Luís Gustavo Ledes
Portuguese footballer (born 1992)
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Luís Gustavo "Gus" Ledes Evangelista dos Santos (born 28 September 1992), sometimes known as Luís Gustavo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca.
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Gustavo in action for Barcelona B in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Gustavo Ledes Evangelista dos Santos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Braga, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Larnaca | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Barcelona B | 32 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Rio Ave | 22 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Celta B | 53 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Reus | 57 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | Numancia | 50 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Castellón | 28 | (1) |
| 2021– | AEK Larnaca | 152 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Portugal U19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2012 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Portugal U21 | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:47, 21 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Braga, Portugal, to Marcílio Santos, a Brazilian who played ten years in the country with five clubs, Ledes joined FC Barcelona's youth academy in 2006 at nearly 14. He was promoted to the B team five years later.[2][3]
Ledes made his official debut for the side on 29 October 2011, in a 1–0 home win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Segunda División.[4] On 3 June 2012, in the season's last round, he scored his first professional goal, starting and contributing to a 6–0 away rout of Xerez CD.[5]
On 30 May 2013, Ledes' contract expired and he was told by the Catalans that he would be released.[6] He returned to Portugal on 11 July, signing a four-year deal with Rio Ave FC.[7]
On 22 December 2015, having failed to appear in any competitive games in the first part of the campaign, Ledes joined RC Celta de Vigo, being assigned to the reserves.[8] On 10 July 2017, he returned to the second division by agreeing to a contract with CF Reus Deportiu.[9]
Ledes and the rest of the squad left halfway through 2018–19, after it was expelled by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional.[10] On 30 January 2019, he joined CD Numancia until June 2021.[11]
On 27 August 2020, after suffering relegation, Ledes signed a three-year deal with second-tier newcomers CD Castellón.[12] He scored his only goal on 24 January 2021 to help the hosts defeat Sporting de Gijón 2–0,[13] being eventually relegated.[14]
Ledes moved to Cypriot First Division's AEK Larnaca FC on 30 June 2021, on a two-year contract.[15] In December 2022, he and teammate Ádám Gyurcsó put pen to paper to one-year extensions.[16]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 July 2026[18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2011–12 | Segunda División | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||||
| Rio Ave | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| Celta B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 38 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 55 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 3 | ||||||
| Reus | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 6 | |||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 58 | 8 | |||||
| Numancia | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 51 | 0 | |||||
| Castellón | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| AEK Larnaca | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | ||||
| 2026–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 152 | 5 | 12 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 395 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 463 | 19 | ||
Honours
AEK Larnaca
