Place of birth Taquaritinga, Brazil Number 31 Height 1.75 m | Playing position 2012–2013 Mirassol Weight 67 kg | |
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Full name Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto Date of birth (1996-06-02) 2 June 1996 (age 20) Current team São Paulo FC (#31 / Forward) Similar David Neres, João Schmidt, Thiago Mendes, Lucas Fernandes, Lyanco | ||
Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto (born 2 June 1996), known as Luiz Araújo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo FC as a forward.
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Club career
Born in Taquaritinga, São Paulo, Luiz Araújo represented Mirassol as a youth, being promoted to the first team in January 2013. In March, he moved to São Paulo, returning to youth football.
On 26 February 2016, after being the top goalscorer of that year's U-20 Copa Libertadores, Luiz Araújo was loaned to Grêmio Novorizontino until the end of 2016 Campeonato Paulista. He made his professional debut on 19 March, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 home draw against XV de Piracicaba.
Returning to Tricolor in April 2016, Luiz Araújo was immediately included in the first team and made his Série A debut on 5 June, replacing Ytalo in a 1–0 away win against Cruzeiro.