Luís Carlos Correia Pinto (born 5 May 1985), known as Luisinho, is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a left-back.

Club career

Early years

Born in

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, Luisinho made his senior debut with S.C. Vila Real in 2004. In the summer of 2005 he joined S.C. Braga, being assigned to the reserves and subsequently serving loans at

Moreirense FC Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

and Rio Ave FC. In January 2008, Luisinho joined Moreirense on a permanent basis, moving to

C.D. Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...

in the Segunda Liga after one and a half seasons. He played his first competitive match for the latter on 2 August of that year, starting and being booked in a 1–1 home draw against

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in the first round of the

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. Luisinho signed with

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal stadi ...

in June 2011. He appeared in 32 competitive matches in his only season at the

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, being also reconverted in a left-back in the process.

Benfica and Deportivo

On 31 May 2012, Luisinho joined S.L. Benfica along with teammate

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. On 13 August of the following year, after being sparingly used, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for Deportivo de La Coruña. Luisinho slapped teammate

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in the face on 2 April 2014, after both argued during a training session. He contributed 31 games and three goals during the season, as the club returned to

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after a one-year absence. Luisinho continued to be a starter in 2014–15, under new manager

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, and in early December 2014 renewed his contract until 30 June 2018. However, the following campaign, he was involved in several spats with the latter's successor Víctor Sánchez. Luisinho scored his first goal in the Spanish top division on 20 September 2017, in a 1–0 home win against

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. He was first-choice during the season, which ended in relegation.

Huesca

After five years at Deportivo, Lusinho signed a two-year contract with newly-promoted SD Huesca on 15 June 2018. On 9 August 2020, after helping his side return to the top tier at the first attempt, the 35-year-old agreed to a one-year extension.

Leixões

On 3 July 2021, after Huesca's

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, Luisinho returned to Portugal after eight years and signed for

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in the second division.

Honours

Huesca *

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: 2019–20

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