Luiz Araújo (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Taquaritinga, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | São Paulo | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Mirassol | ||
| 2013–2016 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Mirassol | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | São Paulo | 15 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Novorizontino (loan) | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2016. | |||
Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto (born 2 June 1996), known as Luiz Araújo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo FC as a forward.
Club career
Born in Taquaritinga, São Paulo, Luiz Araújo represented Mirassol as a youth, being promoted to the first team in January 2013.[1] In March, he moved to São Paulo, returning to youth football.[2]
On 26 February 2016, after being the top goalscorer of that year's U-20 Copa Libertadores, Luiz Araújo was loaned to Grêmio Novorizontino until the end of 2016 Campeonato Paulista.[3] He made his professional debut on 19 March, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 home draw against XV de Piracicaba.
Returning to Tricolor in April 2016, Luiz Araújo was immediately included in the first team and made his Série A debut on 5 June, replacing Ytalo in a 1–0 away win against Cruzeiro.
Honours
- São Paulo
References
- ↑ "Mirassol FC promove cinco atletas da Copa SP ao time principal" [Mirassol FC promote five athletes from the Copa SP to the main squad] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Interior. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Mirassol lucra com destaque do São Paulo na Copinha" [Mirassol profit from São Paulo's spotlight in the Copinha] (in Portuguese). Diário da Região. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "São Paulo empresta artilheiro da base ao Novorizontino" [São Paulo loan youth squads' top goalscorer to Novorizontino] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
External links
- Luiz Araújo at thefinalball.com
- Luiz Araújo profile at Soccerway