Miguel Mariz Luís (born 27 February 1999) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for Greek club

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club (), or with its full name officially romanized as Panaitolikós Gymnastikós Filekpaideftikós Sýllogos (''; Pan- Aetolian Gymnastic and Educational Club''), is a Greek professional football club. It is based in Agrini ...

Club career

Sporting CP

Born in

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, Luís joined

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

's youth ranks at the age of 10, from

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. He made his professional debut in the

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for the reserves on 6 August 2017 on the first day of the season away to

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as a 72nd-minute substitute for

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, scoring the 2–1 winner in added time. On 4 November 2018, under

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Tiago Fernandes, Luís made his first-team and

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debut for the last seconds of a 2–1 away win against C.D. Santa Clara. Four days later, he made a first start and European bow in a goalless draw at

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in the group stage of the

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. On 13 December, in the same competition, he scored a first goal in a 3–0 victory over

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of Ukraine at the

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. Luís scored his first goal in Portugal's top flight on 3 January 2019, in a 2–1 home defeat of

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Vitória Guimarães

On 6 October 2020, Luís signed a three-year contract with

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on a free transfer, with the option for a two-year extension. He made 21 competitive appearances during his one-year spell (only five starts), going scoreless in the process.

Raków Częstochowa

Luís joined

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of the Polish

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on 27 August 2021 on a four-year deal, with Vitória being entitled to 40% of any future transfer (half of that fee belonged to Sporting). He played just one official match during his tenure.

Warta Poznań

On 8 February 2022, Luís was loaned to

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in the same country and league alongside teammates

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and Daniel Szelągowski. He scored twice on his second game 12 days later, a 3–1 home win over

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. Luís agreed to a permanent two-year deal on 27 July 2022. When it expired, he left the club.

Panetolikos

On 15 August 2024, Luís joined

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side

Panetolikos F.C. Panetolikos Football Club (), or with its full name officially romanized as Panaitolikós Gymnastikós Filekpaideftikós Sýllogos (''; Pan- Aetolian Gymnastic and Educational Club''), is a Greek professional football club. It is based in Agrinio ...

on a two-year contract.

International career

A Portugal international from under-15 level onwards, Luís was part of the under-17 team that won the 2016 UEFA European Championship in Azerbaijan. He scored 5–0 wins over the hosts in the opening game and

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in the quarter-finals. Luís was a European runner-up in

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and champion in

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with the under-19s, netting twice in the group stage of the latter competition in Finland. He earned his first

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for the under-21 side on 5 September 2019, featuring 48 minutes in a 4–0 victory against

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in the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.

Career statistics

Honours

Sporting CP *

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: 2018–19 *

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: 2018–19 Portugal U17 *

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Portugal U19 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luis, Miguel 1999 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Coimbra Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Sporting CP B players Sporting CP footballers Vitória S.C. players Ekstraklasa players Raków Częstochowa players Warta Poznań players Super League Greece players Panetolikos F.C. players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece