Luis Nlavo

Luis Miguel Nlavo
	Nlavo in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Luis Miguel Nlavo Asué
Date of birth	9 July 2001 (age 23)
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
2021–2024	Braga B
2024–	Moreirense
International career‡
2018	Equatorial Guinea U17
2019	Equatorial Guinea A'
2021–	Equatorial Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:18, 10 June 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

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.

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 18, Nlavo made his international debut for Equatorial Guinea A' (local national team) 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 2019, he was called up for the first time to the primary Equatorial Guinea national team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.^[9] He made his senior debut on 7 September 2021 as an 85th-minute substitution in a 1–0 home win against Mauritania.

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
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Braga B	2020–21	Campeonato de Portugal	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2022–23	Liga 3	14	2	—		—		2^[a]	0	16	2
	2023–24	Liga 3	14	5	—		—		—		14	5
Career total			30	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	32	2

^ Appearances in Liga 3 third place play-off

International

As of 17 November 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Equatorial Guinea	2021	5	0
	2022	3	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	13	3
Total		25	3

Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 March 2024	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Cambodia	1–0	2–0	2024 FIFA Series
2.	9 September 2024	Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Togo	1–0	2–2	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.	14 October 2024	Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia	Liberia	1–0	2–1	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Luís Asué". S.C. Braga (in Portuguese).
^ "Competitions - QUALIFIERS U17 AFCON, TANZANIA 2019 UNIFFAC - Team Details - Player Details". CAF. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
^ "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.
^ "Asué chega para o ataque" [Asué arrives for the attack] (in European Portuguese). Moreirense F.C. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Competitions – Total African Nations Championship Qualifiers – Central Zone – Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
^ Omidiora, Seye (14 August 2019). "Equatorial Guinea: 16-year-old Luis Miguel Nlavo included in World Cup qualifying squad". Goal. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ Gleeson, Mark (13 August 2019). "Equatorial Guinea include 16-year-old Luis Miguel Nlavo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
^ Beardmore, Michael (12 January 2022). "Equatorial Guinea 0–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ 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.
^ Stevens, Rob (20 January 2022). "Sierra Leone 0–1 Equatorial Guinea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ "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.
^ Luis Nlavo at Soccerway

External links

Luis Nlavo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Luis Nlavo at National-Football-Teams.com

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[15] Appearances in Liga 3 third place play-off

[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.

[Braga-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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