Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luighi Hanri Sousa Santos [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 30 April 2006||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Palmeiras | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2024 | Palmeiras | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Palmeiras | 9 | (1) |
International career | |||
2023 | Brazil U17 | 5 | (2) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals 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. [2]
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. [3] [4] 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. [5] He made his professional debut on 7 July 2024, in a match against Bahia. [6]
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". [7]