Lucas Silva (footballer, born 1998)

Lucas da Silva de Jesus (born 30 January 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for V.League 1 club Thep Xanh Nam Dinh.

Lucas Silva
Personal information
Full name Lucas da Silva de Jesus
Date of birth (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh
Number 30
Youth career
2015–2018 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Flamengo 20 (2)
2020–2022 Paços de Ferreira 40 (3)
2022–2023 Avaí 13 (0)
2023 Guarani 14 (0)
2024 Torreense 16 (1)
2024– Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Career

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Early career

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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Silva graduated from Flamengo's youth setup. In his youth career he won several important titles such as Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, Campeonato Carioca U20 and Torneio Otávio Pinto Guimarães alongside teammates Vitor Gabriel, Pepê, Hugo Moura, Matheus Dantas, Matheus Thuler and Gabriel Batista.

Flamengo

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2018 season

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On 18 January 2018, Silva made his professional debut and scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 win against Volta Redonda, in Campeonato Carioca.[1] In April 2018, Silva suffered an ankle injury and returned to play in October in a Brasileiro under-20 match against Vasco da Gama.[2]

2019 season

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In the beginning of the season Silva had few opportunities in the team having five appearances in the 2019 Campeonato Carioca. On 14 April Silva played his first continental match, a 6–1 Copa Libertadores win against San José at Maracanã Stadium, replacing Éverton Ribeiro in the 81st minute.[3] On 1 May Silva debuted at Brazilian Série A, he replaced Willian Arão in the 79th minute against Internacional at Beira-Rio Stadium, Flamengo lost 2–1.[4]

Paços de Ferreira

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Having fallen out of favor at Flamengo, Lucas Silva had his contract terminated and signed with Paços de Ferreira in Portugal for a three-year term. The transfer fee was not disclosed.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on August 9,[6] in a 2–0 victory over Famalicão in the opening match of the Primeira Liga.[7]

He scored his club's sole goal in a 1-0 win over Tottenham in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs, a new tournament introduced by the UEFA this season.[8] He participated in 49 appearances for the club, scoring four goals.[9]

Avaí

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On 16 August 2022, Silva left Paços de Ferreira and returned to Brazil, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract with Série A side Avaí.[10]

Guarani

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On 31 March 2023, Silva terminated his contract with Avaí[11] and dropped down to Série B, joining Guarani.[12]

Torreense

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On 1 January 2024, Silva returned to Portugal, joining Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense.[13]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 2018 Série A 0 0 2[a] 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
2019 Série A 9 0 5[a] 0 0 0 2[b] 0 16 0
2020 Série A 0 0 4[a] 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Total 9 0 11 2 0 0 2 0 22 2
Paços de Ferreira 2020–21 Primeira Liga 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
2021–22 Primeira Liga 33 3 1 0 3 0 4[c] 1 41 4
2022–23 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 40 3 1 0 4 0 4 1 49 4
Avaí 2022 Série A 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2023 Série B 0 0 7[d] 0 1 1 8 1
Total 6 0 7 0 1 1 14 1
Guarani 2023 Série B 14 0 0 0 14 0
Torreense 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 69 3 18 2 2 1 4 0 6 1 99 7
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
  2. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Catarinense

Honours

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Flamengo
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh

References

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  1. ^ "Europeus ficam de olho em Lucas Silva após estreia entre profissionais" [Europeans keep track of Lucas Silva after debut among professionals] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coluna do Flamengo. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Recuperado de lesão, Lucas Silva relembra "Eu falava comigo mesmo: não posso desistir"" [Recovered from injury, Lucas Silva recalls "I was talking to myself: I can not give up"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Flamengo. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Baile no Maracanã! Flamengo amassa o San José, elimina rival e reassume a liderança do grupo na Libertadores" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ^ "No reencontro com o Flamengo, Guerrero marca e ajuda Inter a vencer" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Lucas Silva bids farewell to Flamengo and signs with Paços de Ferreira". Lance! (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Lucas Silva: "We have a quality group determined to achieve our goals"". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. ^ "P. Ferreira vs Famalicão - Record Live Matches". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Former Flamengo player scores, Tottenham loses to Portuguese team and falls behind in UEFA's new playoff tournament". ESPN.com (in Portuguese). 19 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Former Flamengo player Lucas Silva expected to be announced by Avaí for Serie A". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Avaí anuncia a contratação do atacante Lucas Silva, ex-Flamengo" [Avaí announces signing of forward Lucas Silva, ex-Flamengo]. Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 August 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  11. ^ Machado, Heitor (31 March 2023). "A caminho do Guarani, Lucas Silva rescinde com o Avaí" [On his way to Guarani, Lucas Silva terminates his contract with Avaí]. Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Lucas Araújo e Lucas Silva são apresentados no Guarani" [Lucas Araújo and Lucas Silva announced by Guarani] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Guarani FC. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Lucas Silva é reforço!" [Lucas Silva is reinforcement!] (in European Portuguese). S.C.U. Torreense. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  14. ^ Lucas Silva at Soccerway
  15. ^ Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  16. ^ Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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