Luís Asué
Equatoguinean footballer (born 2001)
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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 Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua, and the Equatorial Guinea national team.
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Asué in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luis Miguel Nlavo Asué[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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 | 14 | (4) |
| 2026 | → Leganés (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Equatorial Guinea U17[3] | ||
| 2019– | Equatorial Guinea | 32 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 July 2026 | |||
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 20 June 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 14 | 4 | 1[d] | 1 | — | 5[e] | 2 | — | 20 | 7 | ||
| 2026 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 21 | 8 | ||||
| Leganés (loan) | 2025–26 | Segunda División | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 104 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 23 | ||
- Appearances in Liga 3 third place play-off
- Appearances in Taça de Portugal
- Appearances in Taça da Liga
- Appearances in Chinese FA Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
International
- As of 28 December 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | – | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 July 2019 | Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad |  Chad | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 2. | 4 August 2019 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | Chad | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 3. | 22 March 2024 | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Cambodia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2024 FIFA Series |
| 4. | 9 September 2024 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |  Togo | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 14 October 2024 | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia |  Liberia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
