Luís Gustavo "Gus" Ledes Evangelista dos Santos (born 28 September 1992), sometimes known as Luís Gustavo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca FC as a central midfielder.
 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(s) | 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 | 85 | (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, correct as of 15 February 2024 | |||
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, after failing 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 after 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]
International career
Ledes won his first cap for Portugal at the under-21 level on 14 November 2012, playing the second half of the 3–2 friendly victory over Scotland in Setúbal.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 13 June 2013[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other [15] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2011–12 | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 32 | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | ||||||
| Career totals | 32 | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | ||||||
References
External links
- Luís Gustavo Ledes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Luís Gustavo Ledes at BDFutbol
- Luís Gustavo Ledes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
