Everton Luiz Guimarães Bilher (born 24 May 1988), commonly known as Everton Luiz, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Belgian club

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. He is primarily recognized for his aggressive and hard-tackling style of play. After starting out in his homeland, mainly playing in the lower leagues, Everton Luiz moved to Europe in 2013. He went on to play for Swiss clubs

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and St. Gallen, before transferring to Serbian club Partizan in early 2016. In his first full season with the ''Crno-beli'', Everton Luiz collected the double. In early 2018, Everton Luiz moved to Italy to join

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club

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. He was sent out on loan to

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team

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a year later, before signing a permanent deal with them ahead of the 2020 season.

Career

Early years

Born in

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, Everton Luiz started out at his home state club Brasil de Farroupilha. He subsequently went to

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, before switching to Náutico. In 2007, Everton Luiz signed with Ponte Preta, eventually finishing his formation in the club's youth setup. He made his senior debut for the club in the

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, before signing with

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in April 2009, on a four-year deal. In February 2010, Everton Luiz was loaned to

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, representing the club in the second level of the São Paulo state league. He also played for Marília in the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, commonly known as the Série C or the Brazilian Série C to distinguish it from the Italian Serie C, is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Sér ...

, making seven appearances and scoring once. In 2011, after playing for Palmeiras'

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, Everton Luiz had a brief spell with

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, but failed to make any appearances. He eventually signed with CRB in early 2012. Immediately upon arrival, Everton Luiz became one of the club's key players, helping CRB win the

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. He was also named in the competition's team of the year. In June 2012, Everton Luiz joined Mexican club San Luis. He made 10 appearances in the Torneo Apertura, before leaving the club. In January 2013, Everton Luiz was loaned to

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. He subsequently returned to CRB in March 2013. After returning from loan, Everton Luiz helped his team win

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Alagoas state league title, being named in the competition's best eleven for the second year in a row.

Lugano and St. Gallen

In the summer of 2013, Everton Luiz moved to Swiss club

. He made his official debut for the club in a 2–1 home league win over Wil on 13 July 2013. In the following fixture, Everton Luiz scored his first goal for Lugano, netting the opener in his team's 4–2 away victory over

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. He scored a total of three goals from 28 appearances in the

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, as the club finished in second place. In June 2014, Everton Luiz switched to St. Gallen, penning a three-year deal. After initially playing for their reserve team in the

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, Everton Luiz made his

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debut on 24 September 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 victory over

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, eventually becoming a regular member of the first team. He collected 24 league appearances in the 2014–15 season, receiving two red cards in the process.

Partizan

2015–16 season

On 6 January 2016, Everton Luiz was transferred to Serbian club Partizan. He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract and was given the number 25 shirt. On 27 February, Everton Luiz made his official debut for the club in a 2–1 home loss in the Belgrade derby, receiving a yellow card early into the match. He sustained a knee injury in his second appearance for Partizan, a 1–0 away victory at Radnički Niš, which eventually kept him out of action for more than a month. On 10 April, Everton Luiz returned to the pitch in a 4–0 home league win over Mladost Lučani, playing the whole game. He netted his first goal for the club in his second Belgrade derby on 16 April, scoring an injury-time equalizer from more than 30 meters out through the goalkeeper's hands. After celebrating his goal, Everton Luiz was sent off for provoking the opponent's fans. He subsequently helped Partizan win the

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, playing the full 90 minutes and earning a yellow card in the final match, a 2–0 win over

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2016–17 season

In July 2016, Everton Luiz recorded his debuts in

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, playing the full 90 minutes in two goalless draws against

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in the

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second qualifying round, as Partizan were eliminated after a penalty shoot-out. He scored his first goal of the season in a 3–0 away league victory over

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on 15 October. In his first full campaign with Partizan, Everton Luiz helped the club win the double. He was also named in the league's best eleven due to his solid performances in the process.

2017–18 season

In late May 2017, following a successful season for Partizan, the club's director of football

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confirmed that Everton Luiz would be offered a new deal. However, no agreement was reached and the player entered the final year of his contract. On 20 September 2017, Everton Luiz scored an injury-time goal to give Partizan a 1–1 draw versus

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. He also appeared in all six of his team's games in the

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, as the side reached the knockout stage after 13 years.

SPAL

On 19 January 2018, Everton Luiz officially joined Italian club

, penning a deal until the summer of 2020 with an option for another year. He made his

debut on 10 February 2018, playing the first 55 minutes in an eventual 4–0 home loss to

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. By the end of the season, Everton Luiz appeared in 10 more league games, helping the side avoid relegation.

Real Salt Lake

In January 2019, Everton Luiz was loaned to

club

until the end of the year with an option to buy. In December 2019, Real Salt Lake exercised their option to buy Everton Luiz ahead of the 2020 season.

Return to Europe

In July 2022, Everton Luiz was transferred to Belgian club

Career statistics

Honours

CRB *

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Partizan *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

: 2016–17 *

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: 2015–16, 2016–17 Individual *

Team of the Year:

Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season The Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season is an annual award given to a set of 11 footballers in the top tier of Football in Serbia, Serbian football, the Serbian SuperLiga, SuperLiga, who are seen to be the best 11 players of the calendar season. S ...

: 2016–17

References

External links

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