Luis Gustavo da Silva Machado Duarte (born 2 October 2001), known as Luis Mandaca or just Mandaca, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Juventude.
Personal life Born in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Mandaca earned his nickname due to his home neighbourhood, . During the beginning of his career, he was taken to training by his mother on a bicycle.
Career Mandaca began his career with CSP, making his first team debut with the club in the 2019 Campeonato Paraibano. After a short loan period at São Paulo Crystal, he moved to the under-20 side of Corinthians on 11 September 2020, initially on loan.
On 25 March 2021, Mandaca signed a permanent contract with Timão, after the club bought 70% of his economic rights for a fee of R$ 800,000. He made his first team debut for the club on 9 May, starting and scoring the winner in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista home win over Novorizontino.
Mandaca subsequently returned to the youth setup, before being loaned out to Série B side Londrina on 30 March 2022. On 14 December, he moved to fellow league team Juventude also in a temporary deal.
On 12 January 2024, after being a starter in Jus promotion to the Série A, Mandaca signed a permanent two-year contract with the club.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCSP2019Paraibano—70———702020—102———102Total—172———172São Paulo Crystal (loan)2019Paraibano 2ª Divisão—30———30Corinthians2021Série A0021001Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana0—31Londrina (loan)2022Série B311————311Juventude2023Série B23110210——3432024Série A30411250——46620251518110——242Total68629570——10411Career total99751870100015815
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