	0	14	0	—		—		17	0	36	0
Macaé (loan)	2012[2]	Série C	0	0	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Icasa (loan)	2013[2]	Série B	30	1	25	4	—		—		—		55	5
Linense (loan)	2014[2]	Paulista	—		4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Sampaio Corrêa (loan)	2014[2]	Série B	19	1	—		0	0	—		—		19	1
	2015[2]		29	0	6	0	4	0	—		5[b]	1	44	1
	2016[2]		32	1	11	0	2	0	—		5[b]	1	50	2
	Total		80	2	17	0	6	0	—		10	2	113	4
Ceará	2017[2]	Série B	31	1	9	2	1	0	—		2[c]	0	43	3
	2018[2]	Série A	35	1	7	0	4	0	—		8[b]	0	54	1
	2019[2]		26	2	8	0	4	0	—		6[b]	0	44	2
	2020[2]		28	1	6	0	10	1	—		10[b]	0	54	2
	2021[2]		12	0	2	0	0	0	4[d]	0	10[b]	1	28	1
	Total		132	5	32	2	19	1	4	0	36	1	223	9
Career total			247	8	100	6	25	1	4	0	69	3	445	18

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
3. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
4. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References

1. "Luiz Otávio". Ceará Sporting Club. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
2. "Luiz Otávio". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
3. "Ferron sai e Ponte Preta negocia com dois atletas [Ferron leaves and Ponte Preta negotiates with two athletes]" (in Portuguese). Planeta Esporte. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
4. "América empata com o Icasa no Barretão [America draws with Icasa in Barretao]" (in Portuguese). Tribuna do Norte. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
5. "Luiz Otávio e Waldir chegam para reforçar o Sampaio na temporada 2014 [Luiz Otávio and Waldir arrive to strengthen Sampaio in the 2014 season]" (in Portuguese). Sampaio Correa. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
6. "Em busca de recuperação, Santa Cruz tenta fechar com Luiz Otávio, do Sampaio Corrêa [In search of recovery, Santa Cruz tries to close with Luiz Otávio, Sampaio Corrêa]" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
7. "Santa Cruz is defeated at home by Sampaio Corrêa and practically bid farewell to the Series A 2015 [Santa Cruz é derrotado em casa pelo Sampaio Corrêa e praticamente dá adeus à Série A 2015]" (in Portuguese). Super Esportes. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
8. "Sem renovação de contrato, Luiz Otávio deixa o Sampaio Corrêa [Without contract renewal, Luiz Otávio leaves Sampaio Corrêa]" (in Portuguese). Imirante. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
9. "[Ceará announces Rafael Pereira, Luiz Otávio and Everton Silva as reinforcements for 2017]" (in Portuguese). Vavel. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
10. "Angra dos Reis amplia contrato com Luiz Otávio e renova empréstimo ao Ceará [Angra dos Reis extends contract with Luiz Otávio and renews loan to Ceará]" (in Portuguese). FutRio. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
11. "Cearense: Ceará renova com mais dois jogadores que conquistaram o acesso à Série A [Ceará: Ceará renews with two more players who have gained access to Serie A]" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
12. "Luiz Otávio tem contrato estendido com o Vozão até 2021" [Luiz Otávio has an extended contract with Vozão until 2021] (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

Honours

Sampaio Corrêa

• Super Copa Maranhão: 2015

Ceará

• Campeonato Cearense: 2017, 2018
• Copa do Nordeste: 2020, 2023

External links

• Luiz Otávio at Sambafoot (archive)