Luis Gustavo da Silva Machado Duarte (born 2 October 2001), known as Luis Mandaca or just Mandaca, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Juventude.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Gustavo da Silva Machado Duarte | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | João Pessoa, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventude | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CSP | |||
| 2020–2021 | → Corinthians (loan) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | CSP | 17 | (2) |
| 2019 | → São Paulo Crystal (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Corinthians | 2 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Londrina (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Juventude (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2024– | Juventude | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:10, 18 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
editBorn in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Mandaca earned his nickname due to his home neighbourhood, Mandacaru. During the beginning of his career, he was taken to training by his mother on a bicycle.[1]
Career
editMandaca began his career with CSP, making his first team debut with the club in the 2019 Campeonato Paraibano. After a short loan period at São Paulo Crystal, he moved to the under-20 side of Corinthians on 11 September 2020, initially on loan.[2]
On 25 March 2021, Mandaca signed a permanent contract with Timão, after the club bought 70% of his economic rights for a fee of R$ 800,000.[3] He made his first team debut for the club on 9 May, starting and scoring the winner in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista home win over Novorizontino.[4]
Mandaca subsequently returned to the youth setup, before being loaned out to Série B side Londrina on 30 March 2022.[5] On 14 December, he moved to fellow league team Juventude also in a temporary deal.[6]
On 12 January 2024, after being a starter in Ju's promotion to the Série A, Mandaca signed a permanent two-year contract with the club.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of 18 February 2024.[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CSP | 2019 | Paraibano | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | — | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||||
| São Paulo Crystal (loan) | 2019 | Paraibano 2ª Divisão | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Corinthians | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Londrina (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Juventude | 2023 | Série B | 23 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 54 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
References
edit- ^ "Mandaca projeta 2024 no Juventude e lembra da mãe: "Ela me levava ao treino até de bicicleta e na chuva"" [Mandaca projects 2024 at Juventude and remembers his mother: "Se took me to training even on a bike on the rain"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Corinthians contrata volante de 18 anos de clube paraibano para reforçar elenco Sub-20" [Corinthians sign 18-year-old defensive midfielder from a paraibano club to bolster the under-20 squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Timão. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Luis Mandaca agrada a Mancini, e Corinthians compra 70% do volante; veja valores e detalhes" [Luis Mandaca pleases Mancini, and Corinthians buy 70% of the defensive midfielder; see values and details] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Corinthians: a história por trás do choro de Mandaca, da bicicleta da mãe ao 'você vai para o Coringão'" [Corinthians: the story behind the tears of Mandaca, from the mother's bike to 'you will be going to the Coringão'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Mandaca é o novo reforço do LEC" [Mandaca is the new addition of LEC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Londrina EC. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Volante do Corinthians é emprestado ao Juventude até final de 2023" [Corinthians defensive midfielder is loaned to Juventude until the end of 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Mandaca deixa o Corinthians e assina em definitivo com o Juventude" [Mandaca leaves Corinthians and signs permanently with Juventude] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Luis Mandaca at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2024.