Lucas Ribeiro Costa (born 9 October 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for South African club Mamelodi Sundowns.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Helena, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pinheiros | |||
| 2017–2018 | Valenciennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Valenciennes | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Virton | 8 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Charleroi | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | → RWDM47 (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Mouscron (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2022 | → Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Beveren | 31 | (11) |
| 2023– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 23 | (16) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 | |||
Professional career
editRibeiro Costa is a youth product of Pinheiros, and then moved to France with Valenciennes.[1] Ribeiro Costa made his professional debut with Virton in a 3-2 Belgian First Division B win over Roeselare on 27 October 2019.[2] On 30 June 2020, Ribeiro Costa signed with Charleroi.[3]
On 1 February 2021, Ribeiro Costa moved to Belgian First Division B club RWDM on a loan deal until the end of the season.[4]
On 11 August 2021, he joined Mouscron on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[5] On 19 January 2022, Mouscron loan was terminated and Ribeiro Costa was loaned to Waasland-Beveren until the end of the season.[6] The option to buy was triggered on 6 April, and he signed a two-year contract with the club.[7]
On 6 July football club Mamelodi Sundowns confirmed his signing for a undisclosed fee.[8]
On 4 August, he made is debut for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League in a 2-1 win against Sekhukhune United, where he scored his first goal for the club in the 57th minute.[9]
On 12 November 2022, he won his first cup with Mamelodi Sundowns as they beat Wydad Casablanca in the 2nd leg of the African Football League final in Pretoria with a score of 2-0 (3-2aggr).[10]
References
edit- ^ "Lucas Ribeiro Costa signe à Charleroi". RTBF Sport. 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Excelsior Virton vs. KSV Roeselare - 27 October 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Une nouvelle recrue au Sporting de Charleroi: Lucas Ribeiro Costa s'est engagé pour deux saisons". Le Soir. 30 July 2020.
- ^ "C'est officiel: le SC Charleroi prête Lucas Ribeiro Costa au RWDM" [It's official: SC Charleroi loan Lucas Ribeiro Costa to RWDM]. sudinfo.be (in French). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Lucas Ribeiro Costa en prêt pour une saison" (in French). Mouscro n. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, LUCAS RIBEIRO COSTA!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Optie gelicht in contract van Lucas Ribeiro Costa". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Vardien, Tashreeq. "Sundowns sign Brazilian midfielder Lucas Ribeiro Costa". Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Craig. "Shalulile, Ribeiro help Sundowns open PSL season with a win over gallant Sekhukhune". Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ [1]
External links
edit- Lucas Ribeiro Costa at Soccerway
- JPL Profile
- Sporting Charleroi Profile
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