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

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.

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. 1 2 3 4 "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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