Vanailson Luciano de Souza Alves (born 25 April 1991), commonly known as Vaná, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as

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for

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club

Aris Limassol Aris Limassol (Greek: ''Άρης Λεμεσού'') is a professional Cypriot football club based in Limassol and one of the founder members of Cyprus Football Association. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the A ...

. After starting his professional career at

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as heCoxa, is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909 by German immigrants, it is the olde ...

, he spent several years in Portugal with Feirense,

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and Famalicão. He made 52

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appearances and played a small role in Porto's league title in 2017–18.

Career

Brazil

Born in Planaltina,

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, Vaná was brought to

Clube Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded ...

in 2006. On his release in 2010, a former coach took him to

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, where he was promoted to the first team in 2012. Vaná was loaned to Canoas Sport Club in

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for the 2012 Campeonato Gaúcho and later that year joined

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on the same basis, being recalled to Coritiba due to their injury situation. He became known as "Vaneuer", a reference to German goalkeeper

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. In the final of the 2015 Campeonato Paranaense, Vaná was blamed by the fans for both goals in a 2–0 first leg loss at

Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as Operário Ferroviário, Operário de Ponta Grossa or simply Operário-PR, is a Brazilian professional association football club in Ponta Grossa, Paraná which currently plays in ...

, losing his place to Bruno Brigido thereafter. For 2016, he moved to

ABC Futebol Clube ABC Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as ABC, is a Brazilian professional club based in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte founded on 29 June 1915. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as ...

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, where he won the

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and played a part in their promotion to the

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Feirense and Porto

Vaná moved to Portugal in 2016, signing for newly promoted

club

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. His performances in his only season at the

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, S.C. Braga – who bid €800,000 for him – and

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, and he signed a four-year deal with the latter on 15 July 2017. He was back-up to

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and made his debut on 12 May 2018 in the final game of the

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away to

Vitória S.C. Vitória Sport Clube, popularly known as Vitória de Guimarães or sometimes just Vitória, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football, at the Est ...

with the title already secured (1–0 victory). A year later, after the Spaniard suffered a heart attack, Vaná played the final three matches of the season, winning all of them as the title went to

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on the last day. He also played the 2019 Taça de Portugal Final on 25 May, a penalty shootout defeat to

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Famalicão

After the signing of Argentine Agustín Marchesín and promotion of youth player

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, Vaná fell to third-choice goalkeeper at Porto and on 31 August 2019 he was loaned to fellow Primeira Liga team

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for the season. Second choice to experienced compatriot Rafael Defendi, he made his debut on 30 October in a 2–1 home win over Gil Vicente FC. He played 23 total games for the club from

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, who fell short of a European place after a good start to the season. On 2 October 2020, Vaná returned to Famalicão on a permanent transfer. He battled for a starting place against Russian

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, and after a period of self-isolation due to

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, the teenager Luiz Júnior.

Aris Limassol

Vaná left Portugal on 1 July 2021, when he joined newly promoted

club

. He helped

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finish 4th in the

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, and qualify for European football for the first time in the club's history. The following season, he helped them win the league for the first time ever, and was voted as the best goalkeeper of the league season. He also received the Best Save and Golden Gloves awards.

Career statistics

Honours

Coritiba *

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ABC *

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Porto *

: 2017–18 *

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Aris Limassol *

: 2022–23

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vana 1991 births Living people Footballers from the Federal District (Brazil) Men's association football goalkeepers Brazilian men's footballers Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Canoas Sport Club players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players C.D. Feirense players FC Porto players F.C. Famalicão players Aris Limassol FC players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Primeira Liga players Cypriot First Division players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen