Luvannor Henrique de Sousa Silva (born 19 May 1990), commonly known as Luvannor, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain. Born in Brazil, he played for the Moldova national team until ruled out as ineligible by FIFA.
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 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.
On 1 July 2021, Luvannor returned to FC Sheriff Tiraspol.
On 28 August 2021, Luvannor joined Al-Taawoun. On 8 February 2022, Luvannor was released by Al-Taawoun.
On 3 July 2023, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the return of Luvannor. On 10 January 2024, Sheriff announced the departure of Luvannor alongside Maksym Koval.
On 31 January 2024, Luvannor joined Saudi First Division side Al-Bukiryah.
On 4 August 2025, Luvannor joined Saudi First Division side Al-Faisaly.
International career In 2013, he acquired Moldovan citizenship and expressed his desire to play for Moldovan national team. In 2012, he married a Moldovan woman. In the third match for the Moldova against Sweden, he scored a goal. He also scored in a friendly match against Andorra.
In the summer of 2014, FIFA announced that Luvannor would 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, the 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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSheriff Tiraspol2011–12Divizia Națională26923–20–30122012–1324531–30003062013–14272641–1111043282014–151000–411061Total784095002022010947Al Shabab2014–15UPL23113151––31132014–15249007410–32132016–1720510710––2815Total672541191510009141Shabab Al Ahli2017–18UPL820054––28122018–1924124383––31182019–201832084–103015Total501763201100107731Al Wahda2020–21UPL301010––50Sheriff Tiraspol2021–22Divizia Națională2100–440065Al Taawoun2021–22SPL11610–00–126Cruzeiro2022Série B29620–––316Ceará20235021––172242Sheriff Tiraspol2023–24Divizia Națională12711–122-2510Al-Bukiryah2023–24SFDL15900———1592024–25321410——103414Total4723100000104923Career total30412527114026378212429172
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMoldova201310201432Total42
Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moldova goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Henrique LuvannorNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1–01–2Friendly 2Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra2–03–0Friendly
Honours Sheriff Tiraspol Moldovan National Division: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 Moldovan Super Cup: 2013
Al Shabab GCC Champions League: 2015
Cruzeiro Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2022
Ceará Copa do Nordeste: 2023
Individual Moldovan National Division — Best Goalscorer (1) : 2013–14 (26 goals)
References
External links
Henrique Luvannor at fc-sheriff.com