Florentino Luís


Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís, simply known as Florentino, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Benfica as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Florentino started his football career at Real S.C. in 2009. After progressing through S.L. Benfica's youth system since 2010, he made his professional debut with the club's reserve team as a substitute in a 2–1 home win over Académico de Viseu in LigaPro on 11 September 2016.
Following his promotion to Benfica's first team alongside three other Benfica B players on 1 February 2019, Florentino made his Primeira Liga debut as a 62nd-minute substitute in a 10–0 thrashing of Nacional on 10 February. Four days later, he made his European debut as Benfica beat Galatasaray 2–1 in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League round of 32, their first ever victory in Turkey.
Florentino scored his first Primeira Liga goal in a 4–0 away win over Moreirense on 17 March 2019.

Personal life

Florentino is of Angolan descent.

Honours

Benfica
Portugal
Individual