Luciano (footballer, born 2003)

Luciano

Personal information
Full name	Luciano Silva Santos
Date of birth	(2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth	Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Red Bull Bragantino
Youth career
2014–2017	Independente de Rio Verde  [ pt ]
2018	Goiás
2018–2021	Desportivo Brasil
2021	→ Red Bull Bragantino (loan)
2022–2023	Red Bull Bragantino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021	Desportivo Brasil	0	(0)
2021	→ Red Bull Brasil (loan)	6	(1)
2021	→ Red Bull Bragantino (loan)	7	(0)
2022–	Red Bull Bragantino	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:17, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Luciano Silva Santos (born 26 February 2003), simply known as Luciano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Red Bull Bragantino.

Club career

Luciano represented Independente de Rio Verde  [ pt ], Goiás and Desportivo Brasil before joining Red Bull Bragantino in 2021, ^[2] initially on loan. He made his senior debut with reserve team Red Bull Brasil on 20 April of that year, in a 0–4 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 away loss against Oeste, and scored his first goal on 9 May in a 1–0 away win over Portuguesa.

Luciano made his first team – and Série A – debut for Braga on 17 October 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Emiliano Martínez in a 2–2 away draw against Ceará. ^{[3] [4]} The following January, he agreed to a permanent deal until 2026.

Career statistics

As of 4 April 2022. ^[5]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Red Bull Brasil	2021	Paulista A2	—		6	1	—		—		—		6	1
Red Bull Bragantino	2021	Série A	7	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2022		0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	Total		7	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		13	0
Career total			7	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	1

References

1. "Luciano Silva" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Desportivo Brasil. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
2. "Meio campista que passou pelo Independente se transfere para o Red Bull Bragantino" [Midfielder that played for Independente moves to Red Bull Bragantino] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal Esportivo. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
3. "Red Bull Bragantino abre 2 a 0, mas Ceará empata nos acréscimos" [Red Bull Bragantino go 2–0 up, but Ceará get a draw in the stoppage time] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
4. "Luciano Santos relembra ascensão rápida ao profissional e celebra temporada pelo Red Bull Bragantino" [Luciano Santos remembers quick ascension to the first team and celebrates season for Red Bull Bragantino] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
5. Luciano at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

External links

• Red Bull Bragantino profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)