# Luiz Antônio (footballer, born 1991)

Luiz Antônio de Souza Soares (born 11 March 1991) is a Brazilian footballer for Dong A Thanh Hoa. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a right back.

## Club career
### Flamengo

Born on 11 March 1991, in Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Antônio joined Flamengo's youth setup in 2003, aged 11. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 19 June 2011, in a 0–0 home draw against Botafogo.
On 26 August 2011, Luiz Antônio renewed his contract until 2016, but subsequently suffered a shoulder injury which kept him out for the remainder of the campaign. He scored his first professional goal on 25 January of the following year, but in a 1–2 Copa Libertadores away loss against Real Potosí.

#### Sport (loan)

On 29 December 2015, Luiz Antônio agreed to a one-year loan deal with fellow top tier club Sport. A starter during the 2016 Campeonato Pernambucano, he was rarely used in the year's Brasileirão, and rescinded his contract.

#### Bahia (loan)

Immediately after rescinding with Sport, Luiz Antônio joined Bahia on loan until the end of the year. He was a regular starter for the club, achieving promotion to the main category after contributing with three goals in 21 appearances.

#### Chapecoense (loan)

On 16 January 2017, Chapecoense signed Luiz Antônio, on loan from Flamengo, until the 2017 season. He also scored the winning goal for the side in their Libertadores debut on 7 March, a 2–1 away win against Zulia.

### Al-Shabab

On 24 July 2018, Antônio joined Saudi club Al-Shabab.

### Baniyas

On 7 July 2019 , Baniyas has signed Antônio for one seasons from Al-Shabab.

## Career statistics

    (Correct As of 6 April 2021)
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Flamengo | 2011 | Série A | 9 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| Flamengo | 2012 | Série A | 26 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 4 |
| Flamengo | 2013 | Série A | 32 | 1 | 11 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Flamengo | 2014 | Série A | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Flamengo | 2015 | Série A | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Flamengo | Total | Total | 108 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 168 | 8 |
| Sport (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 2 | 28 | 2 |
| Bahia (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 21 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 3 |
| Chapecoense (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 59 | 7 |
| Chapecoense | 2018 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Al Shabab FC | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 3 |
| Baniyas | 2019–20 | UAE Pro League | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 21 | 4 |
| Ajman | 2020–21 | UAE Pro League | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 223 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 80 | 6 | 348 | 28 |
* ↑ Six appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
* ↑ Fourteen appearances and three goals in Campeonato Catarinense, two appearances in Primeira Liga, two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, one appearance in J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship.
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Catarinense.

## Honours
### Flamengo

* Copa do Brasil: 2013
* Campeonato Carioca: 2014

### Chapecoense

* Campeonato Catarinense: 2017

### Thanh Hóa

* Vietnamese Cup: 2023–24