Luiz Júnior (footballer, born 1989)

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.

Luiz Júnior
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)[1]
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2017

He was born in Jaguaruana in the Brazilian state of Ceará.[2]

He won the Qatar Stars League eight times with his club Al-Duhail.[3]

International career

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Luiz was called up the Qatar 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

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Club

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Al-Duhail

References

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  1. ^ "Luiz Júnior". Al-Duhail SC. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ^ Profile at Sambafoot
  3. ^ Lekhwiya SC new Qatar Star league champions
  4. ^ "Gerets arranges to Umm Salal match". lekhwiyaclub.qa. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Match report" (PDF). the-waff.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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