Luan Madson Gedeão de Paiva

Luan
Personal information
Full name Luan Madson Gedeão de Paiva
Date of birth (1990-08-11) 11 August 1990
Place of birth São Miguel dos Campos, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Mineiro
Number 27
Youth career
Atlético Sorocaba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Atlético Sorocaba 148 (60)
2012 → Ponte Preta (loan) 17 (2)
2013– Atlético Mineiro 60 (40)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:11, 10 September 2015 (UTC).

Luan Madson Gedeão de Paiva, simply known as Luan, (born 11 August 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Atlético Mineiro as a forward.

Club career

Born in São Miguel dos Campos, Alagoas, Luan graduated from Atlético Sorocaba's youth setup, and made his senior debuts in 2008, as his side was crowned champions of Copa Paulista.[1] During his spell at the club he was also the top scorer of both 2011 and 2012 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 campaigns, scoring 25 goals combined.

In July 2011 Luan was a part of Comercial de Ribeirão Preto squad for the club's tour in Europe. He impressed during his time, and was offered a trial at FC Basel; however, the latter and Atlético Sorocaba failed to reach an agreement, and he returned to Brazil.[2] On 1 June 2012 he was loaned to Ponte Preta until December.[3]

Luan made his Ponte – and Série A – debut on 8 July 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win against Palmeiras.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 14 October, netting the first of a 1–2 away loss against Fluminense.[5]

On 4 December 2012, the Campinas club bought 40% of Luan's rights from Atlético Sorocaba, for R$ 1.2 million.[6] Four days later, however, he signed a four-year deal with Atlético Mineiro.[7]

Luan became an important figure for Galo after Bernard's departure to FC Shakhtar Donetsk, appearing regularly. He was an important offensive unit for the club during the 2013 Copa Libertadores championship, used mainly as a substitute.

Career statistics

As of 23 March 2015[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental State League Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ponte Preta 2012 172000000172
Total 172000000172
Atlético Mineiro 2013 353201431246310
2014 2058510002910
2015 00003085115
Total 55810518321910425
Career Total 721010518321912127

Honours

Atlético Sorocaba
Atlético Mineiro

References

  1. ↑ "Que venha a Copa do Brasil" [Let Copa do Brasil come] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Luan espera, enfim, ter oportunidade num clube grande" [Luan awaits to, finally, have an opportunity in a big team] (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Luan está a caminho da Ponte" [Luan heading to Ponte] (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Com time reserva e falha de Deola, Palmeiras perde para a Ponte Preta" [With the reserves and Deola's mistake, Palmeiras loses to Ponte Preta] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Flu busca virada polêmica sobre a Ponte e mantém folga na liderança" [Flu gets polemic comeback over Ponte and keeps advantage in leadership] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ponte compra 40% do passe de Luan e esfria pretensão do Atlético-MG" [Ponte buys 40% of Luan's rights and cools down Atlético Mineiro's interest] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Mesmo lesionado, atacante Luan assina com Atlético-MG por 4 anos" [Even being injured, forward Luan signs with Atlético Mineiro for 4 years] (in Portuguese). Terra. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Luan at Soccerway
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