ATLANTA — Atlanta United today announced it has signed forward Luiz Araújo (pronounced Ahra-OO-joo) as a Designated Player via transfer from Lille OSC
Araújo played in 136 matches at Lille over four seasons and helped lead the club to the Ligue 1 title during the 2020-21 season
Araújo will be added to the team and occupy an international roster spot pending the receipt of his International Transfer Certificate (ITC) and P-1 Visa
and is coming to us from a top club in Europe that just won their league,” Vice President and Technical Director Carlos Bocanegra said
as well as UEFA Champions League and Europa League
We’re looking forward to him making an impact with the club.”
Araújo broke through at the 2016 U-20 CONMEBOL Libertadores where he was the tournament’s leading scorer with five goals and helped lead São Paulo to the championship
he made 49 career appearances with São Paulo and scored nine goals
He then made the move to France ahead of the 2017-18 season
appearing in 34 of the club’s Ligue 1 matches that season
while scoring five goals and registering two assists as Lille avoided relegation
Lille jumped all the way to finishing second in the table
as Araújo made 25 appearances and scored three goals
He continued to play a contributing role for the 2019-20 season
making 21 appearances as Lille finished in fourth
He also appeared in all six of Lille’s UEFA Champions League matches
But it was during the 2020-21 season where Araújo made his mark
appearing in 28 games with 17 starts for the French champions
In addition to winning the league – its first league title in 10 years – Lille finished with 83 points
it’s best-ever finish in the club’s 77-year history
Araújo started the 2021 Trophée des Champions match against Paris St
Lille won the match 1-0 to claim its first-ever trophy in the competition
Name: Luiz de Araújo Araújo Guimarães Neto
Transaction: Atlanta United signs Luiz Araújo as a Designated Player via transfer from Lille on August 5
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