Luizão (footballer, born 2002)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveiraand the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Luizão

Personal information
Full name	Luiz Gustavo Oliveira da Silva
Date of birth	(2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Criciúma
Youth career
2017–2022	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	São Paulo	14	(1)
2023–2025	West Ham United	0	(0)
2025	→ Pogoń Szczecin (loan)	4	(0)
2025	→ Pogoń Szczecin II (loan)	2	(0)
2025–	Criciúma	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:45, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

Luiz Gustavo Oliveira da Silva (born 8 March 2002), or simply Luizão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Criciúma.

Career

Luizão made his professional debut with São Paulo at the 2022 Copa Sudamericana 0–0 draw against Everton, on 5 May 2022. ^{[1] [2]}

On 18 December 2022, it was announced that Luizão would be joining English Premier League club West Ham United when the English transfer window opened on 1 January 2023, after an undisclosed transfer fee was agreed. ^[3]

On 21 February 2025, he was sent on loan to Polish club Pogoń Szczecin for the remainder of the season. ^[4]

In August 2025, Luizäo left West Ham by mutual consent without having played a first–team for the club. ^[5] He signed on 19 September with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Criciúma. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2025 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
São Paulo	2022	Série A	14	1	4	0	—		5 [b]	0	23	1
West Ham United U21	2022–23	—			—		—		—		0	0
	2023–24	—			—		—		5 [c]	0	5	0
	2024–25	—			—		—		6 [d]	0	6	0
	Total	—			—		—		11	0	11	0
Pogoń Szczecin (loan)	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
Pogoń Szczecin II (loan)	2024–25	III liga, gr. II	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Career total			20	1	4	0	0	0	16	0	40	1

1. Includes Copa do Brasil
2. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
4. Three appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in National League Cup

References

1. "Lineups for Everton 0-0 Sao Paulo". Sports Mole. 7 May 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
2. "Luizão surpreende em classificação do São Paulo na Sul-Americana; conheça o jogador". Lance! (in Portuguese). 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022.
3. "West Ham sign Brazilian defender Luizao". BBC Sport. 18 December 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
4. Pawlik, Luka (21 February 2025). "Pogoń wypożyczyła obrońcę z West Hamu United". goal.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
5. "Luizão departs". West Ham United F.C. 20 August 2025. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
6. "Zagueiro Luizão, promessa do São Paulo e ex-West Ham, fecha com o Criciúma". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 19 September 2025. Archived from the original on 21 September 2025.
7. Luizão at Soccerway . Retrieved 21 May 2022.

External links

• Luizão at 90minut.pl (in Polish)