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Florentino Luís

Florentino Luís, Portuguese footballer

Born
August 19, 1999
Age in 2026
27
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1999

About Florentino Luís

Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís (born 19 August 1999), known as Florentino (Portuguese pronunciation: [fluɾẽˈtinu]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Ipswich Town. Born in Angola, he has represented Portugal at youth level. Coming through Benfica's youth system, he began playing for Benfica B in 2017 and was promoted to the first-team a year later, playing a few minutes with the latter. He joined Monaco and Getafe on consecutive loans between 2020 and 2022. He returned to Benfica the following season and established himself as an integral player for the club. Florentino is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at various levels, being part of the under-17 team that won the 2016 European Championship, the under-19 team that won the 2018 European Championship and the under-21 team that finished as runners-up at the 2021 European Championship. Florentino scored his first Primeira Liga goal in a 4–0 away win over Moreirense on 17 March 2019. 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. He helped Benfica win their record 37th league title by making 11 appearances (8 starts), featuring in a 4–1 win over Santa Clara on the final day of the league campaign.

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The world when Florentino Luís was born

Florentino Luís was born in 1999. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1999

  • #1 song"Believe" – Cher
  • Top movieAmerican Beauty
  • Top TV showER
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentUS Women's Soccer team wins World Cup on Brandi Chastain's penalty kick
  • Top headlineY2K fears grip the world as the millennium approaches
  • Technology milestoneNapster launches — music sharing revolution
  • Defining fadY2K panic
  • Notable inventionNapster (peer-to-peer file sharing)
  • World population6.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonSan Antonio Spurs (NBA)
  • U.S. population272.7M

1999 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Florentino Luís's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19992026
Gas$1.17$3.45/gal
Average home$133,300$435,000
Average income$50,641$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.08$11.95
Postage stamp$0.33$0.73
Population272.7M341 million

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