Luaninha

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Luaninha
Personal information
Full name Luana Theodoro da Silva[1]
Date of birth (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Bauru, Brazil[2]
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
Cruzeiro
Youth career
Ferroviária
2018–2021 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Santos 9 (1)
2022 Famalicão 2 (0)
2023– Cruzeiro 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:30, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Luana Theodoro da Silva (born 11 February 2003), known as Luaninha or simply Luana, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cruzeiro.

Club career[edit]

Born in Bauru, São Paulo, Luana joined Santos' youth setup in 2018, from Ferroviária. She made her first team debut on 26 August 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Erikinha and scoring his team's fifth in a 5–0 home routing of Audax.[3]

On 23 January 2021, Luana signed her first professional contract with Santos.[4] She left the club on 24 December, after failing to agree new terms.[5]

In January 2022, Luaninha moved abroad and signed for Portuguese side Famalicão.[6]

Honours[edit]

Santos

  • Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2020

References[edit]

  1. ^ Luaninha at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Luana". Santos FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Sereias também tem suas joias" [Sereias also have their pearls] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Luaninha e Sassá assinam primeiro contrato profissional com as Sereias" [Luaninha and Sassá sign first professional contract with the Sereias] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Meia Luaninha se despede das Sereias da Vila" [Midfielder Luaninha bids farewell from the Sereias da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Futebol feminino: Raquel Fernandes de regresso para jogar no Famalicão" [Women's football: Raquel Fernandes back to play at Famalicão] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.