Luizinho (footballer, born 1996)

Luiz Henrique Alves Angelo (born 7 January 1996), commonly known as Luizinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Volta Redonda as an attacking midfielder.

Luizinho
Personal information
Full name Luiz Henrique Alves Angelo
Date of birth (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6+12 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Volta Redonda
Youth career
Ponte Preta
2014–2016 Granada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Ponte Preta 2 (0)
2014–2016 Granada B 17 (0)
2016Linares (loan) 6 (0)
2016Atibaia (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2019 Portuguesa 71 (8)
2019–2021 Ituano 33 (1)
2021São Caetano (loan) 9 (0)
2022 Figueirense 16 (2)
2022Amazonas (loan) 4 (0)
2023– Volta Redonda 28 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023

Club career edit

Born in São Paulo, Luizinho graduated from Ponte Preta's youth setup. On 1 December 2013 he made his first team – and Série A – debut, replacing William in the 76th minute of a 0–2 home loss against Portuguesa.[1]

In 2014 Luizinho moved to Granada CF, being assigned to the Juvenil squad. In July he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.

On 18 January 2016, Luizinho was loaned to fellow third-tier club Linares Deportivo, until June.[2] On 20 July, he moved to Sport Club Atibaia in his homeland, also in a temporary deal.[3]

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