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 renounced his Brazilian citizenship and gained Chinese nationality in 2020 to play for 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(s) | 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, correct as of 15:25, 20 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2022 | |||
Club career
editAloísio 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 America Mineiro, wearing his Chinese name in Hanyu pinyin style Luo GF on the back of his shirt. In July 2022, his signed shirts were auctioned off on football memorabilia website MatchWornShirt.com.
On 24 June 2024, six months after leaving America Mineiro and suffering with injuries, Aloísio announced his retirement from professional football.[12]
International career
editOn 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
editClub
edit- 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
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Nine appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, six appearances and two goals in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Chinese Super Cup
International
edit| 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
editClub
editGrêmio
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2007
Chapecoense
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2011
São Paulo
- Eusébio Cup: 2013
Shandong Luneng
Individual
- Chinese Super League Golden Boot award: 2015
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "China PR – Guangzhou FC – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ 新浪体育 (March 12, 2020). "曝阿兰洛国富已具备为国足出战资格 高拉特待确认". sports.sina.com.cn. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ "Destaque do Figueirense, Aloísio diz ter pré-contrato com São Paulo" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ^ Alex, Por; Aires, re Lozetti e Marcelo Prado Buenos (December 6, 2012). "São Paulo confirma contratação de Aloísio e interesse em Montillo". globoesporte.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 15, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Aloísio 'rouba' gol do São Paulo com a mão e explica: 'Vontade de fazer' – São Paulo | Lancenet.com.br". Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ "Aloisio diz que gol de mão foi sem querer e lamenta má sorte". uol.com.br. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Com 3 de Aloísio, São Paulo derrota Inter no Sul e já vislumbra G-4". Terra. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "野牛告别鲁能加盟华夏幸福获官宣 将穿31号球衣-搜狐体育". sports.sohu.com (in Chinese).
- ^ 中甲新军宣布穆里奇+野牛加盟 老熟人继续留中国. Sina (in Chinese). January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ 野牛透露与梅县签约两年：兴奋成为宏伟计划一员. Sina (in Chinese). January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Ex-São Paulo e América-MG, Aloísio "Boi Bandido" anuncia aposentadoria aos 36 anos". June 25, 2024.
- ^ "12强赛-张琳芃伤退中国队逃立柱 国足0-1负日本" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Qatar 2022: China fans call for coach Li Tie to go after World Cup qualifying defeat by Saudi Arabia". October 13, 2021.
- ^ a b Aloísio at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "足协杯-麦克格文压哨绝杀 鲁能5-4舜天夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. November 22, 2014. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ 恒大超级杯“三连亚” (in Chinese). Netease. February 15, 2015. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
External links
edit- CBF[permanent dead link] (in Portuguese)
- Aloísio at Sambafoot
- hattrick (in German)
- FC Chiasso profile
