Henrique Luvannor

Luvannor Henrique de Sousa Silva (born 19 May 1990), commonly known as Luvannor, is a Moldovan international footballer for Al Wahda .[1]

Luvannor
Luvannor on his debut for Moldova's national team
Personal information
Full name Luvannor Henrique de Sousa Silva
Date of birth (1990-05-19) 19 May 1990
Place of birth Campo Maior, Piauí, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Paranoá
2010−2011 Morrinhos
2011–2014 Sheriff Tiraspol 77 (40)
2014–2017 Al Shabab 67 (25)
2017–2020 Shabab Al-Ahli 50 (17)
2020–2021 Al Wahda 3 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Moldova 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 January 2015

After a few successful seasons with Sheriff Tiraspol in the Moldovan National Division, Luvannor obtained Moldovan citizenship, and in November 2013 he made his debut for Moldova national football team in the friendly match against Lithuania on 18 November, in which he played a major role in the equalizing goal in the 72nd minute.[2][3] His brother, Klysman also played for Sheriff Tiraspol.

Club career

Luvannor began his career with Paranoá Esporte Clube in 2009, playing in the third division of the Campeonato Brasiliense.[4]

Luvannor signed with Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol in 2011. Contract is until 2016. In first 2 seasons Luvannor played as a defender and score only 5 goals. The season 2013-2014 was extremely successful for Luvannor. In the first part of Moldavian Football League he scored 18 goals in 18 matches. Also, his team qualified for the Europa League Group Stage. At home, with Anzhi, he scored from a cross. He put in a spectacular performance against Tottenham Hotspur in Tiraspol the best player.

International career

In 2013, he acquired Moldovan citizenship and he expressed his desire to play for Moldova national football team. In 2012, he wedded with a Moldovan girl. In the third match for the Moldova national football team against Sweden he scored a beautiful goal. He also scored in a friendly match against Andorra. In the summer of 2014 FIFA announced that Luvannor will not be able to play for the national team of Moldova in qualifying for the European Championship 2016. The reason is the lack of a five-year period of residence in Moldova. However, Moldova Football Federation sent an official letter to FIFA with a request to make an exception to the rule and has not yet received a reply, football player can not play for the national team. If the answer is no, then naturalized footballer can not be in the national team until 2016.

Honours
Sheriff Tiraspol
Runner-Up (2) : 2012, 2014
Runner-Up (1) : 2013-14
Individual

Career statistics
As of 1 July 2013
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Moldova League Moldovan Cup Europe Total
2011–12Sheriff TiraspolDivizia Națională2690020289
2012–132452110276
2013–142726101113927
League Cup Continental Total
Total Moldova 7740601619941
Career total 7740601619941

International Goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 January 2014Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Sweden1-01-2Friendly
2.5 March 2014Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra Andorra2-03-0Friendly

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International
Moldova National Team
YearAppsGoals
201310
201432
Total42

References
  1. "Alshabab Club and Football Company Official website - الموقع الرسمي لنادي الشباب و شركة كرة القدم". Alshabab.ae. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  2. Молдова проведет сегодня последнюю игру года (in Russian). http://www.noi.md. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. "Luvannor makes debut with goal pass for national team of Moldova". Moldova News. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. "Renovo bate Paranoá mesmo com três a menos em campo" (in Portuguese). Esporte Candango. 11 October 2009. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014.
  5. "Moldova vs Sweden". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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