Luana Sartório

Brazilian footballer (born 1998)

Luana Sartório
Personal information
Full name	Luana Sartório Menegardo^[1]
Date of birth	(1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 25)^[1]
Place of birth	Rio Novo do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Ferroviária
Number	4
Youth career
2014–2015	Ferroviária
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Ferroviária	119	(13)
International career
2016–2018	Brazil U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:44, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Luana Sartório Menegardo (born 8 September 1998), known as Luana Sartório or just Luana, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ferroviária.

Club career

Luana was born in Rio Novo do Sul, Espírito Santo,^[2] and joined Ferroviária's youth setup in 2014, after a trial period.^[3] Promoted to the first team in 2015, she became a regular starter afterwards.^[4]

On 21 December 2023, already established as a first-choice and team captain, Luana renewed her contract until 2025.^[5]

International career

Luana was a part of the Brazil national under-20 team squads in the 2016 and 2018 editions of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, but did not play in either tournament. She also won the 2018 South American U-20 Women's Championship with the nation.

Honours

Ferroviária

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1: 2019
Copa Libertadores Femenina: 2015, 2020
Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino [pt]: 2023

Brazil U20

South American U-20 Women's Championship: 2018

Individual

Bola de Prata: 2023^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Luana Sartório at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Atleta de Futebol Rionovense é destaque em cenário Mundial" [Rionovense football athlete is a spotlight in a worldwide scenario.] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio Novo do Sul. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Do Espírito Santo para a Ferroviária; a trajetória de Luana até as semifinais do Campeonato Brasileiro" [From the Espírito Santo to Ferroviária; the path of Luana until the semifinals of the Campeonato Brasileiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Com mais de 200 jogos pela Ferroviária, Luana se declara: "Tudo que conquistei foi aqui"" [With more than 200 matches for Ferroviária, Luana declares herself: "All that I achieved was here"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Zagueira Luana renova até 2025 com as Guerreiras" [Stopper Luana renews until 2025 with the Guerreiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Ferroviária de Esportes. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "ESPN Bola de Prata Sportingbet: Ícone da Ferroviária, Luana se inspira em Formiga para quebrar marcas no futebol e levar prêmio" [ESPN Bola de Prata Sportingbet: Icon of Ferroviária, Luana inspires herself in Formiga to break landmarks in football and take the award] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.