Luis Gustavo

Luis Gustavo Lopes Santos (born 5 July 1989), known as Luis Gustavo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Hercílio Luz.

Club career Luis Gustavo was born in Rio de Janeiro, and was a Flamengo youth graduate. After making his senior debut with Videira in the 2008 Campeonato Catarinense Série C, he returned to his native state and represented Sendas, Campo Grande, Castelo Branco and Ceres.

In 2014, Luis Gustavo moved abroad and signed for Serbian First League side Bežanija. He returned to Brazil in the following year with Bonsucesso, before agreeing to a contract with Volta Redonda.

On 8 August 2018, Luis Gustavo was loaned to Série B side Sampaio Corrêa until the end of the year. Back to Voltaço for the 2019 season, he featured regularly before moving to Portuguesa-RJ on 1 November of that year.

Luis Gustavo returned to Sampaio in July 2020, again on loan. He started the 2021 campaign back at Lusa Carioca, and had a short period at São Bernardo before rejoining Sampaio on 5 June 2021, now in a permanent contract.

On 6 December 2021, Luis Gustavo signed for ABC. Despite being a regular starter in the club's 2022 Campeonato Potiguar winning campaign, he left on 18 March 2022, and returned to Portuguesa-RJ on 23 April.

In November 2022, Luis Gustavo agreed to a deal with Brasil de Pelotas for the upcoming season. On 2 May 2023, he signed a short-term deal with Portuguesa.

Career statistics

Honours Volta Redonda Campeonato Brasileiro Série D: 2016

Sampaio Corrêa Campeonato Maranhense: 2020

São Bernardo Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2021

ABC Campeonato Potiguar: 2022