Luiz Gustavo Oliveira da Silva (born 8 March 2002), or simply Luizão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for English club West Ham United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Gustavo Oliveira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2022 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | São Paulo | 14 | (1) |
| 2023– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2022 | |||
Professional career edit
Luizão made his professional debut with São Paulo at the 2022 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 draw against Everton, on 5 May 2022.[1]
On 18 December 2022, it was announced that Luizão would be joining English Premier League club West Ham United when the English transfer window opened on 1 January 2023, after an undisclosed transfer fee was agreed.[2]
Career statistics edit
- As of 7 October 2023[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| São Paulo | 2022 | Série A | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| West Ham United | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References edit
- ^ "Lineups for Everton 0-0 Sao Paulo". Sports Mole. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ "West Ham sign Brazilian defender Luizao". BBC Sport. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Luizão at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
External links edit
- Luizão at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
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