Luiz Otávio (footballer, born 1988)

Luiz Otávio Anacleto Leandro (born 14 September 1988), known as Luiz Otávio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ceará as a central defender.

Luiz Otávio

Personal information
Full name	Luiz Otávio Anacleto Leandro[1]
Date of birth	(1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Carmo, Brazil[1]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre back[1]
Team information
Current team	Ceará
Number	13
Youth career
	Botafogo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Friburguense	0	(0)
2009–2018	Angra dos Reis	4	(0)
2010–2011	→ Madureira (loan)	22	(0)
2012	→ Macaé (loan)	2	(0)
2013	→ Icasa (loan)	55	(5)
2014	→ Linense (loan)	4	(0)
2014–2016	→ Sampaio Corrêa (loan)	113	(4)
2017–2018	→ Ceará (loan)	43	(3)
2019–	Ceará	263	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Anacleto and the second or paternal family name is Leandro.

Club career

Born in Carmo, Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Otávio graduated from the youth academy of Botafogo and turned professional with Friburguense in 2008. In 2009, he joined local Angra dos Reis Esporte Clube, and initially spent loan at lower tier clubs - Madureira, Macaé before joining Série B club Icasa in 2013.^[3] On 28 May, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1−1 draw against América-RN.^[4]

After a short stint with Clube Atlético Linense, Luiz Otávio was loaned to Sampaio Corrêa on 8 April 2014.^[5][6] On 18 November, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2−0 victory against Santa Cruz Futebol Clube.^[7] In the 2016 season, he started in 32 matches with the club being relegated to the third tier.^[8]

On 7 December 2016, Luiz Otávio joined Ceará on loan for the 2017 season.^[9][10] He made a total of 44 appearances and scored thrice, with his club winning promotion to Série A.^[11]

On 13 December 2017, Luiz Otávio renewed his contract with Angra dos Reis until 2021, and was loaned back to Ceará.^[10] On 31 December 2018, his contract was extended until 2021,^[12] and the club bought 75% of his economic rights for a fee of R$ 1 million.

Club statistics

As of 25 October 2021

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Friburguense	2008	Carioca	—		0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Angra dos Reis	2009	Carioca Série B	—		6	0	—		—		—		6	0
	2012		—		0	0	—		—		6[a]	0	6	0
	Total		—		6	0	—		—		6	0	12	0
Madureira (loan)	2010[2]	Série D	1	0	0	0	—		—		6[a]	0	7	0
	2011[2]	Série C	4	0	14	0	—		—		11[a]	0	29	0
	Total		5	0	14	0	—		—		17	0	36	0
Macaé (loan)	2012[2]	Série C	0	0	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Icasa (loan)	2013[2]	Série B	30	1	25	4	—		—		—		55	5
Linense (loan)	2014[2]	Paulista	—		4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Sampaio Corrêa (loan)	2014[2]	Série B	19	1	—		0	0	—		—		19	1
	2015[2]		29	0	6	0	4	0	—		5[b]	1	44	1
	2016[2]		32	1	11	0	2	0	—		5[b]	1	50	2
	Total		80	2	17	0	6	0	—		10	2	113	4
Ceará	2017[2]	Série B	31	1	9	2	1	0	—		2[c]	0	43	3
	2018[2]	Série A	35	1	7	0	4	0	—		8[b]	0	54	1
	2019[2]		26	2	8	0	4	0	—		6[b]	0	44	2
	2020[2]		28	1	6	0	10	1	—		10[b]	0	54	2
	2021[2]		12	0	2	0	0	0	4[d]	0	10[b]	1	28	1
	Total		132	5	32	2	19	1	4	0	36	1	223	9
Career total			247	8	100	6	25	1	4	0	69	3	445	18

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
3. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
4. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana