Luan (footballer, born 1990)

Luan Madson Gedeão de Paiva (born 11 August 1990), simply known as Luan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gedeão and the second or paternal family name is de Paiva.

Luan

Luan with Atlètico Mineiro in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Luan Madson Gedeão de Paiva[1]
Date of birth	(1990-08-11) 11 August 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth	São Miguel dos Campos, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Atlético Sorocaba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Atlético Sorocaba	79	(35)
2012	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	17	(2)
2013–2019	Atlético Mineiro	171	(24)
2020–2021	V-Varen Nagasaki	47	(7)
2022	Goiás	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2022

Club career

Early career

Born in São Miguel dos Campos, Alagoas, Luan graduated from Atlético Sorocaba's youth setup, and made his senior debuts in 2008, as his side was crowned champions of Copa Paulista.^[2] During his spell at the club he was also the top scorer of both 2011 and 2012 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 campaigns, scoring 25 goals combined.

In July 2011 Luan was a part of Comercial de Ribeirão Preto squad for the club's tour in Europe. He impressed during his time, and was offered a trial at FC Basel; however, the latter and Atlético Sorocaba failed to reach an agreement, and he returned to Brazil.^[3] On 1 June 2012 he was loaned to Ponte Preta until December.^[4]

Luan made his Ponte – and Série A – debut on 8 July 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win against Palmeiras.^[5] He scored his first professional goal on 14 October, netting the first of a 1–2 away loss against Fluminense.^[6]

Atlético Mineiro

On 4 December 2012, the Campinas club bought 40% of Luan's rights from Atlético Sorocaba, for R$ 1.2 million.^[7] Four days later, however, he signed a four-year deal with Atlético Mineiro.^[8]

Luan became an important figure for Galo after Bernard's departure to FC Shakhtar Donetsk, appearing regularly. He was an important offensive unit for the club during the 2013 Copa Libertadores championship, used mainly as a substitute.

After contributing with seven goals in the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Luan struggled severely with injuries in the following two years. During the 2018 and 2019 campaigns, he was again a regular starter.

V-Varen Nagasaki

On 18 December 2019, Atlético confirmed the transfer of Luan to Japanese club V-Varen Nagasaki, for a rumoured fee of US$ 1.5 million.^[9] A regular starter in his first season, he scored seven goals in 31 league appearances as his side suffered relegation.

In the 2021 J2 League, Luan featured sparingly as the club missed out promotion.

Goiás

On 10 February 2022, free agent Luan returned to his home country and signed for Goiás in the top tier.^[10]

Career statistics

As of 30 April 2022^[11]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Sorocaba	2008	Paulista A2	—		0	0	—		—		20[lower-alpha 1]	2	20	2
	2009		—		19	6	2	0	—		12[lower-alpha 1]	2	33	8
	2010		—		13	4	—		—		18[lower-alpha 1]	5	31	9
	2011		—		23	12	—		—		—		23	12
	2012		—		24	13	—		—		—		24	13
	Total		—		79	35	2	0	—		50	9	131	44
Ponte Preta	2012	Série A	17	2	—		0	0	—		—		17	2
Atlético Mineiro	2013	Série A	35	3	12	4	2	0	12[lower-alpha 2]	2	2[lower-alpha 3]	1	63	10
	2014		20	5	0	0	8	5	—		1[lower-alpha 4]	0	29	10
	2015		26	7	14	5	2	0	8[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		50	12
	2016		8	1	5	3	3	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	22	4
	2017		18	1	4	1	2	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	27	2
	2018		36	3	12	1	7	1	1[lower-alpha 6]	0	—		56	5
	2019		28	4	9	1	4	0	14[lower-alpha 7]	1	—		55	6
	Total		171	24	56	15	28	6	42	3	5	1	302	49
V-Varen Nagasaki	2020	J1 League	31	6	—		2	0	—		0	0	33	6
	2021	J2 League	16	1	—		0	0	—		—		16	1
	Total		47	7	—		2	0	—		0	0	49	7
Goiás	2022	Série A	2	0	7	0	3	0	—		—		12	0
Career total			237	33	142	50	35	6	42	3	55	10	511	102

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
3. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
4. Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
5. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
6. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
7. Ten appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Atlético Sorocaba

• Copa Paulista: 2008

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 2013, 2015, 2017
• Copa Libertadores: 2013
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2014
• Copa do Brasil: 2014

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
2. "Que venha a Copa do Brasil" [Let Copa do Brasil come] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 30 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
3. "Luan espera, enfim, ter oportunidade num clube grande" [Luan awaits to, finally, have an opportunity in a big team] (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
4. "Luan está a caminho da Ponte" [Luan heading to Ponte] (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
5. "Com time reserva e falha de Deola, Palmeiras perde para a Ponte Preta" [With the reserves and Deola's mistake, Palmeiras loses to Ponte Preta] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
6. "Flu busca virada polêmica sobre a Ponte e mantém folga na liderança" [Flu gets polemic comeback over Ponte and keeps advantage in leadership] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
7. "Ponte compra 40% do passe de Luan e esfria pretensão do Atlético-MG" [Ponte buys 40% of Luan's rights and cools down Atlético Mineiro's interest] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
8. "Mesmo lesionado, atacante Luan assina com Atlético-MG por 4 anos" [Even being injured, forward Luan signs with Atlético Mineiro for 4 years] (in Portuguese). Terra. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
9. "Atlético-MG confirma venda de Luan a clube do Japão e fatura R$ 6 milhões" [Atlético-MG confirm transfer of Luan to Japanese club and earn R$ 6 million] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
10. "Goiás acerta contratação de Luan, campeão da Libertadores pelo Atlético-MG" [Goiás sign Luan, champion of the Libertadores with Atlético-MG] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
11. Luan at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

External links

• Luan at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Atlético Mineiro profile (in Portuguese)