Aloísio (footballer, born 1988)
Chinese footballer (born 1988)
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Luo Guofu (Chinese: 洛国富; pinyin: Luò Guófù, born 19 June 1988), born Aloísio dos Santos Gonçalves and known as Aloísio, is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1] Born in Brazil, he has represented the China national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luo Guofu | ||
| Birth name | Aloísio dos Santos Gonçalves | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Araranguá, Santa Catarina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2006 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Grêmio | 12 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Chiasso (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2010 | Caxias | 15 | (1) |
| 2011 | Chapecoense | 20 | (14) |
| 2011–2013 | Tombense | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Figueirense (loan) | 68 | (32) |
| 2013 | → São Paulo (loan) | 48 | (15) |
| 2014–2016 | Shandong Luneng | 66 | (33) |
| 2016–2017 | Hebei China Fortune | 37 | (20) |
| 2018–2019 | Guangdong South China Tiger | 51 | (23) |
| 2020–2021 | Guangzhou FC | 14 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | América Mineiro | 36 | (11) |
| Total | 305 | (123) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | China | 5 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:25, 20 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 February 2022 | |||
| Aloísio | |||||||
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| Chinese | 洛国富 | ||||||
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Club career
Aloísio signed his first professional contract with Grêmio in June 2006 for five years. The club attached a £7.25 million buy-out clause. Aloísio made his full debut in a 2–0 win for Grêmio against São Caetano on October 14, 2006.
In August 2007, he moved to Swiss second division side FC Chiasso on loan for two seasons.
On May 18, 2011, he joined Brazilian Série A club Figueirense on the back of excellent performances at his former team Chapecoense in the Campeonato Catarinense. He scored 14 goals in 19 matches to lead Chapecoense to the Champions Trophy.
On December 1, 2012 Aloisio confirmed that he had signed a pre-contract with São Paulo which came with a release clause in case a big European side came in for him.[3] On December 7 the president of São Paulo FC, Juvenal Juvêncio, confirmed Aloísio would be playing for the team in the 2013 season.[4]
On 10 July 2013, Aloísio scored the 1,000th goal in São Paulo's history in the Brazilian League, playing at home in the 1-2 loss against Bahia.[5] In the next game, Aloisio scored a goal with his left hand against Portuguesa de Desportos in a 2-1 loss.[6] A week later, against CR Flamengo, Aloísio repeated the move.[7] On October 27, 2013 Aloísio scored his first hat-trick playing for São Paulo FC in a 3-2 league victory against SC Internacional.[8]
Aloísio joined Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng in January 2014 for a fee of €5 million. He was the top scorer for the 2015 Chinese Super League season with 22 goals in 28 games. Aloísio transferred to fellow Super League side Hebei China Fortune in July 2016.[9]
On 16 January 2018, Aloísio joined China League One newcomer Meizhou Meixian Techand,[10] signing a two-year contract.[11]
On 8 April 2022, Aloísio signed with Brazilian club América Mineiro, wearing the pinyin transcription of his Chinese name (Luo GF) on the back of his shirt. He suffered with injuries, and eventually announced his retirement from professional football on 24 June 2024, six months after leaving América Mineiro.[12]
International career
On 7 September 2021, Aloísio made his international debut in a 0–1 defeat to Japan in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[13] In his second international match against Saudi Arabia, Aloísio scored a goal and had the opportunity to level the score with 9 minutes before the end of the game, but lost it.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 May 2023[15]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio | 2006 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Chiasso | 2007–08 | Swiss Challenge League | 14 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 9 | |||
| Caxias | 2010 | Série C | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Chapecoense | 2011 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | 20 | 14 | |||
| Figueirense | 2011 | Série A | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||||
| 2012 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 49 | 28 | |||
| Total | 51 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 70 | 32 | |||
| São Paulo | 2013 | Série A | 33 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15[d] | 4 | 2[e] | 1 | 65 | 20 |
| Shandong Luneng | 2014 | Chinese Super League | 27 | 10 | — | 7 | 4 | 6[f] | 1 | — | 40 | 15 | ||
| 2015 | 28 | 22 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 32 | 24 | |||
| 2016 | 11 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 33 | — | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 41 | |||
| Hebei China Fortune | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 11 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 6 | |||
| 2017 | 26 | 14 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 14 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 20 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 20 | |||||
| Guangdong South China Tiger | 2018 | China League One | 26 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 12 | |||
| 2019 | 25 | 11 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 11 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 23 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 23 | |||||
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 3[f] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | ||||
| América Mineiro | 2022 | Série A | 22 | 4 | — | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 20 | 11 | |||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 48 | 15 | |||
| Career total | 305 | 123 | 76 | 37 | 24 | 14 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 439 | 180 | ||
- Includes Swiss Cup, Copa do Brasil, Chinese FA Cup
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Nine appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, six appearances and two goals in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearance in Chinese Super Cup
International
| China | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 1 |
- Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2021 | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
Grêmio
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2007
Chapecoense
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2011
São Paulo
- Eusébio Cup: 2013
Shandong Luneng
Individual
- Chinese Super League Golden Boot award: 2015
