| Luis Miguel Nlavo | |
| Fullname: | Luis Miguel Nlavo Asué[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 July 2001[2] |
| Birth Place: | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
| Height: | 1.84m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Moreirense |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | –2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cano Sport |
| Youthyears2: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Braga |
| Years1: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Braga B |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Moreirense |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Equatorial Guinea U17[3] |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam2: | Equatorial Guinea |
| Nationalcaps2: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 13:18, 10 June 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 22 March 2024 |
Luis Miguel Nlavo Asué (born 9 July 2001), known in Portugal as Luís Asué,[2] is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Moreirense and the Equatorial Guinea national team.
In January 2022, while playing in the under-23 team, Nlavo signed a new contract to tie himself to Braga until 2024.[4]
On 30 January 2024, Nlavo left Braga and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with fellow Primeira Liga club Moreirense.[5] [6]
Aged 17, Nlavo made his international debut for Equatorial Guinea on 28 July 2019. He scored in the third minute of a 3–3 draw away to Chad in 2020 African Nations Championship qualification[7] He netted again in a 2–1 win in the second leg of the same tie.[8] In September that year, he maintained his place for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[9]
At the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, Nlavo was a substitute in all three group games as Equatorial Guinea reached the last 16.[10] [11] [12] He was also chosen for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast.[13]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Braga B | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Liga 3 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||||
| Career total | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 2019 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 19 | 3 | ||
Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 July 2019 | Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 3–3 | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification | ||
| 2. | 4 August 2019 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | align=center | 2–1 | align=center | 2–1 | |||
| 3. | 22 March 2024 | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2024 FIFA Series |