Luis Mandaca

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Luis Mandaca
Personal information
Full name Luis Gustavo da Silva Machado Duarte
Date of birth (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 23)
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
2020–2021Corinthians (loan)
2021–2022 Corinthians
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 CSP 17 (2)
2019São Paulo Crystal (loan) 3 (0)
2021–2023 Corinthians 2 (1)
2022Londrina (loan) 31 (1)
2023Juventude (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.

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Personal life

Born in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Mandaca earned his nickname due to his home neighbourhood, Mandacaru  [ pt ]. During the beginning of his career, he was taken to training by his mother on a bicycle. [1]

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of 5 August 2025. [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CSP 2019 Paraibano 7070
2020 102102
Total172172
São Paulo Crystal (loan) 2019 Paraibano 2ª Divisão 3030
Corinthians 2021 Série A 0021001 [a] 031
Londrina (loan) 2022 Série B 311311
Juventude 2023 Série B23110210343
2024 Série A30411250466
2025 1518110242
Total6862957010411
Career total99751870100015815
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. "Mandaca projeta 2024 no Juventude e lembra da mãe: "Ela me levava ao treino até de bicicleta e na chuva"" [Mandaca projects 2024 at Juventude and remembers his mother: "Se took me to training even on a bike on the rain"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. "Corinthians contrata volante de 18 anos de clube paraibano para reforçar elenco Sub-20" [Corinthians sign 18-year-old defensive midfielder from a paraibano club to bolster the under-20 squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Timão. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. "Luis Mandaca agrada a Mancini, e Corinthians compra 70% do volante; veja valores e detalhes" [Luis Mandaca pleases Mancini, and Corinthians buy 70% of the defensive midfielder; see values and details] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. "Corinthians: a história por trás do choro de Mandaca, da bicicleta da mãe ao 'você vai para o Coringão'" [Corinthians: the story behind the tears of Mandaca, from the mother's bike to 'you will be going to the Coringão'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  5. "Mandaca é o novo reforço do LEC" [Mandaca is the new addition of LEC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Londrina EC. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. "Volante do Corinthians é emprestado ao Juventude até final de 2023" [Corinthians defensive midfielder is loaned to Juventude until the end of 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. "Mandaca deixa o Corinthians e assina em definitivo com o Juventude" [Mandaca leaves Corinthians and signs permanently with Juventude] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  8. Luis Mandaca at Soccerway . Retrieved 18 February 2024.