Luís Asué

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nlavo and the second or maternal family name is Asué.
Luis Asué
Asué in 2022
Personal information
Full name Luis Miguel Nlavo Asué[1]
Date of birth (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001[2]
Place of birth Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Leganés
(on loan from Shanghai Shenhua)
Number 12
Youth career
–2019 Cano Sport
2019–2021 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Braga B 29 (7)
2024–2025 Moreirense 46 (5)
2025– Shanghai Shenhua 3 (2)
2026– → Leganés (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Equatorial Guinea U17[3]
2019 Equatorial Guinea A' 2 (2)
2021– Equatorial Guinea 25 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2024

Luis Miguel Nlavo Asué (born 9 July 2001), known in Equatorial Guinea as Luis Nlavo, is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Segunda División club Leganés, on loan from Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua, and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

In January 2022, while playing in the under-23 team, Asué signed a new contract to tie himself to Braga until 2024.[4]

On 30 January 2024, Asué left Braga and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with fellow Primeira Liga club Moreirense.[5][6]

On 24 June 2025, Asué joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua.[7] On 28 January 2026, he moved on loan to Leganés.[8]

International career

Aged 18, Asué 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 the 2020 African Nations Championship qualification.[9] He netted again in a 2–1 win in the second leg of the same tie.[10]

In September 2019, he was called up for the first time to the primary Equatorial Guinea national team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[11] 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, Asué was a substitute in all three group games as Equatorial Guinea reached the last 16.[12][13][14] He was also chosen for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 June 2025[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Braga B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 1 0 — — — 1 0
2022–23 Liga 3 14 2 — — 2[a] 0 16 2
2023–24 Liga 3 14 5 — — — 14 5
Total 29 7 — — 2 0 31 7
Moreirense 2023–24 Primeira Liga 15 0 — — — 15 0
2024–25 Primeira Liga 31 5 3[b] 1 1[c] 0 — 35 6
Total 46 5 3 1 1 0 — 50 6
Shanghai Shenhua 2025 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 75 12 3 1 1 0 2 0 81 13
  1. ^ Appearances in Liga 3 third place play-off
  2. ^ Appearances in Taça de Portugal
  3. ^ Appearances in Taça da Liga

International

As of 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Equatorial Guinea 2021 5 0
2022 3 0
2023 4 0
2024 13 3
Total 25 3
Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 March 2024 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Cambodia 1–0 2–0 2024 FIFA Series
2. 9 September 2024 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Togo 1–0 2–2 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 14 October 2024 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia  Liberia 1–0 2–1

References

  1. ^ "Competitions - Total African Nations Championship Qualifiers - Central Zone - Team Details - Player Details". CAF. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Luís Asué". S.C. Braga (in Portuguese).
  3. ^ "Competitions - QUALIFIERS U17 AFCON, TANZANIA 2019 UNIFFAC - Team Details - Player Details". CAF. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Luís Asué renova com Braga até 2024" [Luís Asué renews with Braga until 2024]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 3 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Asué chega para o ataque" [Asué arrives for the attack] (in European Portuguese). Moreirense F.C. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Luís Asué transferido para o Moreirense FC" [Luís Asué transferred to Moreirense FC] (in European Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  7. ^ "官方：上海申花签下葡超莫雷拉人球员路易斯-阿苏埃". www.baidu.com (in Chinese). 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  8. ^ Martín, Kiko (28 January 2026). "Oficial: El Leganés ficha por sorpresa a Asué, delantero que llega cedido del Shenhua chino". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Competitions – Total African Nations Championship Qualifiers – Central Zone – Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  10. ^ Omidiora, Seye (14 August 2019). "Equatorial Guinea: 16-year-old Luis Miguel Nlavo included in World Cup qualifying squad". Goal. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  11. ^ Gleeson, Mark (13 August 2019). "Equatorial Guinea include 16-year-old Luis Miguel Nlavo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  12. ^ Beardmore, Michael (12 January 2022). "Equatorial Guinea 0–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  13. ^ Ouzia, Malik (16 January 2022). "Algeria 0-1 Equatorial Guinea LIVE! AFCON 2022 result, match stream and latest updates today". Evening Standard. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  14. ^ Stevens, Rob (20 January 2022). "Sierra Leone 0–1 Equatorial Guinea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  15. ^ "CAN Costa de Marfil 2023: Omar Mascarell entra en la convocatoria provisional del Nzalang Nacional" [AFCON 2023 Ivory Coast: Omar Mascarell enters the National Nzalang's provisional squad] (in Spanish). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  16. ^ Luís Asué at Soccerway
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