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 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(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 | |||
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
editLuiz 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
editClub
edit- Al-Duhail
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Luiz Júnior at Soccerway
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