Luiz Adriano

Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva (born 12 April 1987), or simply Luiz Adriano (Brazilian Portuguese: [luˈiz ˌadɾiˈɐnu]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Internacional.

Luiz Adriano
Luiz Adriano with Antalyaspor in 2022
Personal information
Full name Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva
Date of birth (1987-04-12) 12 April 1987
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Internacional
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2005 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Internacional 15 (1)
2007–2015 Shakhtar Donetsk 162 (77)
2015–2017 Milan 33 (4)
2017–2019 Spartak Moscow 58 (19)
2019–2022 Palmeiras 76 (23)
2022–2023 Antalyaspor 34 (6)
2023– Internacional 0 (0)
International career
2007 Brazil U20 11 (2)
2014–2015 Brazil 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:32, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Born in Porto Alegre, he began his career at hometown club Internacional before joining Shakhtar Donetsk in 2007 for €3 million. He became an integral member of the Ukrainian club, becoming the all-time leading goalscorer for Shakhtar in October 2014 and receiving his first call-up to the Brazil national team the same month.

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