Luciano Emílio

Early career

Emílio started playing professional soccer at the age of 16 in 1995, playing for XV de Piracicaba, a member of the state league of São Paulo. The next season, he transferred to Rio Branco, another team in the state league of São Paulo. In 1997, Emílio signed with 1. FC Köln of the German Bundesliga. He played for the youth team and worked his way up to the senior team where he played for several matches. In 1999, Emílio transferred to Alemannia Aachen, a team in the second division of the Bundesliga.

Honduras and Mexico

In 2001, Luciano Emílio made a return to Brazil to play for União Barbarense. After a brief stint at União Barbarense, Emílio made a move to the Honduran league to play for Real España in Honduras. He quickly established himself as a key player and won the league scoring titles in 2003 and 2004. He helped lead Real España to the Apertura Championship in 2003. In 2004, Emílio made a move to another Honduran team, Olimpia. Emílio won another scoring title in the Apertura in 2004 with Olimpia. Emílio enjoyed a brief stint in Mexico in 2005, signing the Mexican second division side Querétaro where he helped the team win the 2005 Clausura title, scoring 10 goals in the process. After playing for a short time with Querataro, Emílio made a return to CD Olimpia in 2005 in time to lead them to championships in the 2005 Apertura and the 2006 Clausura, during which he once again won the scoring title. In 2006, Emílio's eight goals in the…

Club

As of match played 5 April 2014

Club

D.C. United

Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield: 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2008 Olimpia

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras: 2004–05 Clausura, 2005–06 Apertura, 2005–06 Clausura Querétaro

Primera División A: Clausura 2005 Real España

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras: 2003–04 Apertura XV de Piracicaba

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 1995

Individual

Major League Soccer MVP: 2007 MLS Golden Boot Winner: 2007 MLS Newcomer of the Year: 2007 MLS Best XI: 2007