Clara Cleitus Luvanga (born 25 February 2005) is a Tanzanian
footballer who plays as a
striker
Striker or The Strikers may refer to:
People
*A participant in a strike action
*A participant in a hunger strike
*Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacksmith's assistant
*Striker's Independent Society, the oldest mystic krewe in America
People wi ...
for
Al Nassr and the
Tanzania national football team
Early life
Luvanga is a member of the
Hehe people.
Club Career
Dux Logroño
In August 2023, Luvanga signed with the Spanish Second division side
Dux Logroño
''Dux'' (; plural: ''ducēs'') is Latin for "leader" (from the noun ''dux, ducis'', "leader, general") and later for duke and its variant forms ( doge, duce, etc.). During the Roman Republic and for the first centuries of the Roman Empire, ''du ...
. She made her official debut under a DUX Logroño shirt on August 30 against UDL and helped them with a 7-0 victory. She went on to play a total of six games and score two goals before leaving the club to join
Al Nassr.
Al Nassr
In October 2023, Luvanga joined
Saudi Women's Premier League
The Saudi Women's Premier League ( ar, الدوري السعودي الممتاز للسيدات) is the top flight of women's association football in Saudi Arabia. The competition is run by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.
History
The f ...
side Al Nassr. On 13 October 2023, she debuted for Al Nassr in a 6–0 win over Al-Riyadh. On 3 November 2023, she scored her first goal, scoring a brace against Eastern Flames.
International Career
Luvanga was the top scorer of
2022 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) organized a qualification competition from 13 January to 5 June 2022 for its nations consisting of players born on or after 1 January 2005 to secure one of 3 qualification spots at the that year's FIFA ...
with ten goals.
Style of play
Luvanga mainly operates as a striker and is known for her strength.
Personal life
Luvanga has been accused of being a male.
References
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Living people
2005 births
Expatriate women's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Tanzanian expatriate women's footballers
Tanzanian women's footballers
Women's association football forwards
Tanzania women's international footballers
Al Nassr FC (women) players