Luiz Júnior (footballer, born 1989)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luiz Mairton Carlos Júnior | ||
Date of birth | 13 January 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Jaguaruana, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Duhail | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Uniclinic | ||
2010– | Al-Duhail | 217 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2013– | Qatar | 24 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2017 |
Luiz Mairton Carlos Júnior (born 13 January 1989), commonly known as Luiz Júnior or Ceará, is a footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Stars League. Born in Brazil, he represents the Qatar national team.
He was born in Jaguaruana in the Brazilian state of Ceará.[2]
He won the 2010–11 and 2011–12 edition of the Qatar Stars League with his club Lekhwiya.[3]
International career[edit]
Luiz was called up the Qatar B team on 13 November 2013 by former coach Djamel Belmadi.[4] He made official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine.[5]
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- Al-Duhail
- Qatar Stars League: 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2022-23
- Emir of Qatar Cup: 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022
- Qatar Cup: 2013, 2015, 2018, 2023
- Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2015, 2016
- Qatari Stars Cup: 2022-23
References[edit]
- ^ "Luiz Júnior". Al-Duhail SC. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Profile at Sambafoot
- ^ Lekhwiya SC new Qatar Star league champions
- ^ "Gerets arranges to Umm Salal match". lekhwiyaclub.qa. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Match report" (PDF). the-waff.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
External links[edit]
- Luiz Júnior at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Qatari men's footballers
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Footballers from Ceará
- Men's association football defenders
- Al-Duhail SC players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Qatar men's international footballers
- Qatar Stars League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Qatari people of Brazilian descent
- Naturalised citizens of Qatar
- Naturalised association football players
- Brazilian football defender, 1980s birth stubs
- Qatari football defender stubs