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 | 95 | (4) |
| 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 00:25, 11 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn 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
editLedes 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
edit- As of match played 6 July 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2011–12 | Segunda División | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||||
| Rio Ave | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| Celta B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 38 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 55 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 3 | ||||||
| Reus | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 6 | |||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 58 | 8 | |||||
| Numancia | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 51 | 0 | |||||
| Numancia | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| AEK Larnaca | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 93 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 336 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 18 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Gus Ledes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Luís Gustavo: a dois passos do paraíso (Luís Gustavo: two steps from paradise)[permanent dead link]; Olheiros, 4 February 2010 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Luís Gustavo brilha no Barcelona (Luís Gustavo shines at Barcelona); Record, 27 June 2011 (in Portuguese)
- ^ First win in the Mini (1–0); FC Barcelona, 29 October 2011
- ^ Deulofeu exhibe el rodillo azulgrana (Deulofeu displays Barça B's steamroller); Marca, 3 June 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ El club ha comunicat la baixa a Gus Ledes, Balliu, Lobato i Luis Alberto per a la temporada vinent (Club announce that Gus Ledes, Balliu, Lobato and Luis Alberto will not stay for next season); FC Barcelona, 7 June 2013 (in Catalan)
- ^ Luís Gustavo, do Barcelona, assinou pelo Rio Ave (Luís Gustavo, from Barcelona, signed for Rio Ave) Archived 17 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Rio Ave FC, 11 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ O Celta B pecha a incorporación do centrocampista Luís Gustavo Ledes (Celta B complete addition of midfielder Luís Gustavo Ledes) Archived 19 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Celta Vigo, 22 December 2015 (in Galician)
- ^ Gustavo Ledes, nou jugador del CF Reus (Gustavo Ledes, new player of CF Reus) Archived 19 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Reus Deportiu, 10 July 2017 (in Catalan)
- ^ "Nota informativa" [Informative note] (in Spanish). La Liga. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "El Numancia ficha a Gus Ledes" [Numancia sign Gus Ledes] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "FICHAJE: Gus Ledes, nuevo jugador del CD Castellón" [SIGNING: Gus Ledes, new player of CD Castellón] (in Spanish). CD Castellón. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Sub-21 dão volta ao marcador e vencem a Escócia por 3–2" [Under-21s come back from behind and beat Scotland 3–2] (in Portuguese). TSF. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Luís Gustavo". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
External links
edit- Luís Gustavo Ledes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Luís Gustavo Ledes at BDFutbol
- Luís Gustavo Ledes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
