Luan Vieira

Luan
Personal information
Full name Luan Guilherme de Jesus Vieira
Date of birth (1993-03-27) 27 March 1993
Place of birth São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Grêmio
Number 7
Youth career
2012–2013 Tanabi
2013 → América-SP (loan)
2013 Catanduvense
2013 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012 Tanabi 0 (0)
2013 Catanduvense 0 (0)
2014– Grêmio 120 (30)
National team‡
2014 Brazil U20 4 (3)
2015– Brazil U23 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 6 December 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

Luan Guilherme de Jesus Vieira (born 27 March 1993), simply known as Luan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Grêmio.

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 in 2012, initially to appear in the year's Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.[1]

Luan scored two goals in nine appearances for Tanabi, being also a teammate of Túlio Maravilha.[2] He subsequently represented his hometown club América-SP in 2013 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, while still owned by Tanabi.[3]

On 8 February 2013 Luan joined Catanduvense until the end of the year.[4] 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.

Grêmio

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.[5] He was promoted to the first team in December 2013, mainly as a backup to Kléber and Hernán Barcos.[6]

Luan made his first team debut for Tricolor on 19 January 2014, starting in a 0–1 Campeonato Gaúcho away loss against São José. He scored first goal for the club 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.[7]

Luan scored his first goal in the main category of Brazilian football on 17 August 2014, netting the first through a penalty in a 2–0 home success over Criciúma.[8] He scored three more goals in the campaign, 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.[9] In the year's Brasileirão, he scored ten goals to help his side finish third; highlights included braces against fierce rivals Internacional (5–0 home win)[10] and Palmeiras (2–3 away loss).[11]

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.[12]

Career statistics

As of 29 November 2015[13]
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tanabi 2012 Paulista Segunda Divisão —92———92
Catanduvense 2013 Paulista A2 —10———10
Grêmio 2014 Série A 2841431071—508
2015 321015483——5517
Total 60142979371—10525
Career total 60143999371—11527

Honours

International

Brazil U20

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "De origem humilde a promessa: Luan até pensou em desistir do futebol" [From a humble beginnings to a pearl: Luan even thought about quitting football] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Catanduvense fatura R$ 300 mil com novatos" [Catanduvense receives R$ 300 thousand with newcomers] (in Portuguese). Diário da Região. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Nada de 'fato novo': Grêmio humilha Inter, goleia por 5 a 0 e entra no G4" [No 'new fact': Grêmio humilliates Inter, thrashes by 5–0 and gets inside G-4] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Luan". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

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