Lucas de Souza Ventura (born 19 May 1998), known as Lucas Ventura or sometimes as Nonoca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Hapoel Be'er Sheva from Israeli Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas de Souza Ventura | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Cruzeiro | 24 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Boa Esporte (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Avaí (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Portimonense | 44 | (2) |
| 2024– | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Brazil U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2024 | |||
Professional career
editLucas Ventura was recruited by Cruzeiro Youth Team in 2014, while playing a tournament in his native city. In 2017, Cruzeiro's coach Mano Menezes promoted him to the senior squad. On April 9, 2017, Nonoca made his professional debut in the match against Democrata-GV at Campeonato Mineiro.
When Lucas Ventura was promoted to Cruzeiro's First Team, he was convinced by his staff and family to use the name Lucas Ventura, but decided to change back to his nickname in June 2017, defending he was always known as Nonoca by Cruzeiro's colleagues and staff, since he was a kid growing up on the junior team. Nonoca participated well in several games in 2017, getting regular call-ups and being regularly used as a sub for Cruzeiro's defensive midfielders.[1][2]
International career
editLucas Ventura was called for Brazil U17 in 2014.[3]
References
edit- ^ Guimarães, Guilherme. "Apelido do pai: Nonoca, o volante que deixou o 'time do bairro' para jogar no Cruzeiro". Hoje em Dia. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Leopoldinense Lucas Ventura 'Nonoca' é promovido ao elenco principal do Cruzeiro". Leopoldinense. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Lucas Nonoca, de Leopoldina, é convocado para a Seleção Brasileira de Futebol Sub-17". Leopoldinense. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
External links
edit- Cruzeiro profile (in Portuguese)
- Lucas Ventura at Soccerway
