Luciano Emílio
Luciano in 2008
Personal information
Full name Luciano Emílio
Date of birth (1978-12-12) 12 December 1978
Place of birth Ilha Solteira, Brazil
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1995 XV de Piracicaba
1996–1997 Rio Branco-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 1. FC Köln 6 (0)
1999–2001 Alemannia Aachen 24 (1)
2001–2002 União Barbarense 23 (2)
2002–2004 Real España 68 (45)
2004–2005 Olimpia 20 (16)
2005 Querétaro 19 (10)
2005–2006 Olimpia 56 (27)
2007–2009 D.C. United 83 (41)
2010 Rio Branco-SP 11 (1)
2010 D.C. United 4 (0)
2010–2011 Danubio 6 (1)
2011 Atlante 19 (3)
2011–2012 Toros Neza 35 (19)
2012 Olimpia 5 (1)
2013 Grêmio Catanduvense 4 (0)
Total 383 (167)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luciano Emílio (born 12 December 1978) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Early career

Emílio started playing professional soccer at the age of 16 in 1995, playing for XV de Piracicaba, a member of the state league of São Paulo. The next season, he transferred to Rio Branco, another team in the state league of São Paulo.

In 1997, Emílio signed with 1. FC Köln of the German Bundesliga. He played for the youth team and finally worked his way up to the senior team where he played for several matches.

In 1999, Emílio transferred to Alemannia Aachen, a team in the second Division of the Bundesliga.

Honduras and Mexico

In 2001, Luciano Emílio made a return to Brazil to play for União Barbarense. After a brief stint at União Barbarense, Emílio made a move to the Honduran league to play for Real España in Honduras. He quickly established himself as a key player and won the league scoring titles in 2003 and 2004. He helped lead Real España to the Apertura Championship in 2003. In 2004, Emílio made a move to another Honduran team, Olimpia. Emílio won another scoring title in the Apertura in 2004 with Olimpia.

Emílio enjoyed a brief stint in Mexico in 2005, signing the Mexican second division side Querétaro where he helped the team win the 2005 Clausura title, scoring 10 goals in the process. After playing for a short time with Querataro, Emílio made a return to CD Olimpia in 2005 in time to lead them to championships in the 2005 Apertura and the 2006 Clausura, during which he once again won the scoring title. In 2006, Emílio's eight goals in the UNCAF Tournament were enough to propel his team to the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' cup. Ironically, Emílio would go on to play against CD Olimpia in the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup with his new club, D.C. United.

Major League Soccer

Emilio signed with D.C. United on 16 January 2007, as a Senior International player, after completing his second stint with Honduran club Olimpia. Emílio debuted for United in the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup against Olimpia, scoring once in Tegucigalpa and twice in the return leg in Washington, DC in United's 7–3 aggregate win. He went on to score a fourth time in three games versus C.D. Guadalajara in the opening game of the CONCACAF semi-final.

At the end of his first season with D.C. United, his team received the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield, the award for gaining the most points overall in a season. In the 2007 MLS season, Emílio had 20 goals and won the MLS Golden Boot award. Emílio won the 2007 MLS MVP award and the inaugural 2007 MLS Newcomer of the Year Award.

After recovering from a lean start to the 2008 season, Emílio scored his first career MLS hat-trick on 14 June against New York Red Bulls.

Though not originally signed under the Designated Player Rule, he later received a pay rise which took him over the maximum salary covered by the league, becoming a designated player.

Emílio received a green card in August 2009 for permanent residency in the United States and counted no longer against DC United's foreign player limit.

Emílio rejected a new contract with D.C. United that would have seen him sign at a significantly lower salary. He later joined former club Rio Branco,[1] but on 28 April 2010, Emilio signed a three-month contract to return to former club D.C. United.[2] He was released by D.C. United at the end of this short-term contract.[3]

Later career

In August 2010, Emilio joined Uruguayan club Danubio, which plays in Primera División Uruguaya.

Emílio returned to Mexico to play for Atlante UTN in "La División de Ascenso" Mexico's Second Division for the Clausura 2011 Tournament.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 April 2014
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Köln 1996–97 Bundesliga 6000000060
1997–98 0000000000
1998–99 0000000000
Real España 2002–03 Liga Nacional 3421———3421
2003–04 3424———3424
Total 68450000006845
Olimpia 2004–05 Liga Nacional 2016———2016
2005–06 3822———3822
2006–07 185———185
Total 76430000007643
D.C. United 2007 MLS 29201020844024
2008 271123—723516
2009 271030—533513
2010 4000——40
Total 8741632020911553
Rio Branco 2010 Série C 111000000111
Danubio 2010–11 Primera División 61———61
Toros Neza 2010–11 Ascenso MX 193———193
2011–12 3519———3519
Total 54220000005422
Olimpia 2012–13 Liga Nacional 51———51
Grêmio Catanduvense 2013–14 Série A3 40———40
Career total 3171546320209345166

Honours

Club

D.C. United

Olimpia

Querétaro

Real España

XV de Piracicaba

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Goff, Steve (8 January 2010). "Emilio Won't Return to D.C. United". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "D.C. United re-signs forward Luciano Emilio". D.C. United. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Stouffer, Craig (5 July 2010). "D.C. United doesn't pick up Emilio's contract option". The Examiner. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Atlante UTN" (in Spanish). femexfut.org.mx. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
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