Luís Gustavo "Gus" Ledes Evangelista dos Santos (born 28 September 1992), sometimes known as Luís Gustavo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca.
Club career Born in Braga, Portugal, to Marcílio Santos, a Brazilian who played ten years in the country with five clubs, Ledes joined FC Barcelona's youth academy in 2006 at nearly 14. He was promoted to the B team five years later.Luís Gustavo: a dois passos do paraíso (Luís Gustavo: two steps from paradise); Olheiros, 4 February 2010 (in Portuguese)Luís Gustavo brilha no Barcelona (Luís Gustavo shines at Barcelona); Record, 27 June 2011 (in Portuguese)
Ledes made his official debut for the side on 29 October 2011, in a 1–0 home win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Segunda División.; FC Barcelona, 29 October 2011 On 3 June 2012, in the season's last round, he scored his first professional goal, starting and contributing to a 6–0 away rout of Xerez CD.Deulofeu exhibe el rodillo azulgrana (Deulofeu displays Barça B's steamroller); Marca, 3 June 2012 (in Spanish)
On 30 May 2013, Ledes' contract expired and he was told by the Catalans that he would be released.El club ha comunicat la baixa a Gus Ledes, Balliu, Lobato i Luis Alberto per a la temporada vinent (Club announce that Gus Ledes, Balliu, Lobato and Luis Alberto will not stay for next season); FC Barcelona, 7 June 2013 (in Catalan) He returned to Portugal on 11 July, signing a four-year deal with Rio Ave FC.Luís Gustavo, do Barcelona, assinou pelo Rio Ave (Luís Gustavo, from Barcelona, signed for Rio Ave) ; Rio Ave FC, 11 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
On 22 December 2015, having failed to appear in any competitive games in the first part of the campaign, Ledes joined RC Celta de Vigo, being assigned to the reserves.O Celta B pecha a incorporación do centrocampista Luís Gustavo Ledes (Celta B complete addition of midfielder Luís Gustavo Ledes) , Celta Vigo, 22 December 2015 (in Galician) On 10 July 2017, he returned to the second division by agreeing to a contract with CF Reus Deportiu.Gustavo Ledes, nou jugador del CF Reus (Gustavo Ledes, new player of CF Reus) ; Reus Deportiu, 10 July 2017 (in Catalan)
Ledes and the rest of the squad left halfway through 2018–19, after it was expelled by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional. On 30 January 2019, he joined CD Numancia until June 2021.
On 27 August 2020, after suffering relegation, Ledes signed a three-year deal with second-tier newcomers CD Castellón. He scored his only goal on 24 January 2021 to help the hosts defeat Sporting de Gijón 2–0, being eventually relegated.
Ledes moved to Cypriot First Division's AEK Larnaca FC on 30 June 2021, on a two-year contract. In December 2022, he and teammate Ádám Gyurcsó put pen to paper to one-year extensions.
International career Ledes won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 14 November 2012, playing the second half of the 3–2 friendly victory over Scotland in Setúbal.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarcelona B2011–12Segunda División81————812012–13240————240Total321————321Rio Ave2013–14Primeira Liga1212030——1712014–1590206020—190Total210409020—361Celta B2015–16Segunda División B172————1722016–17381————381Total553————553Reus2017–18Segunda División38600———3862018–1919210———381Total57810———588Numancia2018–19Segunda División17000———1702019–2033010———340Total50010———510Castellón2020–21Segunda División28120———301AEK Larnaca2021–22Cypriot First Division30230———3322022–2331010—160—4802023–2432220—30—3722024–2526050—10—3202025–2633110—160—5012026–270000—10—10Total1525120—370002015Career total39519200903900046319
Honours AEK Larnaca Cypriot Cup: 2024–25
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