Luis Oyama

Luis Felipe Oyama (born 30 January 1997) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botafogo, on loan from Mirassol. He is of Japanese descent.

Club Career

Oyama was born in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, and joined Mirassol's youth setup in 2013, after spending some time playing tennis. He made his first team debut on 24 July 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Rio Preto, for the year's Copa Paulista.

Oyama scored his first senior goal on 30 August 2017, netting the opener in a 2–2 away draw against XV de Piracicaba, also for the state cup. Sparingly used, he was loaned to Atibaia in February 2019.

After returning from loan from Atibaia, Oyama was regularly used in the 2020 Campeonato Paulista, as his side reached the semifinals of the competition. On 6 July 2020, he joined Serie B side Ponte Preta on loan until the end of the campaign.