Luana

Luana Bertolucci Paixao (born 2 May 1993), commonly known as Luana, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Division 1 Feminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team.

Club Career

Luana was attached to Sao Bernardo, Sao Caetano and Corinthians as a young player. She signed for Associacao Desportiva Centro Olimpico in early 2011.

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. 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.

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 Sao Paulo, appearing as a substitute for Erika in a 2–1 win over Denmark.

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.