Luciano (footballer, born 1987)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Luciano

Personal information
Full name	Luciano Silva da Silva
Date of birth	(1987-06-13) 13 June 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Central & Western
Number	6
Youth career
1997–2005	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Internacional	1	(0)
2008–2009	Bragantino	0	(0)
2009–2010	Brasil de Pelotas	4	(0)
2010–2011	Taquaritinga	18	(0)
2011–2012	América–SP	12	(0)
2012–2013	An Giang	26	(0)
2013–2014	Rangers (HKG)	26	(2)
2015	Brasil de Farroupilha	10	(4)
2015–2017	Yuen Long	36	(3)
2017–2018	Lee Man	18	(0)
2019–2021	Happy Valley	30	(4)
2021–2022	Southern	4	(1)
2022–	Central & Western	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2022

Luciano Silva da Silva (Chinese: 盧斯安奴; born 13 June 1987), simply known as Luciano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a centre back.

Club career

After playing for several clubs in the lower leagues of Brazilian football, Silva signed for Rangers in the Hong Kong First Division in 2013 from Vietnamese club An Giang.^[1] He made his debut for the club in a 1–2 away win against Kitchee.^[2] He scored his first goal against Yokohama FC Hong Kong.^[3]

On 3 July 2017, it was revealed that Lee Man had added Luciano ahead of the 2017-18 season.^[4]

On 9 August 2019, after being a free agent for a year, Luciano signed for another Hong Kong Premier League club Happy Valley.^[5] On 2 June 2020, the club announced that his contract had been renewed for the following season.^[6]

On 1 July 2021, Luciano joined Southern. On 17 July 2022, he left the club.

Match fixing scandal

On 15 February 2024, Luciano was charged by ICAC for match-fixing.^[7]

References

1. "流浪及橫濱增援". Ta Kung Pao. 24 January 2013.
2. "Kitchee vs Hong Kong Rangers". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
3. "Rangers vs Yokohoma Hong Kong". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
4. "理文密密簽唔想再靠借？". on.cc. Retrieved 3 July 2017. (in Chinese)
5. "盧斯安奴加盟愉園　即贏和富大埔". on.cc. Retrieved 9 August 2019. (in Chinese)
6. Yuen, Chi Ho. "足總暫定8月重開轉會窗　理文連簽兩港腳補強". HK01. Retrieved 2 June 2020. (in Chinese)
7. Standard, The. "Three footballers and betting agent charged for bribes and match-fixing". The Standard. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

External links

• Luciano at Soccerway
• Luciano Silva da Silva at HKFA