Luanzinho

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Luanzinho
Personal information
Full name Luan Martins Pereira
Date of birth (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Ariquemes, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sharjah
Number 27
Youth career
2014–2017 Avaí
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)

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.

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Born in Brazil, Luanzinho acquired Emirati citizenship in 2023.

Club career

Born 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

His 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

As of 4 April 2024 [5]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Avaí 2017 Série A 1900000——190
2018 Série B 17113052——352
2019 Série A 17010140——311
2020 Série B 001000——10
Total531241920000864
Sharjah 2019–20 UPL 41———41
2020–21 2011061—272
2021–22 2233120—274
2022–23 25673—10339
2023–24 134101242—198
Total8415124121231011024
Career total137163651041231019628

Honours

Avaí

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ 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)
  5. ↑ Luanzinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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