Luiz Júnior (footballer, born 1989)
Qatari footballer
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Luiz Mairton Carlos Júnior (born 13 January 1989), commonly known as Luiz Júnior or Luiz Ceará, is a footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Stars League. Born in Brazil, he played for the Qatar national team.
Full name
Luiz Mairton Carlos Júnior
Date of birth
13 January 1989
Place of birth
Jaguaruana, Brazil
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
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Luiz Júnior playing for Lekhwiya in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Mairton Carlos Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaguaruana, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Duhail | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Atlético Cearense | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2024 | Al-Duhail | 228 | (10) |
| 2024–2025 | Al-Arabi | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Al-Duhail | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2017 | Qatar | 26 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2017 | |||
He won the Qatar Stars League eight times with his club Al-Duhail.[2]
International career
Luiz was called up the Qatar team on 13 November 2013 by former coach Djamel Belmadi.[3] He made his official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine.[4]
