 Luiz Júnior playing for Lekhwiya in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Mairton Carlos Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Jaguaruana, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Al-Arabi | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Atlético Cearense | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2024 | Al-Duhail | 227 | (10) |
| 2024– | Al-Arabi | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013– | Qatar | 26 | (0) |
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*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-Arabi 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.
He won the Qatar Stars League eight times with his club Al-Duhail.
International career
Luiz was called up the Qatar team on 13 November 2013 by former coach Djamel Belmadi. He made official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine.
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.
- 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
- Luiz Júnior at Soccerway
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Qatari men's footballers
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Footballers from Ceará
- Men's association football midfielders
- Al-Duhail SC players
- Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) 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
- Naturalized citizens of Qatar
- Naturalised association football players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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