Deleu (footballer, born 1984)

For the Brazilian footballer Wanderlei dos Santos born in 1940, see Deleu (footballer, born 1940).

Deleu

Personal information
Full name	Luiz Carlos Santos
Date of birth	(1984-03-01) 1 March 1984
Place of birth	Penedo, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Jaguar Gdańsk
Youth career
	SC Penedense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005	AA Coruripe
2006	Corinthians Alagoano
2006	AD Confiança
2007	Nautico	13	(0)
2008	CSA
2008	Ceará
2009	Mirassol
2009	Treze FC
2009–2010	CA Metropolitano
2010–2014	Lechia Gdańsk	98	(3)
2014–2018	Cracovia	80	(3)
2018	Miedź Legnica	1	(0)
2018–2019	Chojniczanka Chojnice	7	(0)
2019–2021	Bytovia Bytów	48	(0)
2021–	Jaguar Gdańsk	72	(3)
Managerial career
2021–	Jaguar Gdańsk (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2024

Luiz Carlos Santos or simply Deleu (born 1 March 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Jaguar Gdańsk in the Polish IV liga. In March 2017, Deleu was granted Polish citizenship.

Career

In July 2010, he signed a two-year contract with the Polish Ekstraklasa side Lechia Gdańsk. He played there for four seasons, until the end of the 2013–14 season. On August 5, 2014, he signed a two-year contract with Cracovia. On January 9, 2018, he terminated the contract with Cracovia. On February 17, 2018, he signed a six-month contract with Miedź Legnica, where he played only one league match.

In the following years, he represented the colors of Chojniczanka Chojnice and Bytovia Bytów. In January 2021, he terminated the contract with Bytovia and became a Jaguar Gdańsk player. At the same time, he started working as a junior coach at the club's academy.

Honours

Miedź Legnica

• I liga: 2017–18

External links

• Deleu at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Deleu at Soccerway