Luiz Júnior (footballer, born 1989)
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Luiz Júnior playing for Lekhwiya in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Duhail | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Atlético Cearense | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2024 | Al-Duhail | 228 | (10) |
| 2024–2025 | Al-Arabi | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Al-Duhail | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2017 | Qatar | 26 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2017 | |||
Luiz Mairton Carlos Júnior (born 13 January 1989), commonly known as Luiz Júnior or Luiz Ceará, is a footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Stars League. Born in Brazil, he played for the Qatar national team.
He won the Qatar Stars League eight times with his club Al-Duhail.[2]
International career
Luiz was called up the Qatar team on 13 November 2013 by former coach Djamel Belmadi.[3] He made official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine.[4]
Honours
Club
- 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
- ^ "Luiz Júnior". Al-Duhail SC. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ 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
- Luiz Júnior at Soccerway