Luiz Otávio Anacleto Leandro (born 14 September 1988), known as Luiz Otávio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for

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as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Luiz Otávio graduated from the youth academy of

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and turned professional with Friburguense in 2008. In 2009, he joined local

Angra dos Reis Esporte Clube Angra dos Reis Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Angra dos Reis, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro state, founded on March 23, 1999. Titles * Campeonato Carioca Série B1 : Winners (2): 1999, 201 ...

, and initially spent loan at lower tier clubs - Madureira, Macaé before joining Série B club

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in 2013. On 28 May, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1−1 draw against América-RN. After a short stint with

Clube Atlético Linense Clube Atlético Linense, commonly referred to as Linense, is a Brazil, Brazilian professional association football club based in Lins, São Paulo, Lins, São Paulo (state), São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the se ...

, Luiz Otávio was loaned to Sampaio Corrêa on 8 April 2014. On 18 November, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2−0 victory against

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube Santa Cruz Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Recife, Pernambuco, that competes in the Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Pernambucano, the top flight of the Pernambuco ...

. In the 2016 season, he started in 32 matches with the club being relegated to the third tier. On 7 December 2016, Luiz Otávio joined

on loan for the 2017 season. He made a total of 44 appearances and scored thrice, with his club winning promotion to Série A. On 13 December 2017, Luiz Otávio renewed his contract with Angra dos Reis until 2021, and was loaned back to Ceará. On 31 December 2018, his contract was extended until 2021, and the club bought 75% of his economic rights for a fee of R$ 1 million.

Club statistics

References

Honours

Sampaio Corrêa *Super Copa Maranhão: 2015 Ceará *

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, 2018 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Otavio, Luiz 1988 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Friburguense Atlético Clube players Madureira Esporte Clube players Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players Associação Desportiva Recreativa e Cultural Icasa players Clube Atlético Linense players Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube players Ceará Sporting Club players