Luiz Carlos Nascimento Júnior (born 3 January 1987), commonly known as Luizão, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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Club career

Luizão was brought up from the Cruzeiro youth squad and made his professional debut for them against Grêmio in a 3–1 home win in the Campeonato Brasileiro on April 23, 2006. He scored his first professional goal for Cruzeiro against

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

in a 2–0 away win in the Campeonato Brasileiro on April 30, 2006. In July 2007, Luizão was transferred to

FC Locarno FC Locarno is a Swiss football club based in Locarno in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ...

. Two weeks after he was transferred, not even playing a single game for

, Luizão was sent back to

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, on loan at

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.Vasco Ccontrata Zagueiro Luizão, Volante Xavier e Meia-Atacante Leandro Bonfim
He signed for Grimsby Town in 2012 and made 1 appearance for them scoring 1 before getting released.

International career

Luizão played in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played in all four matches that

were involved in. Unfortunately

were eliminated in the quarter final, where Luizão managed to receive his only

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of the tournament, in the 116th minute.

Honours

Cruzeiro *

Campeonato Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befor ...

: 2006

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luizao 1987 births Living people Footballers from Espírito Santo Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players CR Vasco da Gama players Esporte Clube Bahia players Nacional Esporte Clube Ltda players Ceará Sporting Club players Associação Desportiva Cabofriense players ABC Futebol Clube players Grêmio Novorizontino players Esporte Clube Água Santa players Esporte Clube São Bento players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Brusque Futebol Clube players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players FC Locarno players FC Bunyodkor players Men's association football defenders Esporte Clube Noroeste players