Luis Nlavo

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.

On 30 January 2024, Nlavo left Braga and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with fellow Primeira Liga club Moreirense.

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 He netted again in a 2–1 win in the second leg of the same tie.

In September 2019, he was called up for the first time to the primary Equatorial Guinea national team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. 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. He was also chosen for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast.