Luciano Silva da Silva (; born 13 June 1987), simply known as Luciano, is a

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lian professional

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who played as a centre back.

Club career

After playing for several clubs in the lower leagues of Brazilian football, Silva signed for

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in the

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in 2013 from Vietnamese club An Giang. He made his debut for the club in a 1–2 away win against

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. He scored his first goal against

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. On 3 July 2017, it was revealed that Lee Man had added Luciano ahead of the 2017-18 season. On 9 August 2019, after being a free agent for a year, Luciano signed for another Hong Kong Premier League club Happy Valley. On 2 June 2020, the club announced that his contract had been renewed for the following season. On 1 July 2021, Luciano joined

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. On 17 July 2022, he left the club.

Match fixing scandal

On 15 February 2024, Luciano was charged by ICAC for match-fixing.

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