Luiz Antônio (footballer, born 1991)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Antônio de Souza Soares | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1991 | ||
| 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
[edit]Flamengo
[edit]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)
[edit]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club Sport.[4] A starter during the 2016 Campeonato Pernambucano, he was rarely used in the year's Brasileirão, and rescinded his contract.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)
[edit]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)
[edit]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
[edit]On 24 July 2018, Antônio joined Saudi club Al-Shabab.[7]
Baniyas
[edit]On 7 July 2019 , Baniyas has signed Antônio for one seasons from Al-Shabab.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- (Correct As of 6 April 2021[update])
| 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 | ||
- ^ Six appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Catarinense.
Honours
[edit]- Flamengo
- Chapecoense
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2017
- Thanh Hóa
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fla aceita pagar parte de salário para emprestar Luiz Antonio à Chape". globoesporte.com. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ @ShababSaudiFc (24 July 2018). "Welcome @LuizAntonio_38 to #Alshabab" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 July 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ Baniyas is officially signed by Antônio
External links
[edit]- Player profile @ Flapédia (in Portuguese)
- Thaileague Official Website: Lamphun Warriors F.C. Players
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