# Luana (footballer)

Luana Bertolucci Paixão (born 2 May 1993), known as Luana, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pride and the Brazil women's national team.

## Club career
### Centro Olímpico

Luana was attached to São Bernardo, São Caetano and Corinthians as a young player. She signed for Associação Desportiva Centro Olímpico in early 2011. Luana made her league debut against Rio Preto on 2 October 2013. She scored her first goal against Avaí on 11 September 2014, scoring in the 20th minute.

### Avaldsnes

She agreed a transfer to Norwegian Toppserien club Avaldsnes for their 2015 season, which culminated in them finishing as runners-up in both the League and Norwegian Women's Cup, qualifying them to the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time. Luana made her league debut against Arna-Bjørnar on 29 March 2015. She scored her first goal against Kolbotn on 19 April 2015, scoring in the 62nd minute.
In 2017, Luana was Avaldsnes' Player of the Year as the club won the Norwegian Women's Cup. She signed a one-year extension to her contract in November 2017.

### PSG

Luana joined PSG on 3 January 2020 on a six-month deal. She made her league debut against Olympique Marseille on 18 January 2020. Luana extended her contract until 30 June 2021 on May 29, 2020. She scored her first league goal against Dijon on 4 October 2020.

### Corinthians

Luana scored on her league debut against Ceará on 25 February 2023.

### Orlando Pride

On 14 December 2023, Orlando Pride announced the signing of Luana to a two-year contract with a mutual option for 2026. She made her league debut against Racing Louisville on 16 March 2024. In April 2024, she was placed on the season-ending injury list following her cancer diagnosis.

## International career

Luana represented the Brazil women's national under-17 football team at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago, where they reached the quarter-finals. After graduating to the under-20 team, she attended the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2012 in Japan.
In December 2012, she won her first cap for the senior Brazil women's national football team at the 2012 International Women's Football Tournament of City of São Paulo, appearing as a substitute for Érika in a 2–1 win over Denmark. Luana scored her first goal against Chile on 2 July 2023, scoring in the 35th minute.
Luana was absent from Brazil's final 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup when it was announced on 16 May 2019. But she was added to the group the following day, when Adriana withdrew due to a knee ligament injury.

## Personal life

On 29 April 2024, Luana announced that she had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and would begin chemotherapy. On 4 October 2024, she completed her final round of chemotherapy.

## Career statistics
### International

As of 30 November 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| Brazil | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| Brazil | 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Brazil | 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| Brazil | 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| Brazil | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| Brazil | 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 38 | 2 |
    Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Luana goal.
List of international goals scored by Luana :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 1 December 2020 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil | Ecuador | 2–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2 July 2023 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil | Chile | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 6 December 2023 | Fonte Luminosa, Araraquara, Brazil | Nicaragua | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |

## Honours

Avaldsnes
* Norwegian Women's Cup: 2017
Paris Saint-Germain
* Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21
* Coupe de France féminine: 2021–22
Orlando Pride
* NWSL Shield: 2024
* NWSL Championship: 2024