| Luis Mandaca | |
| Full Name: | Luis Gustavo da Silva Machado Duarte |
| Birth Date: | 2 October 2001 |
| Birth Place: | João Pessoa, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.78m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Juventude |
| Clubnumber: | 44 |
| Youthclubs1: | CSP |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Corinthians (loan) |
| Youthyears3: | 2021–2022 |
| Youthclubs3: | Corinthians |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | CSP |
| Caps1: | 17 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → São Paulo Crystal (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Corinthians |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Londrina (loan) |
| Caps4: | 31 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Juventude (loan) |
| Caps5: | 33 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Juventude |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 09:10, 18 February 2024 (UTC) |
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.
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
Mandaca subsequently returned to the youth setup, before being loaned out to Série B side Londrina on 30 March 2022.[5] On 14 December, he moved to fellow league team Juventude also in a temporary deal.[6]
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.[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CSP | 2019 | Paraibano | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | — | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||||||
| São Paulo Crystal (loan) | 2019 | Paraibano 2ª Divisão | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Corinthians | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[8] | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Londrina (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| Juventude | 2023 | Série B | 23 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 5 | |||||
| Career total | 54 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 9 | |||