Nelson Conceição da Luz (born 4 February 1998) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast, on loan from Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.

Nelson da Luz
da Luz in August 2024
Personal information
Full name Nelson Conceição da Luz
Date of birth (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Qingdao West Coast
(on loan from Vitória de Guimarães)
Number 10
Youth career
1º de Agosto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 1º de Agosto 62 (7)
2020–2021 Vitória de Guimarães B 19 (1)
2020– Vitória de Guimarães 56 (7)
2024–Qingdao West Coast (loan) 1 (0)
International career
Angola U17
2016 Angola U20 5 (1)
2016– Angola 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2023

Club career

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In September 2020, da Luz signed for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.[1]

On 20 January 2024, Vitória de Guimarães sent Nelson on a one-year loan with an option-to-buy to Qingdao West Coast, who had just been promoted to the Chinese Super League club .[2]

International career

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At the youth international level he played in 2015 African U-17 Championship qualification and the 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup.[3][4]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 2 November 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1º de Agosto 2016 Girabola 8 0 0 0 8 0
2017 Girabola 23 3 5 1 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 31 4
2018 Girabola 3 0 3[a] 0 6 0
2018–19 Girabola 15 2 2 0 0 0 17 2
2019–20 Girabola 13 2 2 0 6[a] 0 1[b] 0 22 2
Total 62 7 9 1 11 0 2 0 84 8
Vitória Guimarães B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 7 0 7 0
2021–22 Liga 3 12 1 12 1
Total 19 1 19 1
Vitória Guimarães 2021–22 Primeira Liga 12 3 0 0 0 0 12 3
2022–23 Primeira Liga 29 3 2 0 2 0 4[c] 0 37 3
2023–24 Primeira Liga 15 1 2 0 1 0 1[c] 0 19 1
Total 56 7 4 0 3 0 5 0 68 7
Qingdao West Coast (loan) 2024 Chinese Super League 25 5 0 0 25 5
Career total 162 20 13 1 3 0 16 0 2 0 196 21
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in CAF Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Supertaça de Angola
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of matches played 5 June 2022[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Angola 2016 2 0
2017 7 0
2018 3 0
Total 12 0

References

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  1. ^ "Nelson da Luz assina pelo Vitória SC" [Nelson da Luz signs for Vitória SC] (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Nelson da Luz ruma ao futebol chinês" [Nelson da Luz heads to Chinese football] (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ Dickson, Christopher (14 September 2014). "Ghana, South Africa On the Brink on qualification for Africa U17 Championship". GhanaSoccerNet. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  4. ^ "FULLTIME – COSAFA U20: Angola 1 Sudan 0 – Group C". COSAFA. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. ^ Nelson da Luz at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  6. ^ Nelson da Luz at National-Football-Teams.com