Henrique Luvannor

Luvannor Henrique de Sousa Silva (born 19 May 1990), commonly known as Luvannor, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sheriff Tiraspol. Born in Brazil, he played for the Moldova national team.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Henrique 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
Team information
Current team
 Sheriff Tiraspol
Number 90
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Paranoá 8 (1)
2010−2011 Morrinhos 18 (5)
2011–2014 Sheriff Tiraspol 78 (40)
2014–2017 Al Shabab 67 (25)
2017–2020 Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai 50 (17)
2020–2021 Al Wahda 3 (0)
2021 Sheriff Tiraspol 2 (1)
2021–2022 Al-Taawoun 12 (6)
2022–2023 Cruzeiro 31 (7)
2023 Ceará 24 (2)
2023– Sheriff Tiraspol 7 (4)
International career‡
2013–2014 Moldova 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2022
‡ 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.[1][2] 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.[3]

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.

On 1 July 2021, Luvannor returned to FC Sheriff Tiraspol.[4]

On 28 August 2021, Luvannor joined Al-Taawoun.[5] On 8 February 2022, Luvannor was released by Al-Taawoun.[6]

On 3 July 2023, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the return of Luvannor.[7]

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.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 24 September 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheriff Tiraspol 2011–12 Divizia Națională 26923-2[lower-alpha 1]0-3012
2012–13 24531-300[lower-alpha 2]0306
2013–14 272641-11[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 2]04328
2014–15 1000-4[lower-alpha 4]11[lower-alpha 2]061
Total 784095--2022010947
Al Shabab 2014–15 UAE Pro League 231151---2812
2014–15 24974-1[lower-alpha 5]0-3213
2016–17 205710---2715
Total 67251915--10--8740
Al Shabab 2017–18 UAE Pro League 8254---2812
2018–19 241283---2715
2019–20 18384---2715
Total 50172011------7028
Al Wahda 2020–21 UAE Pro League 3010---40
Sheriff Tiraspol 2021–22 Divizia Națională 2100-4[lower-alpha 6]40065
Al Taawoun 2021–22 Saudi Professional League 3100---31
Career total 203844931--25620279121
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in the Moldovan Super Cup
  3. Four appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Four appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in the AFC Champions League
  6. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 5 March 2014[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Moldova 201310
201432
Total42
Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moldova goal.
List of international goals scored by Henrique Luvannor
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 17 January 2014 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Sweden 1–0 1–2 Friendly
2 5 March 2014 Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Andorra 2–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours
Sheriff Tiraspol
Cruzeiro
Ceará
Individual

References
  1. Молдова проведет сегодня последнюю игру года (in Russian). http://www.noi.md. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "С возвращением, Луваннор Энрике". fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. "التعاون يوقع مع المولدوفي لوفانور هنريكي".
  6. "التعاون يضم زي لويس.. ويخالص لوفانور".
  7. "С возвращением домой, Лува". fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  8. Henrique Luvannor at Soccerway
  9. Henrique Luvannor at National-Football-Teams.com
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