Victor Luis Chuab Zamblauskas (born 23 June 1993), known as Victor Luis, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a left-back for Coritiba.

Club career

Born in

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, Victor Luis joined

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' youth categories in 2003, aged ten, after starting it out at Portuguesa. He progressed through the former's youth setup, always as a first-choice. In July 2012 Victor Luis moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal at Porto B. On 12 August he made his professional debut, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Tondela in the Segunda Liga; he scored his first goal late in the month, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 draw at Portimonense through a free kick. In June 2013 Victor Luis returned to ''Verdão'', after appearing in 18 matches for Porto B. He was promoted to the main squad by manager

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, but was never used during the campaign, which ended in promotion. Victor Luis made his Palmeiras debut on 9 March 2014, replacing

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in the 64th minute of a 3–1 away win against

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. He made his Série A debut on 18 May, again from the bench in a 1–0 success at Vitória. Victor Luis signed a new deal with the club on 30 July, running until 2017. He scored his first goal for Palmeiras on 17 September, netting the last of a 2–2 home draw against

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. The player has

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ancestry, so Brazilian media site spread rumors that he could choose to play for the

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, then coached by

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. The media claimed that the coach had already contacted the player about this option.

Honours

Palmeiras *

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Individual

Team of the year:

References

External links

Palmeiras official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luis, Victor 1993 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian people of Lithuanian descent Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Ceará Sporting Club players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Liga Portugal 2 players FC Porto B players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal