What position does Luis Guilherme play?

Luis Guilherme plays as a right wing.

What team does Luis Guilherme play for?

Luis Guilherme plays for Sporting CP.

What is Luis Guilherme's squad number?

Luis Guilherme wears number 31.

Luis Guilherme

Luis Guilherme of Sporting CP was born in Aracaju, Brazil on 9 February 2006 (age 20).

Luis Guilherme is a Brazilian right winger, born on 9 February 2006 (age 20), who is with Sporting CP. His senior career is still in its early stages, with his work so far centred on trying to turn promise into regular first-team use.

His most productive league season came in 2025-26, when he scored once in 13 appearances for Sporting CP. In 2026-27, he has made four Liga Portugal appearances.

At this point, Guilherme’s profile is straightforward: a young Brazilian wide player at Sporting CP, with limited senior football behind him and room still to define the shape of his career.

📈 Key stats and insights

Luis Guilherme has made four substitute appearances in Liga Portugal 2026 - 2027

Luis Guilherme is 20 and plays as a right wing for Sporting CP

Luis Guilherme joined West Ham United for €26,000,000 in July 2024

Luis Guilherme joined Sporting CP for €12,000,000 in January 2026

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Right Wing
Primary Position: Forward
Position

1.75m (5ft 8in)
Height: 31
Squad Number: 65kg (10st 3lb)
Weight: 9 February 2006 (age 20)
Date of Birth: Aracaju
Birthplace: Brazil 🇧🇷
Country of Birth: Sporting CP
Team

📊 Season stats

Team: Sporting CP
Liga Portugal 2026 - 2027
Games: 4
Starting: -
Substitute: 4
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

In Liga Portugal 2026 - 2027 Luis Guilherme has made four appearances, all as a substitute, and has zero goals and no disciplinary cards – the numbers mark him as a bench option at Sporting CP and suggest a rotational attacking role rather than a regular starting right wing.

📋 Career stats

Team: Sporting CP
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Portugal 🇵🇹
Games: 4
Goals: -

Team: Sporting CP
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Portugal 🇵🇹
Games: 13
Goals: 1

Team: West Ham United
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 5
Goals: -

Team: West Ham United
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 12
Goals: -

Team: Palmeiras
Season 2024
Country: Brazil 🇧🇷
Games: 5
Goals: -

Team: Palmeiras
Season 2023
Country: Brazil 🇧🇷
Games: 19
Goals: -

Luis Guilherme is 20, Brazilian and plays as a right wing for Sporting CP. He joined Palmeiras in January 2017, moved to West Ham United for €26,000,000 in July 2024 and transferred to Sporting CP for €12,000,000 in January 2026 – the sequence shows an early step to the Premier League followed by a return to a top‑flight Portuguese side for a lower fee, indicating a recalibration of his market value during his early senior career.

💰 Transfers

Team: Sporting CP
4 January 2026
From: West Ham United
Type: Fee (£12m)

Team: West Ham United
1 July 2024
From: Palmeiras
Type: Fee (£26m)

Team: Palmeiras
1 January 2017
Type: Signed

Moved from Palmeiras to West Ham United for €26,000,000 in July 2024; sold by West Ham United to Sporting CP for €12,000,000 in January 2026; earlier joined Palmeiras in January 2017 – the fees point to an initial step up in level followed by a subsequent move for a reduced transfer fee.

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