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.
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Full name | Luana Bertolucci Paixão | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 2 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
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
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*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) |
Club career
editCentro Olímpico
editLuana 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
editShe 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
editLuana 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
editLuana scored on her league debut against Ceará on 25 February 2023.[12]
Orlando Pride
editOn 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
editLuana 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
editOn 29 April 2024, Luana announced that she had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and would begin chemotherapy.[15]
Career statistics
editInternational
editAs of 30 November 2023[22][23][24][25]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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
editAvaldsnes
- Norwegian Women's Cup: 2017
Paris Saint-Germain
References
edit- ^ a b "Elenco" (in Portuguese). Associação Desportiva Centro Olímpico. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Centro Olímpico vs Rio Preto - 2 October 2013". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Centro Olímpico vs Avaí - 11 September 2014". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Grøttland, Odd Kåre (6 February 2015). "Tom Nordlie positivt overrasket" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Avaldsnes vs Arna-Bjørnar - 29 March 2015". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Avaldsnes vs Kolbotn - 19 April 2015". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Flateby, Terje; Grøttland, Odd Kåre (1 November 2017). "Årets spiller fortsetter" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "LUANA BERTOLUCCI PAIXÃO JOINS PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN". En.psg.
- ^ "PSG vs Olympique Marseille - 18 January 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Luana Bertolucci Paixão extends her Paris Saint-Germain contract". En.psg.
- ^ "Dijon vs PSG - 4 October 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Corinthians vs Ceará - 25 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Orlando Pride Adds Brazilian National Team Midfielder Luana | Orlando Pride". orlandocitysc. Orlando Pride.
- ^ "Racing Louisville vs Orlando Pride". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ a b "Orlando Pride Midfielder Luana Diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma". www.orlandocitysc.com. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "List of Players – Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sai Erika, entra Luana" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Brazil vs Chile - 2 July 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2011-2013". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2016-2017". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2018-2019". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2020". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Loyant, Richard (4 June 2021). "Paris SG sacré pour la première fois". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure". 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.