Henrique Luvannor


Luvannor Henrique de Sousa Silva, commonly known as Luvannor, is a Brazilian-Moldovan footballer for Al Wahda.
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. 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.
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.

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. If the answer is no, then naturalized footballer can not be in the national team until 2016.

Honours

;Sheriff Tiraspol
;Individual

International Goals

International