Luan Martins Pereira (born 21 April 2000), commonly known as Luanzinho or simply Luan, is an Emirati-born Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sharjah.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luan Martins Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Ariquemes, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sharjah | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Avaí | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Avaí | 77 | (2) |
| 2020– | Sharjah | 81 | (15) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Brazil U17 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:02, 24 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Born in Brazil, Luanzinho acquired Emirati citizenship in 2023.
Club career
editBorn in Ariquemes, Rondônia, Luanzinho joined Avaí's youth setup in August 2014.[1] In July 2017, he was promoted to the main squad by manager Claudinei Oliveira.
On 3 August 2017, Luanzinho made his first team – and Série A – debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Wellington Simião in a 0–5 away loss against Atlético Paranaense. In September, he extended his contract until 2021.[2]
Personal life
editHis father Edson Pereira was a Vilhena former footballer, while his brother Renan was also a footballer and a midfielder;[3] the latter was also groomed at Avaí, but died from a brain tumor in 2017.[4]
Career statistics
edit- As of 4 April 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Avaí | 2017 | Série A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Série B | 17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | Série A | 17 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 4 | ||
| Sharjah | 2019–20 | UPL | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 19 | 8 | |||
| Total | 84 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 137 | 16 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 28 | ||
Honours
editAvaí
References
edit- ^ "Luanzinho de Ariquemes é convocado para a Seleção Brasileira Sub-17" [Luanzinho from Ariquemes is called up for the Brazilian under-17 national team] (in Portuguese). RO Esportes. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "De contrato renovado, Luanzinho faz planos no Avaí: "Sonho é ganhar títulos"" [With a renewed contract, Luanzinho makes his plans at Avaí: "Dream is to win titles"] (in Portuguese). Diário Catarinense. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ Avaí repassa recursos para compra da casa de Renanzinho (Avaí transfer resources for the purchase of Renanzinho's house); Avaí FC, 10 August 2017 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Renanzinho, jogador do Avaí, morre aos 20 anos em Florianópolis (Renanzinho, Avaí player, dies aged 20 in Florianópolis); Diário Catarinense, 21 December 2017 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Luanzinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
External links
edit- Luanzinho at Soccerway