Luiz Araújo (footballer)

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Luiz Araújo
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Luiz Araújo with Lille in 2018
Personal information
Full name Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto
Date of birth (1996-06-02) 2 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Taquaritinga, Brazil
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Atlanta United
Number 19
Youth career
2012–2013 Mirassol
2013–2016 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Mirassol 0 (0)
2016–2017 São Paulo 41 (7)
2016 → Novorizontino (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2021 Lille 108 (14)
2021– Atlanta United 44 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2022

Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto (born 2 June 1996), known as Luiz Araújo (Brazilian Portuguese: [luˈis ɐɾɐˈuʒu]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.

Career

São Paulo

Born in Taquaritinga, São Paulo, Araújo began his career with Mirassol as a youth, before being promoted to the first team in January 2013.[2] Before he could make his debut for Mirassol, Araújo joined São Paulo, returning to youth football.[3]

Loan to Novorizontino

On 26 February 2016, after finishing as the top scorer in the U-20 Copa Libertadores, Araújo was loaned to Novorizontino until the end of the Campeonato Paulista in April.[4] He made his professional debut for the club on 19 March, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 home draw against XV de Piracicaba.[5]

Return to São Paulo

Following the Campeonato Paulista season, Araújo returned to São Paulo and immediately joined the first team. He made his senior and Série A debut for the club on 5 June 2016 against Cruzeiro, replacing Ytalo in a 1–0 victory.[6] He then made his debut in the Copa Libertadores on 13 July 2016 against Atlético Nacional in the second leg of the semifinals, coming on as a substitute in the 2–1 defeat.[7] On 5 November, Araújo scored his first professional goal, a late second half stoppage time strike to help São Paulo win 4–0 over Corinthians.[8]

Araújo finished his debut season with São Paulo on 11 December against Santa Cruz, scoring the fifth goal in a 5–0 home victory.[9]

On 15 December 2017, Araújo scored his first two goals of the season, earning a brace in a 3–1 away victory against Santos in the Campeonato Paulista.[10] He played his final match for São Paulo on 4 June 2017, a 1–0 defeat against Ponte Preta.[11][12]

Lille

On 14 June 2017, Araújo signed for French Ligue 1 club Lille, for a reported €10.5 million.[13] He made his debut for the club in their opening match on 6 August against Nantes, starting for Marcelo Bielsa's side in a 3–0 victory.[14] Araújo then scored his first goal for Lille on 14 October in a 2–2 home draw against Troyes. His goal was a 12th-minute equalizer.[15] Araújo completed his first season at Lille with 6 goals in 36 matches as the club barely managed to survive relegation from the first division.[16]

During the 2018–19 season, Araújo dropped to just six starts in the league but played in 27 matches overall in Ligue 1, contributing three goals, as Lille finished 2nd behind Paris Saint-Germain.[17]

The next season, 2019–20, Araújo continued as a regular substitute for Lille but played more matches overall. He scored his first goal of the campaign on 13 September 2019 against Angers in a 2–1 home victory.[18] Araújo then made his European debut for Lille in the UEFA Champions League on 17 September against Ajax. He came on as a 63rd-minute substitute in the 3–0 defeat.[19] Araújo would go on to play in all six matches, earning three starts, for Lille as they were knocked out after the group stage, finishing last.[20]

Following the 2019–20 season, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Araújo began the 2020–21 season as an 83rd-minute substitute against Rennais in a 1–1 draw.[21] He then scored two goals in two matches on 13 September and 20 September against Metz and Marseille. His goal against Metz was the only goal in the 1–0 victory and the opening goal in the 1–1 draw against Marseille.[22][23] Araújo made his debut for Lille in their opening match of the UEFA Europa League group stage on 22 October 2020 in a 4–1 away victory against Sparta Prague.[24] Lille would go on to finish 2nd in their group and qualify for the knock-outs. On 3 December, he suffered an injury during the club's home match against Sparta Prague, leaving Araújo out until 2021.[25]

Araújo returned to the pitch for Lille on 17 January 2021 against Reims.[26] On 16 April, Araújo scored the equalizer for Lille in a 1–1 draw against Montpellier.[27] The draw helped keep Lille six points ahead of Paris Saint-Germain for the league title.[27] The title was soon secured during the final match on 23 May against Angers, with Lille winning by just a point over Paris Saint-Germain.[28] Araújo came on as an 82nd-minute substitute during the 2–1 away victory.[29]

On 1 August 2021, Araújo played his final match for Lille, in the Trophée des Champions against Paris Saint-Germain. He started and played 85 minutes as Lille secured a 1–0 victory at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv.[30]

Atlanta United

On 6 August 2021, Araújo signed with Major League Soccer side Atlanta United as a designated player.[31] He made his debut for the club on 18 August against Toronto FC, playing 67 minutes in a 1–0 victory at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.[32]

Araújo scored his first goal for the club on 15 September, converting after getting the ball 50 yards from goal, spinning past his defender, running and curling his shot into the left corner in the 5th minute, as Atlanta United won 4–0 at home.[33]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 February 2022[34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup State League Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mirassol 2013 — 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
São Paulo 2016 Série A 22 2 2 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 — 25 2
2017 Série A 4 2 4 2 15 3 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 — 24 7
Total 26 4 6 2 15 3 2 0 — 49 9
Novorizontino (loan) 2016 — 0 0 5 0 — — 5 0
Lille 2017–18 Ligue 1 34 5 2 1 — — — 36 6
2018–19 Ligue 1 25 3 4 1 — — — 29 4
2019–20 Ligue 1 21 2 6 2 — 6[lower-alpha 3] 0 — 33 4
2020–21 Ligue 1 28 4 3 0 — 6[lower-alpha 4] 0 — 37 4
2021–22 Ligue 1 — — — 0 0 1[lower-alpha 5] 0 1 0
Total 108 14 15 4 — 12 0 1 0 136 18
Atlanta United 2021 Major League Soccer 15 4 — — 0 0 1[lower-alpha 6] 0 16 4
2022 Major League Soccer 1 1 0 0 — — — 1 1
Total 16 5 0 0 — — 1 0 17 5
Career total 150 23 21 6 20 3 14 0 2 0 186 33
  1. ↑ Appearance in Copa Libertadores
  2. ↑ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  6. ↑ Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs

Honours

Lille

References

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