Luizão
Personal information
Full name Luiz Gustavo Oliveira da Silva
Date of birth (2002-03-08) 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

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.

Professional career

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

As of 7 October 2023[3]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
São Paulo 2022 Série A 141405[lower-alpha 1]0231
West Ham United 2022–23 Premier League 0000000000
2023–24 Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 2]010
Total 0000001010
Career total 141400060241
  1. Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. "Lineups for Everton 0-0 Sao Paulo". Sports Mole. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  2. "West Ham sign Brazilian defender Luizao". BBC Sport. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  3. Luizão at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  • Luizão at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)



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