Luo Guofu (; born Aloísio dos Santos Gonçalves; 19 June 1988), known as Aloísio, is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in Brazil, he renounced his Brazilian citizenship and gained Chinese nationality in 2020 to play for the China national team.

Club career

Aloísio a.k.a. "Boi Bandido" signed his first professional contract with Grêmio in June 2006 for five years. The club attached a £7.25 million buy-out clause. Aloísio made his full debut in a 2–0 win for Grêmio against São Caetano on October 14, 2006. In August 2007, he moved to Swiss second division side

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on loan for two seasons. On May 18, 2011, he joined

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club

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on the back of excellent performances at his former team Chapecoense in the

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. He scored 14 goals in 19 matches to lead Chapecoense to the Champions Trophy. On December 1, 2012 Aloisio confirmed that he had signed a pre-contract with

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which came with a release clause in case a big European side came in for him. On December 7 the president of

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, Juvenal Juvêncio, confirmed Aloísio would be playing for the team in the 2013 season. On 10 July 2013, Aloísio scored the 1,000th goal in

's history in the Brazilian League, playing at home in the 1-2 loss against

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. In the next game, Aloisio scored a goal with his left hand against

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in a 2-1 loss. A week later, against

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, Aloísio repeated the move. On October 27, 2013 Aloísio scored his first

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playing for

in a 3-2 league victory against

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. Aloísio joined

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side

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in January 2014 for a fee of €5 million. He was the top scorer for the

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season with 22 goals in 28 games. Aloísio transferred to fellow Super League side

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in July 2016. On 16 January 2018, Aloísio joined

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newcomer

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, signing a two-year contract. On 8 April 2022, Aloísio signed with Brazilian Club

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, wearing his Chinese name in

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style ''Luo GF'' on the back of his shirt. In July 2022, his signed shirts were auctioned off on football memorabilia website ''MatchWornShirt.com''. On 24 June 2024, six months after leaving America Mineiro and suffering with injuries, Aloísio announced his retirement from professional football.

International career

On 7 September 2021, Aloísio made his international debut in a 0–1 defeat to

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in the

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. In his second international match against Saudi Arabia, Aloísio scored a goal and had the opportunity to level the score with 9 minutes before the end of the game, but lost it.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list China's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Grêmio *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

: 2007 Chapecoense *

: 2011 São Paulo *

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: 2013 Shandong Luneng *

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Individual *

Golden Boot award:

References

External links

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hattrick

FC Chiasso profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aloisio Living people 1988 births Footballers from Santa Catarina (state) Chinese men's footballers China men's international footballers Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian emigrants to China Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Grêmio FBPA players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Figueirense FC players São Paulo FC players América Futebol Clube (MG) players FC Chiasso players Shandong Taishan F.C. players Hebei F.C. players Guangdong South China Tiger F.C. players Guangzhou F.C. players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Chinese Super League players China League One players Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Men's association football forwards Naturalized citizens of the People's Republic of China People from Araranguá Naturalised association football players

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International career

Career statistics

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International

Honours

Club

See also

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