External links
- Cuiabano profile at the Grêmio's official website (in Brazilian Portuguese)
  | This biographical article about a football defender from Brazil born in the 2000s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Eduardo Soares da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Cuiabá, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo (on loan from Nottingham Forest) | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2023 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Grêmio | 15 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Botafogo | 36 | (6) |
| 2025– | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Botafogo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 September 2025 | |||
Luis Eduardo Soares da Silva (born 16 February 2003), commonly known as Cuiabano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Botafogo, on loan from Nottingham Forest.
Born in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Cuiabano joined Grêmio's youth sides in 2014, aged 11. On 15 July 2022, amidst interest from Major League Soccer sides Orlando City and Charlotte FC, he renewed his contract until December 2024. [1]
Cuiabano made his first team debut on 18 February 2023, starting in a 0–0 Campeonato Gaúcho away draw against São Luiz. [2] [3] His first Série A appearance occurred on 21 May, as he came on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Bitello in a 3–1 home win over rivals Internacional. [4]
On 20 April 2024, Botafogo announced the signing of Cuiabano on a contract until the end of 2027. [5]
On 1 September 2025, Cuiabano signed with Premier League club Nottingham Forest on a four-year contract. On 4 September, he rejoined Botafogo on loan for the remainder of the 2025 season. [6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio | 2023 | Série A | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Botafogo | 2024 | Série A | 23 | 4 | — | 4 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [a] | 1 | 5 [c] | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| Total | 36 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 49 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 9 | ||
Grêmio
Botafogo
| | This biographical article about a football defender from Brazil born in the 2000s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |