Personal information | |||
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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 | 27 | ||
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) |
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.
Born in Brazil, Luanzinho acquired Emirati citizenship in 2023.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 |
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