Luana Bertolucci Paixão (born 2 May 1993), known as Luana, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for the

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and the Brazil women's national team.

Club career

Luana was attached to São Bernardo, São Caetano and

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as a young player. She signed for

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in early 2011. She agreed a

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to Norwegian

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club Avaldsnes for their 2015 season, which culminated in them finishing as runners-up in both the League and

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, qualifying them to the

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for the first time. In

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, 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. On December 14, 2023, the Orlando Pride announced that they had signed Luana to a contract through the 2025 season with a mutual option for 2026.

International career

Luana represented the

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at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago, where they reached the quarter-finals. After graduating to the under-20 team, she attended the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in

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in Japan. In December 2012, she won her first

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for the senior

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at the

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, appearing as a substitute for

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in a 2–1 win over

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. Luana was absent from Brazil's final 23-player squad for the

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when it was announced on 16 May 2019. But she was added to the group the following day, when Adriana withdrew due to a knee ligament injury.

Career statistics

International

''As of 31 July 2022'' :''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Luana goal.''

Honours

Club

Avaldsnes *

: 2017 Paris Saint-Germain *

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: 2020–21 *

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: 2021–22

References

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* * 1993 births Living people Footballers from São Bernardo do Campo Women's association football midfielders Brazilian women's footballers Brazil women's international footballers Toppserien players WK League players Division 1 Féminine players Avaldsnes IL players Paris Saint-Germain Féminine players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women) players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Brazilian expatriate women's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in South Korea Expatriate women's footballers in France 21st-century Brazilian women 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players {{Brazil-women-footy-bio-stub