Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva | ||
Date of birth | 12 April 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2005 | Internacional | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Internacional | 15 | (1) |
2007–2015 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 162 | (77) |
2015–2017 | Milan | 33 | (4) |
2017–2019 | Spartak Moscow | 58 | (19) |
2019–2022 | Palmeiras | 76 | (23) |
2022–2023 | Antalyaspor | 34 | (6) |
2023–2024 | Internacional | 37 | (4) |
2024– | Vitória | 4 | (6) |
International career | |||
2007 | Brazil U20 | 11 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Brazil | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:16, 18 February 2024 (UTC) |
Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva[2] (born 12 April 1987), or simply Luiz Adriano (Brazilian Portuguese: [luˈiz ˌadɾiˈɐnu]),[3] is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Vitória.[4]
Born in Porto Alegre, he began his career at hometown club Internacional before joining Shakhtar Donetsk in 2007 for €3 million. He became an integral member of the Ukrainian club, becoming the all-time leading goalscorer for Shakhtar in October 2014 and receiving his first call-up to the Brazil national team the same month.