Luiz Antônio de Souza Soares

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Luiz Antônio
Personal information
Full name Luiz Antônio de Souza Soares
Date of birth (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2003–2011 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Flamengo 108 (4)
2016 → Sport (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → Bahia (loan) 21 (3)
2017 → Chapecoense (loan) 30 (3)
2018 Chapecoense 5 (0)
2018–2019 Al-Shabab 29 (3)
2019–2020 Baniyas 16 (4)
2021 Ajman 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2021

Luiz Antônio de Souza Soares (born 11 March 1991), known as Luiz Antônio, is a Brazilian footballer. 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club Sport.[4] A starter during the 2016 Campeonato Pernambucano, he was rarely used in the year's Brasileirão, and rescinded his contract.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

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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