Lucio Luiz de Oliveira Gonzaga (born August 7, 1980), known as just Lúcio Gonzaga, is a Brazilian

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player who currently plays for

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in the

Major Arena Soccer League The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) is a North American professional indoor soccer league. The MASL features teams playing coast-to-coast in the United States and Mexico. MASL is the highest level of arena soccer in North America. MASL players ...

Career

South America

Gonzaga was part of the youth setups at local Brazilian teams São Caetano and

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, and spent his early professional career playing in the lower divisions in Brazil and Uruguay, playing for RC Montevideo,

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, Rio Branco Andradas and São Caetano.

North America

Gonzaga moved to the United States in 2007 when he signed with indoor soccer team

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. After helping the Blast to the

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championship, he moved in 2008 to the XSL's

New Jersey Ironmen The New Jersey Ironmen were an American indoor soccer team. They originally joined the Major Indoor Soccer League for the 2007–08 season. When the MISL ceased operations a year later, they joined the Xtreme Soccer League. The team played at t ...

. Lucio spent one season with the Ironmen, scoring 23 goals in 19 games. He was named the XSL Offensive Player of the Year. Gonzaga returned to Baltimore and the Blast in 2009. Gonzaga gained his first taste of outdoor soccer in the United States in 2009 when he played with the

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in the

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. On February 11, 2010

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announced the signing of Gonzaga to a contract for the 2010 season. On September 14, 2010, Lucio signed a two-year contract with the Baltimore Blast. Gonzaga signed with

on December 3, 2019.

Outdoor career statistics (in the United States)

: ''(correct as of 15 August 2010)''

References

External links

Baltimore Blast bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzaga, Lucio 1980 births Living people Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian men's footballers Real Maryland F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States New Jersey Ironmen (MISL) players USSF Division 2 Professional League players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Associação Desportiva São Caetano players Racing Club de Montevideo players Baltimore Blast (2001–2008 MISL) players Baltimore Blast (2008–2014 MISL) players Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players Clube Atlético Juventus players Crystal Palace Baltimore players Footballers from São Paulo Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–2014) players Men's association football midfielders Utica City FC players Major Arena Soccer League players Ontario Fury players Florida Tropics SC players