Luana
Luana
Luana Bertolucci Paixão, known as Luana, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pride and the Brazil national team.
Luana in numbers
215
Appearances
38
Goals
10
Trophies
1
Awards
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Orlando Pride
Since 2019, Luana has served as the vice-captain of Brazil’s national team.
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Orlando Pride
In April 2024, she announced her diagnosis with Hodgkin Lymphoma and began chemotherapy, completing her final treatment round in October.
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Orlando Pride
She was determined to become a professional soccer player since she was six or seven years old.
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Orlando Pride
Her father was her biggest supporter, taking her to games all over, even to places like Rio Preto and Araraquara.
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Orlando Pride
She started playing soccer with boys until she was 14 years old.
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Orlando Pride
Luana’s passion for football runs in the family, as her father also played.
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Orlando Pride
Growing up, she had limited opportunities to play football, as there weren't many girls' programs available.
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Orlando Pride
She considers her debut for the national team in 2012 as a landmark moment in her career.
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Orlando Pride
She says she loves to sleep, anytime, anywhere.
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Orlando Pride
She misses her family’s tradition of Sunday lunches, where her mother often prepares a variety of pasta dishes.
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Orlando Pride
Despite her busy football schedule, she enjoys cooking, particularly pasta dishes like carbonara, to recreate family memories in her own kitchen.
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Orlando Pride
She loves to travel.
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Orlando Pride
She has suffered an ACL injury at PSG.
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