Luis Nlavo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Luis Miguel Nlavo

| image = Mur défensif de la Guinee Equatoriale (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 140

| caption = Nlavo in 2022

| fullname = Luis Miguel Nlavo Asué{{Cite web|url=http://admin.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/totalafricannationschampionshipqualifiers-centralzone/TeamDetails/playerdetails?CompetitionPlayerId=SEFsSxPZF0iXAVaCrqE7FTUgx3aRciok3Zq%2feC3cOGTTp6Gekqye5k%2fJnpBY9Oco|publisher=CAF|title=Competitions - Total African Nations Championship Qualifiers - Central Zone - Team Details - Player Details|accessdate=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729235300/http://admin.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/totalafricannationschampionshipqualifiers-centralzone/TeamDetails/playerdetails?CompetitionPlayerId=SEFsSxPZF0iXAVaCrqE7FTUgx3aRciok3Zq%2feC3cOGTTp6Gekqye5k%2fJnpBY9Oco|archive-date=29 July 2019|url-status=dead}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|7|9|df=y}}{{Cite web|url=https://scbraga.pt/atleta/luis-asue/|title=Luís Asué|website=S.C. Braga|language=pt}}

| birth_place = Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

| height = 1.84m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Moreirense

| clubnumber = 9

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019

| youthclubs1 = Cano Sport

| youthyears2 = 2019–2021

| youthclubs2 = Braga

| years1 = 2021–2024

| clubs1 = Braga B

| caps1 = 32

| goals1 = 7

| years2 = 2024–

| clubs2 = Moreirense

| caps2 = 38

| goals2 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2018

| nationalteam1 = Equatorial Guinea U17{{Cite web|url=http://admin.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qualifiersu17afcon,tanzania2019uniffac/TeamDetails/PlayerDetails?CompetitionPlayerID=7sh7AmF1UgL93tZUuSfml0rnFnMNrO3YPOryVCj2Y7LfXAiLh5B5ITCQJUlB%2BPog|publisher=CAF|title=Competitions - QUALIFIERS U17 AFCON, TANZANIA 2019 UNIFFAC - Team Details - Player Details|accessdate=30 July 2019}}

| nationalyears2 = 2019

| nationalteam2 = Equatorial Guinea A'

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2021–

| nationalteam3 = Equatorial Guinea

| nationalcaps3 = 25

| nationalgoals3 = 3

| club-update = 27 February 2025

| ntupdate = 17 November 2024

}}

Luis Miguel Nlavo Asué (born 9 July 2001), known in Portugal as Luís Asué, is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Moreirense and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

In January 2022, while playing in the under-23 team, Nlavo signed a new contract to tie himself to Braga until 2024.{{cite news |title=Luís Asué renova com Braga até 2024|trans-title=Luís Asué renews with Braga until 2024 |url=https://ominho.pt/luis-asue-renova-com-braga-ate-2024/ |access-date=21 January 2024 |work=O Minho |date=3 January 2022 |language=Portuguese}}

On 30 January 2024, Nlavo left Braga and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with fellow Primeira Liga club Moreirense.{{Cite web |date=30 January 2024 |title=Asué chega para o ataque |trans-title=Asué arrives for the attack |url=https://www.moreirensefc.pt/noticias/asue-chega-para-o-ataque/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |website= |publisher=Moreirense F.C. |language=pt-PT}}{{Cite web |date=30 January 2024 |title=Luís Asué transferido para o Moreirense FC |trans-title=Luís Asué transferred to Moreirense FC |url=https://scbraga.pt/luis-asue-transferido-para-o-moreirense-fc/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |publisher=S.C. Braga |language=pt-PT}}

International career

Aged 18, Nlavo made his international debut for Equatorial Guinea A' (local national team) on 28 July 2019. He scored in the third minute of a 3–3 draw away to Chad in 2020 African Nations Championship qualification{{Cite web|url=http://admin.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/totalafricannationschampionshipqualifiers-centralzone/MatchDetails?MatchId=QmhLbWPHR%2fEQ7rslXuYF6yk4C5ztE7XOfnxx16bpPSwrkT1ietBQyXXH2EI4eFKZ|publisher=CAF|title=Competitions – Total African Nations Championship Qualifiers – Central Zone – Match Details|access-date=29 July 2019}} He netted again in a 2–1 win in the second leg of the same tie.{{cite news |last1=Omidiora |first1=Seye |title=Equatorial Guinea: 16-year-old Luis Miguel Nlavo included in World Cup qualifying squad |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/equatorial-guinea-16-year-old-luis-miguel-nlavo-included-in-world-cup-qualifying-squad/50jbwjn7tfro113hn0gq1e3bx |access-date=21 January 2024 |publisher=Goal |date=14 August 2019}}

In September 2019, he was called up for the first time to the primary Equatorial Guinea national team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49329708|title=Equatorial Guinea include 16-year-old Luis Miguel Nlavo|date=13 August 2019|website=BBC Sport|access-date=28 August 2019|first=Mark|last=Gleeson}} He made his senior debut on 7 September 2021 as an 85th-minute substitution in a 1–0 home win against Mauritania.

At the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, Nlavo was a substitute in all three group games as Equatorial Guinea reached the last 16.{{cite news |last1=Beardmore |first1=Michael |title=Equatorial Guinea 0–2 Ivory Coast |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59876375 |access-date=21 January 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 January 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Ouzia |first1=Malik |title=Algeria 0-1 Equatorial Guinea LIVE! AFCON 2022 result, match stream and latest updates today |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/algeria-vs-equatorial-guinea-live-stream-afcon-2022-latest-score-result-watch-tv-team-news-b976985.html?page=2 |access-date=21 January 2024 |work=Evening Standard |date=16 January 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Stevens |first1=Rob |title=Sierra Leone 0–1 Equatorial Guinea |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59975481 |access-date=21 January 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 January 2022}} He was also chosen for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast.{{cite news |title=CAN Costa de Marfil 2023: Omar Mascarell entra en la convocatoria provisional del Nzalang Nacional|trans-title=AFCON 2023 Ivory Coast: Omar Mascarell enters the National Nzalang's provisional squad|url=https://ahoraeg.com/deportes/2023/12/21/can-costa-de-marfil-2023-omar-mascarell-entra-en-la-convocatoria-provisional-del-nzalang-nacional/ |access-date=21 January 2024 |date=21 December 2023 |language=Spanish}}

Career statistics

=Club=

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Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|National cup ! colspan="2" \|League cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
rowspan="3" \|Braga B \|2020–21 \|Campeonato de Portugal \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|2 \|0
2022–23 \|Liga 3 \|14	2	colspan="2" \|—	colspan="2" \|—	2{{efn\|Appearances in Liga 3 third place play-off}}	0	16	2
2023–24 \|Liga 3 \|14	5	colspan="2" \|—	colspan="2" \|—	colspan="2" \|—	14	5
colspan="3" \|Career total !30	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	32	2

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan=4\|Equatorial Guinea \|2021	5	0
2022	3	0
2023	4	0
2024	13	3
colspan=2\|Total	25	3

:Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	22 March 2024	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	{{fb\|CAM}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 2–0	2024 FIFA Series
2.	9 September 2024	Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	{{fb\|TOG}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 2–2	rowspan="2"\|2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.	14 October 2024	Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia	{{fb\|LBR}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 2–1