Luiz Adriano

Luiz Adriano
Luiz Adriano with Antalyaspor in 2022
Personal information
Full name Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva
Date of birth (1987-04-12) 12 April 1987 (age 37)
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.

  1. ^ "Adriano L. | AC Milan". Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Luiz Adriano" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Luiz Adriano pode acabar no Lokomotiv de Moscou" (in Portuguese). UOL. 6 February 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Luiz Adriano assina com o Vitória até o fim de 2024; veja detalhes" (in Portuguese). ge.globo. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.