Luighi

Club

New York City FC

Position

Centre-Forward

Nationality

Brazil

Date of birth

2006-04-30

Birthplace

São Paulo, Brazil

Height

1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

Shirt number

31

Luighi Hanri Sousa Santos (born 30 April 2006), simply known as Luighi, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for SE Palmeiras.

Career
At Palmeiras since he was 10 years old, Luighi was appointed by the press as one of the players of the so-called "Palmeiras' Generation of a Billion", alongside Endrick, Estevão Willian and Luis Guilherme. Representing Brazil, he participated in the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, making 5 appearances and scoring 2 goals.

On 26 June 2024, Luighi was promoted by coach Abel Ferreira definitively to the professional team of Palmeiras. He made his professional debut on 7 July 2024, in a match against Bahia.

On 6 March 2025, Luighi was racially abused by a fan while playing against Cerro Porteño for the U-20 Copa Libertadores in Paraguay. He said afterwards that "it hurts the soul". On September 2025, Luighi was part of the squad that competed in 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.