Luan
Personal information
Full name Luan Guilherme de Jesus Vieira[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-27) 27 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vitória
Youth career
2012–2013 Tanabi
2013 → América-SP (loan)
2013 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Tanabi 9 (2)
2013 Catanduvense 1 (0)
2014–2019 Grêmio 212 (55)
2020–2023 Corinthians 68 (5)
2022 → Santos (loan) 8 (1)
2023 Grêmio 5 (0)
2024– Vitória 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Brazil U20 4 (3)
2015–2016 Brazil U23 11 (6)
2017 Brazil 2 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:36, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2017

Luan Guilherme de Jesus Vieira (born 27 March 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Vitória.[2]

Club career

Early career

Luan was born in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo. After starting it out at futsal and playing for amateur clubs in his native state, he joined Tanabi.

Luan scored two goals in nine appearances for Tanabi, being also a teammate of Túlio Maravilha.[3] He subsequently represented his hometown club América-SP in 2013 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, while still owned by Tanabi.[4]

On 8 February 2013, Luan joined Catanduvense until the end of the year,[5] for a fee of R$120,000.[6] He made his maiden appearance for the club eight days later, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–3 home loss against Santo André.[7]

Grêmio

Luan playing for Grêmio in 2017

Shortly after making his debut for Catanduvense, Luan moved to Grêmio and returned to youth football; he later had 50% of his federative rights bought for just R$ 300,000.[8] He was promoted to the first team in December 2013, mainly as a backup to Kléber and Hernán Barcos.[9]

Luan made his first team debut for Tricolor on 19 January 2014, starting in a 0–1 Campeonato Gaúcho away loss against São José. His debut club goal was ten days later, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at Brasil de Pelotas.

Luan finished the tournament with 14 appearances and three goals, as his side finished second. He made his Série A debut on 27 April 2014, starting in a 2–1 home win against Atlético Mineiro.[10]

Luan scored his first goal in the Brazilian football top division on 17 August 2014, netting the first through a penalty in a 2–0 home success over Criciúma.[11] He scored three more goals in the 2014 season, also appearing in the year's Copa Libertadores.

On 29 March 2015, Luan scored all goals in a 2–0 home win against São Paulo-RS.[12] In the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro, he scored ten goals to help his side finish third; highlights included braces against fierce rivals Internacional (5–0 home win)[13] and Palmeiras (2–3 away loss).[14]

On 30 November 2015, Luan was included in the year's Brasileirão Team of the Year, being the tournament's best forward alongside Santos' Ricardo Oliveira.[15]

Luan is the top scorer at the Arena do Grêmio with 29 goals. In August 2017, it was reported that Liverpool had sent scouts to monitor his progress.

Luan scored of one of Grêmio's goals in the 2017 Copa Libertadores final against Lanús and Grêmio won the title.[16] He was voted the best player of the 2017 Copa Libertadores with eight goals in twelve appearances[17] and was again voted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Team of the Year in 2017.

In October 2018, Luan suffered a muscle tear in his foot and could not participate in Grêmio's 2018 Copa Libertadores semi-final against River Plate,[18] in which Grêmio were eliminated. Luan finished the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro with one goal.

Corinthians

On 14 December 2019, it was announced that Luan would be sold to Corinthians for around R$ 22 million. It was reported that he received a four-year contract.[19] After scoring twice in two pre-season matches,[20] he made his official debut for the club on 23 January 2020, starting and scoring his team's second through a penalty kick in a 4–1 Campeonato Paulista home routing of Botafogo-SP.[21]

Despite being a regular starter in the 2020 Campeonato Paulista, Luan lost his starting spot after the departure of manager Tiago Nunes, and was constantly an unused substitute in the following years.[22][23]

Loan to Santos

On 5 August 2022, Luan moved to Santos on loan until the end of the season, with an option for an additional year.[24] On 22 November, after just eight appearances, Santos announced that his loan would not be renewed.[25]

International career

Luan was named in Brazil's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario but was cut from the final squad.[26] Later in the season, he was selected as a member of Brazil's squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[27]

In Brazil's quarter final clash with Colombia, Luan scored the second goal of the match in an eventual 2–0 win, and finished the tournament as a starter. On 26 January 2017, he made his full international debut, replacing Diego Souza in a 1–0 friendly win against Colombia.

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 November 2022.[28]
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tanabi 2012 Paulista 2ª Divisão — 9 2 — — — 9 2
Catanduvense 2013 Paulista A2 — 1 0 — — — 1 0
Grêmio 2014 Série A 28 4 14 3 1 0 7[a] 1 — 50 8
2015 33 10 15 4 8 3 — — 56 17
2016 25 6 11 5 8 1 8[a] 0 2[b] 0 54 12
2017 20 6 12 3 6 1 12[a] 8 1[c] 0 51 18
2018 18 1 9 4 3 2 8[a] 3 2[d] 1 40 11
2019 20 4 7 5 3 0 6[a] 0 0 0 36 9
Total 144 31 68 24 29 7 41 12 5 1 287 75
Corinthians 2020 Série A 22 2 16 2 2 0 2[a] 1 — 42 5
2021 18 0 9 1 2 0 4[e] 3 — 33 4
2022 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 40 2 28 3 4 0 6 4 — 78 9
Santos (loan) 2022 Série A 8 1 — — — — 8 1
Career total 192 34 106 29 33 7 47 16 5 1 383 87
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of 26 October 2021[29]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2017 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Luan with the Olympic Gold Medal in 2016

Club

Grêmio

International

Brazil U23

Brazil U20

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Grêmio FBPA" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Vitória acerta a contratação de Luan, ex-Corinthians, Grêmio e Santos". ESPN.com (in Portuguese). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Ele já foi 'ajudante' de Túlio Maravilha na 4ª divisão paulista. Hoje, vale R$ 245 milhões" [He was Túlio Maravilha's 'helper' in the 4th division paulista. Today, worths R$ 245 million] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Copa SP: Atacante do Tanabi é a esperança de gols do América-SP" [Copa SP: Tanabi's forward is the hope for goals from América-SP] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Catanduvense fecha com Luan, astro do América-SP na Copa São Paulo" [Catanduvense signs Luan, América-SP's star in Copa São Paulo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Atacante rio-pretense Luan, de 23 anos, sentiu o gosto de conquistar o ouro olímpico" [Rio Preto-born forward Luan, aged 23, felt the taste of winning the Olympic gold medal] (in Portuguese). Diário da Região. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Catanduvense 1 x 3 Santo André – Ramalhão vence na estreia do técnico Lira" [Catanduvense 1–3 Santo André – Ramalhão win in Lira's debut] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  8. ^ Paixão, Claudia (26 June 2013). "Catanduvense fatura R$ 300 mil com novatos" [Catanduvense receives R$ 300 thousand with newcomers]. Diário da Região (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Destaque do Sub-20, Luan é nova aposta do Grêmio e faz 'teste' no Gauchão" [Spotlight in the under-20s, Luan is the new bet of Grêmio and makes a 'trial' in Gauchão] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Reservas do Grêmio espantam crise e batem Galo na estreia de Levir: 2 a 1" [Grêmio's reserves drive away the crisis and defeat Galo in Levir's debut: 2–1] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  11. ^ "À moda Felipão, Grêmio morde e bate Tigre na estreia do técnico na Arena" [In Felipão's fashion, Grêmio bites and defeats Tirge in manager's debut at the Arena] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Grêmio vence o São Paulo-RS com dois de Luan, chega à 6ª vitória seguida e segue líder" [Grêmio defeats São Paulo-RS with two from Luan, gets to sixth consecutive victory and follows leader] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  13. ^ "Nada de 'fato novo': Grêmio humilha Inter, goleia por 5 a 0 e entra no G4" [No 'new fact': Grêmio humiliates Inter, thrashes by 5–0 and gets inside G-4] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Palmeiras bate Grêmio no Pacaembu, volta ao G-4 e agora seca dois rivais" [Palmeiras defeats Grêmio at the Pacaembu, returns to G-4 and now jinxs two rivals] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  15. ^ "Luan é eleito para o ataque da Seleção do Brasileirão" [Luan is selected for the attack of Brasileirão Team of the Year] (in Portuguese). Zero Hora. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Grêmio bate Lanús e é tricampeão da Copa Libertadores" [Grêmio beat Lanús and is three times champion of the Copa Libertadores] (in Portuguese). El País Brasil. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Luan é eleito o melhor jogador da Libertadores; Renato o melhor técnico" [Luan is elected the best player of the Libertadores; Renato the best coach] (in Portuguese). OUL Esporte. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Luan fica fora da concentração do Grêmio e será desfalque novamente contra o River Plate". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Grêmio confirma venda de Luan ao Corinthians pr R$ 22 milhões". globoesporte.com.br (in Portuguese). 14 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  20. ^ "O show de Luan - estreia do armador na Arena é o destaque do Corinthians" [The show of Luan - debut of playmaker at the Arena is the spotlight of Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goal. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Luan exalta estreia do Corinthians: 'Entendemos a ideia de Tiago Nunes'" [Luan praises debut of Corinthians: 'We understood Tiago Nunes' idea'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Por que Luan não engrenou no Corinthians na opinião de quem viu sua melhor fase de muito perto" [Why Luan did not get on at Corinthians in the opinion of those who saw his best form from very close] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Situação de Luan causa incômodo na diretoria no Corinthians" [Situation of Luan causes discomfort in Corinthians' board] (in Brazilian Portuguese). R7.com. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  24. ^ "Santos FC acerta empréstimo de Luan até o fim do Campeonato Brasileiro" [Santos FC agree loan of Luan until the end of the Campeonato Brasileiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  25. ^ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  26. ^ "Dunga names 40-man preliminary Copa America squad". goal.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  27. ^ "Neymar, Douglas Costa named in Brazil Olympics squad". ESPN FC. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  28. ^ "Luan". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  29. ^ "Luan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  30. ^ "Confira a seleção de craques premiada pelo Troféu Mesa Redonda - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  31. ^ "Vencedores do Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão 2015" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

External links


Vitória – current squad
Awards
Brazil men's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists
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