Early career Luan was born in
São José do Rio Preto,
São Paulo. After starting it out at
futsal and playing for amateur clubs in his native state, he joined
Tanabi. Luan scored two goals in nine appearances for Tanabi, being also a teammate of
Túlio Maravilha. He subsequently represented his hometown club
América-SP in 2013
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, while still owned by Tanabi. On 8 February 2013, Luan joined
Catanduvense until the end of the year, for a fee of
R$120,000. He made his maiden appearance for the club eight days later, coming on as a second-half
substitute in a 1–3 home loss against
Santo André.
Grêmio in 2017 Shortly after making his debut for Catanduvense, Luan moved to
Grêmio and returned to youth football; he later had 50% of his federative rights bought for just
R$ 300,000. He was promoted to the first team in December 2013, mainly as a backup to
Kléber and
Hernán Barcos. Luan made his first team debut for
Tricolor on 19 January 2014, starting in a 0–1
Campeonato Gaúcho away loss against
São José. His debut club goal was ten days later, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at
Brasil de Pelotas. Luan finished the tournament with 14 appearances and three goals, as his side finished second. He made his
Série A debut on 27 April 2014, starting in a 2–1 home win against
Atlético Mineiro. Luan scored his first goal in the Brazilian football top division on 17 August 2014, netting the first through a
penalty in a 2–0 home success over
Criciúma. He scored three more goals in the
2014 season, also appearing in the year's
Copa Libertadores. On 29 March 2015, Luan scored all goals in a 2–0 home win against
São Paulo-RS. In the
2015 Campeonato Brasileiro, he scored ten goals to help his side finish third; highlights included braces against fierce rivals
Internacional (5–0 home win) and
Palmeiras (2–3 away loss). On 30 November 2015, Luan was included in the year's
Brasileirão Team of the Year, being the tournament's best forward alongside
Santos'
Ricardo Oliveira. Luan is the top scorer at the
Arena do Grêmio with 29 goals. In August 2017, it was reported that
Liverpool had sent scouts to monitor his progress. Luan scored of one of Grêmio's goals in the
2017 Copa Libertadores final against
Lanús and Grêmio won the title. He was voted the best player of the
2017 Copa Libertadores with eight goals in twelve appearances and was again voted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Team of the Year in 2017. In October 2018, Luan suffered a muscle tear in his foot and could not participate in Grêmio's
2018 Copa Libertadores semi-final against
River Plate, in which Grêmio were eliminated. Luan finished the
2018 Campeonato Brasileiro with one goal.
Corinthians On 14 December 2019, it was announced that Luan would be sold to
Corinthians for around
R$ 22 million. It was reported that he received a four-year contract. After scoring twice in two pre-season matches, he made his official debut for the club on 23 January 2020, starting and scoring his team's second through a
penalty kick in a 4–1
Campeonato Paulista home routing of
Botafogo-SP. Despite being a regular starter in the
2020 Campeonato Paulista, Luan lost his starting spot after the departure of manager
Tiago Nunes, and was constantly an unused substitute in the following years.
Loan to Santos On 5 August 2022, Luan moved to
Santos on loan until the end of the season, with an option for an additional year. On 22 November, after just eight appearances, Santos announced that his loan would not be renewed. ==International career==