Luighi

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Luighi
Personal information
Full name Luighi Hanri Sousa Santos
Date of birth (2006-04-30) 30 April 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Palmeiras
Number 31
Youth career
2016–2024 Palmeiras
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Palmeiras 9 (1)
International career
2023 Brazil U17 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 february 2025

Luighi Hanri Sousa Santos (born 30 April 2006), simply known as Luighi, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for SE Palmeiras. [1]

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Career

At Palmeiras since he was 10 years old, Luighi was appointed by the press as one of the players of the so-called "Palmeiras' Generation of a Billion", alongside Endrick, Estevão Willian and Luis Guilherme. [2] [3] Representing Brazil, he participated in the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, making 5 appearances and scoring 2 goals.

On 26 June 2024, Luighi was promoted by coach Abel Ferreira definitively to the professional team of Palmeiras. [4] He made his professional debut on 7 July 2024, in a match against Bahia. [5]

On 6 March 2025, Luighi was racially abused by a fan while playing against Cerro Porteño for the U-20 Copa Libertadores in Paraguay. He said afterwards that "it hurts the soul". [6]

Honours

Palmeiras U20 [1]
Palmeiras U17 [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Luighi Hanri Sousa Santos". SE Palmeiras (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. "Luighi, Estêvão, Luis Guilherme, Endrick: geração de R$ 1 bilhão do Palmeiras brilha em três seleções". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 18 November 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. "Palmeiras renova contratos de Luighi e Rafael Coutinho, joias da base". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. "Conheça Patrick e Luighi, destaques da base do Palmeiras relacionadas por Abel Ferreira". Nosso Palestra (in Portuguese). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  5. "Match report on Luighi's professional debut". Soccerway. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. "'It hurts the soul', says Brazilian player Luighi after facing racial abuse in Paraguay". Reuters. 7 March 2025.