Luiz Adriano
Adriano playing for Brazil in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Spartak Moscow | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Internacional | 21 | (2) |
| 2007–2015 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 162 | (77) |
| 2015–2016 | Milan | 33 | (4) |
| 2017– | Spartak Moscow | 1 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Brazil U20 | 11 | (2) |
| 2014– | Brazil | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2015 |
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Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva (born 12 April 1987), or simply Luiz Adriano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club FC Spartak Moscow as a striker.
Born in Porto Alegre, he began his career at hometown club Internacional before joining Shakhtar Donetsk in 2007 for €3 million. He became an integral member of the Ukrainian club, becoming the all-time leading goalscorer for Shakhtar in October 2014 and receiving his first call-up to the Brazil national team the same month.
Luiz Adriano caught the eye of European clubs with his performances for Internacional in December 2006 at the FIFA Club World Cup. He notably scored the deciding goal for Internacional in their 2–1 win over Al-Ahly during the semi-final round of the competition. In the final against European champions Barcelona, Luiz Adriano came on as a late substitute and played a vital role in Adriano Gabiru's 82nd-minute winner.
Luiz Adriano was transferred to Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk on 2 March 2007 for a reported €3 million transfer fee (R$8,128,830). On 19 March 2007, he made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League against city rivals Metalurh Donetsk, at the age of 19 years 11 months and 7 days. It took almost one year, however, for Luiz Adriano to score his first goal for the club, netting in the 94th minute of a 4−1 win over Metalist Kharkiv on 15 March 2008.
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