Place of birth Braga, Portugal Name Luis Ledes Career start 2011 Years Team Weight 70 kg | 2006–2011 Barcelona Height 1.73 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Luis Gustavo Ledes Evangelista dos Santos Date of birth (1992-09-28) 28 September 1992 (age 23) Current team Rio Ave F.C. (#6 / Midfielder) Profiles | ||
Luís Gustavo Ledes Evangelista dos Santos (born 28 September 1992), known as Luís Gustavo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Spanish club Celta de Vigo B as a central midfielder.
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Club career
Born in Braga, Portugal to a Brazilian who played nine years in the country with five clubs, including with S.C. Braga from 1987 to 1991, Luís Gustavo joined FC Barcelona's youth academy in 2006 at nearly 14. He was promoted to the B-team five years later.
Luís Gustavo made his official debut for the side on 29 October 2011, in a 1–0 home win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona for the Segunda División championship. On 3 June 2012, in the season's last round, he scored his first professional goal, starting and contributing to a 6–0 away routing of Xerez CD.
On 30 May 2013, Luís Gustavo's contract expired and he was told by the Catalans that he would be released. He returned to Portugal on 11 July, signing a four-year deal with Rio Ave FC.
On 22 December 2015, after failing to appear in any competitive games in the first part of the campaign, Luís Gustavo joined Celta de Vigo, being assigned to the reserves.