Luís Gustavo Ledes

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.

"Luís Gustavo" redirects here. For other people named Luís Gustavo or Luiz Gustavo, see Luiz Gustavo (disambiguation).

Gus Ledes
Gustavo in action for Barcelona B in 2012
Personal information
Full name Luís Gustavo Ledes Evangelista dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-28) 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 67 (2)
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 20 October 2023

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 81—81
2012–13 240—240
Total 321—321
Career totals 321—321

References
  1. "Gus Ledes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. Luís Gustavo: a dois passos do paraíso (Luís Gustavo: two steps from paradise); Olheiros, 4 February 2010 (in Portuguese)
  3. Luís Gustavo brilha no Barcelona (Luís Gustavo shines at Barcelona); Record, 27 June 2011 (in Portuguese)
  4. First win in the Mini (1–0); FC Barcelona, 29 October 2011
  5. Deulofeu exhibe el rodillo azulgrana (Deulofeu displays Barça B's steamroller); Marca, 3 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. 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)
  7. 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)
  8. 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)
  9. 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)
  10. "Nota informativa" [Informative note] (in Spanish). La Liga. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  11. "El Numancia ficha a Gus Ledes" [Numancia sign Gus Ledes] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  12. "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.
  13. "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.
  14. "Luís Gustavo". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  15. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.
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