| Luana | |
| Full Name: | Luana Bertolucci Paixão |
| Birth Date: | 2 May 1993 |
| Birth Place: | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil[1] |
| Height: | 1.63m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Orlando Pride |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Years1: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Centro Olímpico |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Avaldsnes IL |
| Caps2: | 75 |
| Goals2: | 16 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | Hwacheon KSPO |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Corinthians |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Orlando Pride |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012– |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil |
| Nationalcaps1: | 38 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 23:35, 22 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
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]
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]
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]
Luana scored on her league debut against Ceará on 25 February 2023.[12]
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]
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]
On 29 April 2024, Luana announced that she had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and would begin chemotherapy.[15]
As of 30 November 2023[22] [23] [24] [25]
| 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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 December 2020 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil | 2–0 | 8–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 2 July 2023 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | 6 December 2023 | Fonte Luminosa, Araraquara, Brazil | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
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