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

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and the Brazil women's national team.

Club career

Centro Olímpico

Luana was attached to São Bernardo, São Caetano and

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as a young player. She signed for Associação Desportiva Centro Olímpico in early 2011. Luana made her league debut against Rio Preto on 2 October 2013. She scored her first goal against

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on 11 September 2014, scoring in the 20th minute.

Avaldsnes

She agreed a

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to Norwegian

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club

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for their

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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. Luana made her league debut against

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on 29 March 2015. She scored her first goal against

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on 19 April 2015, scoring in the 62nd minute. 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.

PSG

Luana joined PSG on 3 January 2020 on a six-month deal. She made her league debut against

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on 18 January 2020. Luana extended her contract until 30 June 2021 on May 29, 2020. She scored her first league goal against

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on 4 October 2020.

Corinthians

Luana scored on her league debut against

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on 25 February 2023.

Orlando Pride

On 14 December 2023, Orlando Pride announced the signing of Luana to a two-year contract with a mutual option for 2026. She made her league debut against

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on 16 March 2024. In April 2024, she was placed on the season-ending injury list following her cancer diagnosis.

International career

Luana represented the Brazil women's national under-17 football team at the

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in Trinidad and Tobago, where they reached the quarter-finals. After graduating to the under-20 team, she attended the

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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 scored her first goal against

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on 2 July 2023, scoring in the 35th minute. 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

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withdrew due to a knee ligament injury.

Personal life

On 29 April 2024, Luana announced that she had been diagnosed with

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and would begin chemotherapy. On 4 October 2024, she completed her final round of chemotherapy.

Career statistics

International

''As of 30 November 2023'' :''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Luana goal.''

Honours

Avaldsnes *

: 2017 Paris Saint-Germain *

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: 2021–22 Orlando Pride *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luana Bertolucci 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 Première Ligue players Avaldsnes IL players Paris Saint-Germain FC (women) players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women) players Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 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 sportswomen 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players Orlando Pride players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States National Women's Soccer League players Brazilian people of Italian descent