Luis Nlavo

Luis Miguel Nlavo Asué (born 9 July 2001), known in Portugal as Luís Asué,[2] is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Moreirense and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nlavo and the second or maternal family name is Asué.
Luis Miguel Nlavo
Nlavo in 2022
Personal information
Full name Luis Miguel Nlavo Asué[1]
Date of birth (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001[2]
Place of birth Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Moreirense
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2019 Cano Sport
2019–2021 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Braga B 32 (7)
2024– Moreirense 15 (0)
International career‡
2018 Equatorial Guinea U17[3]
2019– Equatorial Guinea 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:18, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024

Club career

In January 2022, while playing in the under-23 team, Nlavo signed a new contract to tie himself to Braga until 2024.[4]

On 30 January 2024, Nlavo left Braga and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with fellow Primeira Liga club Moreirense.[5][6]

International career

Aged 17, Nlavo made his international debut for Equatorial Guinea on 28 July 2019. He scored in the third minute of a 3–3 draw away to Chad in 2020 African Nations Championship qualification[7] He netted again in a 2–1 win in the second leg of the same tie.[8] In September that year, he maintained his place for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[9]

At the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, Nlavo was a substitute in all three group games as Equatorial Guinea reached the last 16.[10][11][12] He was also chosen for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 January 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Braga B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 2 0 — — — 2 0
2022–23 Liga 3 142——2[lower-alpha 1]0162
2023–24 Liga 3 145———145
Career total 302000020322
  1. Appearances in Liga 3 third place play-off

International
As of 22 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Equatorial Guinea 201922
202150
202230
202340
202451
Total193
Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 July 2019Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad Chad1–03–32020 African Nations Championship qualification
2.4 August 2019Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea2–12–1
3.22 March 2024Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Cambodia1–02–02024 FIFA Series

References
  1. "Competitions - Total African Nations Championship Qualifiers - Central Zone - Team Details - Player Details". CAF. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. "Luís Asué". S.C. Braga (in Portuguese).
  3. "Competitions - QUALIFIERS U17 AFCON, TANZANIA 2019 UNIFFAC - Team Details - Player Details". CAF. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. "Luís Asué renova com Braga até 2024" [Luís Asué renews with Braga until 2024]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 3 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. "Asué chega para o ataque" [Asué arrives for the attack] (in European Portuguese). Moreirense F.C. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. "Luís Asué transferido para o Moreirense FC" [Luís Asué transferred to Moreirense FC] (in European Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  7. "Competitions – Total African Nations Championship Qualifiers – Central Zone – Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  8. Omidiora, Seye (14 August 2019). "Equatorial Guinea: 16-year-old Luis Miguel Nlavo included in World Cup qualifying squad". Goal. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. Gleeson, Mark (13 August 2019). "Equatorial Guinea include 16-year-old Luis Miguel Nlavo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  10. Beardmore, Michael (12 January 2022). "Equatorial Guinea 0–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  11. Ouzia, Malik (16 January 2022). "Algeria 0-1 Equatorial Guinea LIVE! AFCON 2022 result, match stream and latest updates today". Evening Standard. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  12. Stevens, Rob (20 January 2022). "Sierra Leone 0–1 Equatorial Guinea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  13. "CAN Costa de Marfil 2023: Omar Mascarell entra en la convocatoria provisional del Nzalang Nacional" [AFCON 2023 Ivory Coast: Omar Mascarell enters the National Nzalang's provisional squad] (in Spanish). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  14. Luis Nlavo at Soccerway
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