| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Gustavo da Silva Machado Duarte | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | João Pessoa, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventude | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CSP | |||
| 2020–2021 | → Corinthians (loan) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | CSP | 17 | (2) |
| 2019 | → São Paulo Crystal (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Corinthians | 2 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Londrina (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Juventude (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2024– | Juventude | 41 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:47, 5 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Luis Gustavo da Silva Machado Duarte (born 2 October 2001), known as Luis Mandaca or just Mandaca, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Juventude.
Born in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Mandaca earned his nickname due to his home neighbourhood, Mandacaru . During the beginning of his career, he was taken to training by his mother on a bicycle. [1]
Mandaca began his career with CSP, making his first team debut with the club in the 2019 Campeonato Paraibano. After a short loan period at São Paulo Crystal, he moved to the under-20 side of Corinthians on 11 September 2020, initially on loan. [2]
On 25 March 2021, Mandaca signed a permanent contract with Timão, after the club bought 70% of his economic rights for a fee of R$ 800,000. [3] He made his first team debut for the club on 9 May, starting and scoring the winner in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista home win over Novorizontino. [4]
Mandaca subsequently returned to the youth setup, before being loaned out to Série B side Londrina on 30 March 2022. [5] On 14 December, he moved to fellow league team Juventude also in a temporary deal. [6]
On 12 January 2024, after being a starter in Ju's promotion to the Série A, Mandaca signed a permanent two-year contract with the club. [7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CSP | 2019 | Paraibano | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | — | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||||
| São Paulo Crystal (loan) | 2019 | Paraibano 2ª Divisão | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Corinthians | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Londrina (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Juventude | 2023 | Série B | 23 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | Série A | 30 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 6 | |||
| 2025 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 104 | 11 | ||||
| Career total | 99 | 7 | 51 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 15 | ||