Ubay Luzardo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ubay Luzardo Santana | ||
Date of birth | 6 November 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back / Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Farense | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–1998 | Huracán | ||
1998–2002 | Las Palmas | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | Senia | ||
2003–2004 | Norma San Leonardo | 19 | (1) |
2004–2005 | Universidad LP B | 23 | (1) |
2005–2006 | Murcia B | 16 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Rapitenca | 18 | (3) |
2007–2009 | Amposta | 43 | (11) |
2009–2012 | Kitchee | 44 | (10) |
2012 | → Melbourne Victory (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2012 | Assyriska | 9 | (1) |
2013 | Ebbsfleet United | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Farense | 32 | (5) |
2014 | Olhanense | 12 | (0) |
2015 | Socuéllamos | 6 | (0) |
2015– | Farense | 11 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2016 |
Ubay Luzardo Santana (born 6 November 1983) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Portuguese club S.C. Farense mainly as a central defender.
Football career
Early years / Kitchee
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Luzardo came through local UD Las Palmas' youth system, but never appeared as a senior for the team. During his spell in his country, he played only in Tercera División or lower.
In July 2009, Luzardo signed a three-year contract with Hong Kong side Kitchee SC. He contributed with 36 First Division games and seven goals in his first two seasons combined, winning the national championship in the latter and qualifying to the 2011 Premier League Asia Trophy, where he scored an own goal against Chelsea in the semifinals and missed a penalty kick in the third-place play-off 0–3 loss to Blackburn Rovers.[1]
Luzardo scored straight off the bench to make it 3–2 for Kitchee against Tai Po FC, before reverting to his usual centre back position.[2]
Melbourne Victory
In January 2012, Luzardo was invited to trial with Melbourne Victory FC in the A-League. Coach Jim Magilton said: "I like what I saw. I saw a few games pre-season, he played against Chelsea and Blackburn and I like what I see".[3] On 8 February he signed a loan deal with the club, until the end of the campaign.[4]
On 10 March 2012, in the match against Sydney FC, Luzardo was adjudged to have brought down Bruno Cazarine in a 32nd-minute off-the-ball tussle in the box. The conceded penalty resulted in Sydney's 1–0 win, which put an official end to Victory's finals hopes.[5] He subsequently returned to Kitchee only to be released, and went on to play professionally in Sweden and Portugal,[6] with a brief amateur spell with Ebbsfleet United in between.
References
- ^ Blackburn 3 Kitchee 0: match report; The Daily Telegraph, 31 July 2011
- ^ 南華、傑志開齋冇霸氣; Apple Daily, 19 September 2011 Template:Zh-hk icon
- ^ Milligan set to make debut; Football Australia, 25 January 2012
- ^ Melbourne Victory announce the signing of defender Ubay Luzardo from Hong Kong side Kitchee SC; Goal.com, 8 February 2012
- ^ It's all over: Victory's finals hopes dashed; The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 March 2012
- ^ Luzardo convence e integra plantel (Luzardo convinces and makes roster); Record, 20 July 2013 Template:Pt icon
External links
- Ubay Luzardo at BDFutbol
- Ubay Luzardo at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Ubay Luzardo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Ubay Luzardo at Soccerway
- Official website
- Use dmy dates from February 2013
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Las Palmas
- Spanish footballers
- Canarian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football forwards
- Association football utility players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- Kitchee SC players
- A-League players
- Melbourne Victory FC players
- Assyriska FF players
- National League (English football) players
- Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
- Segunda Liga players
- S.C. Farense players
- S.C. Olhanense players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Spanish expatriates in Hong Kong
- Spanish expatriates in Portugal