Luís Felipe Oyama (born 30 January 1997) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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, borroyed for the

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. He is of Japanese descent.

Club career

Oyama was born in

São José do Rio Preto São José do Rio Preto () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city is located at the northwest portion of the state, 440 km (273 mi) from the city of São Paulo and 700 km (435 mi) from Brasília. As of ...

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, and joined

Mirassol Mirassol is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city is located in the northern part of the state, 453 km from the city of São Paulo and 15 km from São José do Rio Preto. Mirassol has 60,303 inhabitants (IBGE/2020). ...

's youth setup in 2013, after spending some time playing

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. He made his first team debut on 24 July 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Rio Preto, for the year's

Copa Paulista The Copa Paulista de Futebol, formerly known as Copa FPF, also sometimes called Copa Federação Paulista de Futebol or, in English, São Paulo State Cup, is a tournament organized by Federação Paulista de Futebol Company every second half of ...

. Oyama scored his first senior goal on 30 August 2017, netting the opener in a 2–2 away draw against

XV de Piracicaba Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, commonly referred to as XV de Piracicaba, is a professional association football club based in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo st ...

, also for the state cup. Sparingly used, he was loaned to

Atibaia Atibaia (or ''Estância de Atibaia'') is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The name is derived from an indigenous language called Tupi, and means "healthy water river". Its name has changed over time, from the primitive ...

in February 2019. After returning from loan from Atibaia, Oyama was regularly used in the

2020 Campeonato Paulista The 2020 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 119th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Format *In the first stage the sixteen teams were drawn, with seeding, into four groups ...

, as his side reached the semifinals of the competition. On 6 July 2020, he joined Série B side Ponte Preta on loan until the end of the campaign.

Career statistics

Honours

Botafogo *

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References

External links

Ponte Preta profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oyama, Luis 1997 births Living people People from São José do Rio Preto Brazilian footballers Brazilian people of Japanese descent Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Lemense Futebol Clube players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Footballers from São Paulo (state)