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Luana
Luana (2023)
Personal information
Full name Luana Bertolucci Paixão
Date of birth (1993-05-02) 2 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil[1]
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Orlando Pride
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Centro Olímpico 8 (1)
2015–2018 Avaldsnes IL 75 (16)
2019 Hwacheon KSPO 22 (8)
2020–2022 Paris Saint-Germain 17 (2)
2022–2023 Corinthians 16 (3)
2024– Orlando Pride 3 (0)
International career
2012– Brazil 38 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Brazil
Copa América Femenina
Winner 2022 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:35, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:35, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Luana Bertolucci Paixão (born 2 May 1993), known as Luana, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pride and the Brazil women's national team.

Club career

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Centro Olímpico

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Luana was attached to São Bernardo, São Caetano and Corinthians as a young player. She signed for Associação Desportiva Centro Olímpico in early 2011.[1] Luana made her league debut against Rio Preto on 2 October 2013.[2] She scored her first goal against Avaí on 11 September 2014, scoring in the 20th minute.[3]

Avaldsnes

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She agreed a transfer to Norwegian Toppserien club Avaldsnes for their 2015 season, which culminated in them finishing as runners-up in both the League and Norwegian Women's Cup, qualifying them to the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time.[4] Luana made her league debut against Arna-Bjørnar on 29 March 2015.[5] She scored her first goal against Kolbotn on 19 April 2015, scoring in the 62nd minute.[6]

In 2017, Luana was Avaldsnes' Player of the Year as the club won the Norwegian Women's Cup. She signed a one-year extension to her contract in November 2017.[7]

PSG

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Luana joined PSG on 3 January 2020 on a six-month deal.[8] She made her league debut against Olympique Marseille on 18 January 2020.[9] Luana extended her contract until 30 June 2021 on May 29, 2020.[10] She scored her first league goal against Dijon on 4 October 2020.[11]

Corinthians

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Luana scored on her league debut against Ceará on 25 February 2023.[12]

Orlando Pride

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On 14 December 2023, Orlando Pride announced the signing of Luana to a two-year contract with a mutual option for 2026.[13] She made her league debut against Racing Louisville on 16 March 2024.[14] In April 2024, she was placed on the season-ending injury list following her cancer diagnosis.[15]

International career

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Luana (left) with Kathellen and Bia Zaneratto

Luana represented the Brazil women's national under-17 football team at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago, where they reached the quarter-finals.[16] After graduating to the under-20 team, she attended the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2012 in Japan.[17]

In December 2012, she won her first cap for the senior Brazil women's national football team at the 2012 International Women's Football Tournament of City of São Paulo, appearing as a substitute for Érika in a 2–1 win over Denmark.[18] Luana scored her first goal against Chile on 2 July 2023, scoring in the 35th minute.[19]

Luana was absent from Brazil's final 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup when it was announced on 16 May 2019.[20] But she was added to the group the following day, when Adriana withdrew due to a knee ligament injury.[21]

Personal life

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On 29 April 2024, Luana announced that she had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and would begin chemotherapy.[15] On 4 October 2024, she completed her final round of chemotherapy.[22]

Career statistics

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International

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As of 30 November 2023[23][24][25][26]

National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2012 2 0
2013 3 0
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 1 0
2018 0 0
2019 11 0
2020 5 1
2021 0 0
2022 8 0
2023 8 1
Total 38 2
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Luana goal.
List of international goals scored by Luana
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 December 2020 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil  Ecuador 2–0 8–0 Friendly
2 2 July 2023 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil  Chile 3–0 4–0
3 6 December 2023 Fonte Luminosa, Araraquara, Brazil  Nicaragua 3–0 4–0

Honours

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Avaldsnes

Paris Saint-Germain

Orlando Pride

References

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  1. ^ a b "Elenco" (in Portuguese). Associação Desportiva Centro Olímpico. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Centro Olímpico vs Rio Preto - 2 October 2013". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Centro Olímpico vs Avaí - 11 September 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ Grøttland, Odd Kåre (6 February 2015). "Tom Nordlie positivt overrasket" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Avaldsnes vs Arna-Bjørnar - 29 March 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Avaldsnes vs Kolbotn - 19 April 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ Flateby, Terje; Grøttland, Odd Kåre (1 November 2017). "Årets spiller fortsetter" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  8. ^ "LUANA BERTOLUCCI PAIXÃO JOINS PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN". En.psg.
  9. ^ "PSG vs Olympique Marseille - 18 January 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Luana Bertolucci Paixão extends her Paris Saint-Germain contract". En.psg.
  11. ^ "Dijon vs PSG - 4 October 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Corinthians vs Ceará - 25 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "Orlando Pride Adds Brazilian National Team Midfielder Luana | Orlando Pride". orlandocitysc. Orlando Pride.
  14. ^ "Racing Louisville vs Orlando Pride". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ^ a b "Orlando Pride Midfielder Luana Diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma". www.orlandocitysc.com. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  16. ^ "List of Players – Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  17. ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo; do Nascimento Pereira, André (28 August 2014). "Seleção Brasileira Sub-20 Feminina (Women's U-20 Brazilian National Team) 2002–2014". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Sai Erika, entra Luana" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Brazil vs Chile - 2 July 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  20. ^ "Seleção Feminina é convocada para a Copa do Mundo da França" [Women's squad called up for World Cup in France] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 16 May 2019.
  21. ^ "Seleção Feminina: Luana é convocada para a Copa do Mundo da França" [Women's Team: Luana is invited to the World Cup in France] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 17 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Ring the bell, Lu 🔔 Congratulations Luana on completing your final round of chemo 💜". twitter.com. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2011-2013". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  24. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2016-2017". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  25. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2018-2019". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2020". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  27. ^ Loyant, Richard (4 June 2021). "Paris SG sacré pour la première fois". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  28. ^ "Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure". 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  29. ^ NWSL (7 October 2024). "Orlando Pride Claims 2024 NWSL Shield". NWSL. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  30. ^ "Orlando Pride win 2024 NWSL Championship, bringing first professional, major league trophy to the City of Orlando". NWSL. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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