Vaná

Vanailson Luciano de Souza Alves (born 25 April 1991), commonly known as Vaná, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Portuguese club Famalicão on loan from Porto.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Souza and the second or paternal family name is Alves.
Vaná
Vaná training with Porto in 2018
Personal information
Full name Vanailson Luciano de Souza Alves
Date of birth (1991-04-25) 25 April 1991
Place of birth Planaltina, DF, Brazil
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Famalicão (on loan from Porto)
Number 26
Youth career
2006–2010 Atlético-PR
2010–2012 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Coritiba 3 (0)
2012 → Canoas (loan) 0 (0)
2012 → Chapecoense (loan) 0 (0)
2016 → ABC (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017 Feirense 25 (0)
2017– Porto 4 (0)
2019– → Famalicão (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:50, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Career

Brazil

Born in Planaltina, Distrito Federal, Vaná was brought to Clube Atlético Paranaense in 2006. On his release in 2010, a former coach took him to Coritiba Foot Ball Club, where he was promoted to the first team in 2012.[1]

Vaná was loaned to Canoas Sport Club in Rio Grande do Sul for the 2012 Campeonato Gaúcho and later that year joined Associação Chapecoense de Futebol on the same basis, being recalled to Coritiba due to their injury situation. He became known as "Vaneuer", a reference to German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.[1]

In the final of the 2015 Campeonato Paranaense, Vaná was blamed by the fans for both goals in a 2–0 first leg loss at Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube, losing his place to Bruno Brigido thereafter.[1] For 2016, he moved to ABC Futebol Clube in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, where he won the Campeonato Potiguar and played a part in their promotion to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[1]

Portugal

Vaná moved to Portugal in 2016, signing for newly promoted Primeira Liga club C.D. Feirense. His performances in his only season at the Santa Maria da Feira-based club drew interest from S.L. Benfica, S.C. Braga – who bid €800,000 for him – and FC Porto, and he signed a four-year deal with the latter on 15 July 2017.[2] He was back-up to Iker Casillas and made his debut on 12 May 2018 in the final game of the season away to Vitória S.C. with the title already secured (1–0 victory).[3]

A year later, after the Spaniard suffered a heart attack, Vaná played the final three matches of the season, winning all of them as the title went to S.L. Benfica on the last day. He also played the 2019 Taça de Portugal Final on 25 May, a penalty shootout defeat to Sporting CP.[4][5]

After the signing of Argentine Agustín Marchesín and promotion of youth player Diogo Costa, Vaná fell to third-choice goalkeeper at Porto and on 31 August 2019 he was loaned to fellow Primeira Liga team F.C. Famalicão for the season.[6] Second choice to experienced compatriot Rafael Defendi, he made his debut on 30 October in a 2–1 home win over Gil Vicente FC.[7]

Honours

Club

Coritiba

ABC

Porto

References
  1. Gomes, Pedro Henrique (25 June 2017). "Conheça Vaná, que deixou Planaltina para virar o melhor goleiro de Portugal" [Meet Vaná, who left Planaltina to become Portugal's best goalkeeper] (in Portuguese). Super Esportes. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. Bastos, André (15 July 2017). "Vaná no FC Porto a título definitivo" [Vaná to FC Porto on permanent basis]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. "Vaná: «Sérgio Conceição não faz coisas por favor»" [Vaná: "Sérgio Conceição doesn't do things as favours"]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 May 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. "Vaná: o substituto de Casillas também já viveu o drama de um enfarte" [Vaná: Casillas' substitute has already been through the drama of a heart attack] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  5. "Sporting complete cup-double over Porto and secure Taça de Portugal title". PortuGoal. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  6. "FC Porto oficializa empréstimo de Vaná ao Famalicão" [FC Porto make official the loan of Vaná to Famalicão]. Record. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  7. "Vaná volta ao onze frente ao Gil Vicente" [Vaná returns to the eleven against Gil Vicente] (in Portuguese). Fama TV. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  8. "FC Porto conquista Supertaça pela 21.ª vez" [FC Porto conquer Supercup for the 21st time] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

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