Lucas Veríssimo da Silva (born 7 July 1995), known as Lucas Veríssimo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail.
 Veríssimo in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Veríssimo da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Jundiaí, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Duhail | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011 | José Bonifácio | ||
| 2012–2013 | Linense | ||
| 2013–2015 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Santos | 144 | (4) |
| 2021–2024 | Benfica | 26 | (5) |
| 2022 | Benfica B | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Corinthians (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2024– | Al-Duhail | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Brazil | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:18, 27 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:18, 25 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSantos
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Born in Jundiaí, São Paulo, Veríssimo started his career at José Bonifácio's youth academy. He subsequently moved to Linense, being promoted to the main squad in the latter part of January 2013.[2]
Shortly after being promoted to Linense's first team, Lucas Veríssimo joined Santos. Upon joining Santos FC, he was initially assigned to their youth setup.[3] On 26 March 2015 he renewed his link, signing until April 2017.[4]
On 28 November 2015, profiting from Paulo Ricardo's suspension, Veríssimo was called up by manager Dorival Júnior for a Série A match against Vasco da Gama,[5] but remained an unused substitute in the 0–1 away loss. On 30 December 2015 he was permanently promoted to the first team, due to squad shortage.[6] He made his senior debut on 23 January of the following year, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 friendly draw at Bahia.
Veríssimo made his professional debut on 30 January 2016, starting in a 1–1 Campeonato Paulista home draw against São Bernardo.[7] On 2 March, after being a regular starter, he renewed his contract until December 2019.[8]
After David Braz's return from injury and the signing of Luiz Felipe, Veríssimo was demoted to fourth choice at the club. He only made his Série A debut on 14 September 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Lucas Lima in a 1–0 away win against Botafogo.[9]
Veríssimo made his Copa Libertadores debut on 16 March 2017, starting in a 2–0 home win against The Strongest.[10] He scored his first professional goal on 4 May, netting the winner in a 3–2 success over Independiente Santa Fe at the Pacaembu Stadium for the same competition.[11]
On 18 July 2017, after becoming a regular starter as both starters Gustavo Henrique and Luiz Felipe were injured, Veríssimo renewed his contract until June 2022.[12] He played his 100th match for the club the following 13 May, starting in a 3–1 home defeat of Paraná.[13]
On 8 June 2020, Veríssimo further extended his contract with Santos until December 2024.[14] On 9 November, he and two other teammates tested positive for COVID-19.[15]
Benfica
editOn 4 January 2021, Veríssimo agreed to a move to Primeira Liga side S.L. Benfica, for a fee of €6.5 million; he remained at Santos until the end of the club's participation in the 2020 Copa Libertadores.[16] Santos officially announced the move eleven days later.[17] On 18 February 2021, Veríssimo made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Arsenal in the UEFA Europa League.[18]
On 7 November 2021, during a home match against Braga, Veríssimo suffered an knee injury that required surgery, ruling him out for the rest of the 2021–22 season.[19] After almost an year in the sidelines, Veríssimo made his return from injury on 22 October 2022, starting for Benfica's B team in a 2–0 away win at B-SAD in the Liga Portugal 2.[20]
After returning from injury, Veríssimo struggled for minutes under new manager Roger Schmidt, who preferred a centre-back partnership of Otamendi and António Silva. In the 2022–23 season, Veríssimo made just 6 appearances in all competitions for Benfica's main team.[21]
Corinthians (loan)
editOn 26 July 2023, Veríssimo returned to Brazil, joining Corinthians on a loan deal until 30 June 2024.[22] The São Paulo-based club paid a loan fee of €1 million, which could rise to €2 million with add-ons.[23]
Al-Duhail
editOn 25 January 2024, while Veríssimo was still at Corinthians, Benfica cancelled the loan and permanently transferred him to Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail, for a reported fee of €9 million.[24][25][26]
International career
editHe made his debut for Brazil national football team on 9 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Peru.[27]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2016 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 13[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 34 | 0 | 12[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 9[b] | 1 | 59 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | 10[a] | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[b] | 1 | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | 33 | 2 | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 16 | 1 | 7[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[b] | 1 | 35 | 2 | |||
| Total | 100 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 14 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | 185 | 7 | |||
| Benfica | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 5 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |||
| Benfica B | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Corinthians (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Al-Duhail | 2023-24 | QSL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 143 | 9 | 44 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 245 | 13 | ||
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
International
edit- As of match played 14 October 2021[30]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
editClub
editSantos
Benfica
Individual
edit- Bola de Prata: 2019[32]
- Best Centre-back in Brazil: 2019,[33] 2020[34]
- Copa Libertadores Team of the Tournament: 2020[35]
- Primeira Liga Player of the Month: August 2021
- Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: August 2021
- Samba D'or (3rd Place): 2021
References
edit- ^ "L. Veríssimo". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Linense sobe três atletas da base e contrata mais dois para o Paulistão" [Linense promotes three youth players and signs two more for the Paulistão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Zagueiro da base do Santos abriu mão de dinheiro e viveu sufoco antes de despontar" [Stopper from Santos' youth setup let go of money and had a bad time before emerging] (in Portuguese). Quem Não Sonhou?. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Santos renova contrato de jovem zagueiro das categorias de base" [Santos renews contract of young stopper from the youth setup] (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Sem titulares, Dorival deve relacionar zagueiro da base para jogo no Rio" [Without starters, Dorival may call up youth setup's stopper for the match in Rio] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Além de subir jovem da base, Santos quer "zagueiro cascudo" para 2016" [Aside from promoting youth graduate, Santos wants "tough stopper" for 2016] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Santos joga mal, irrita torcida na Vila, mas busca o empate contra o São Bernardo" [Santos plays poorly, irritates crowd at Vila, but pursues a draw against São Bernardo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Lucas Veríssimo renova com Santos até 2019" [Lucas Veríssimo renews with Santos until 2019] (in Portuguese). Diário de S. Paulo. 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Com gol no início, Santos vence o Botafogo, que pressiona e reclama" [With goal at the start, Santos defeat Botafogo, which put pressure and complain] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Santos perde chances, mas bate The Strongest e lidera seu grupo na Libertadores" [Santos miss chances, but defeat The Strongest and lead the group in the Libertadores] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ ""Salvador do Santos", zagueiro comemora seu primeiro gol como profissional" ["Santos savior", stopper celebrates his first goal as a professional] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Daniel Guedes, Lucas Veríssimo e Jean Mota renovam contrato com o Santos FC até 30 de junho de 2022" [Daniel Guedes, Lucas Veríssimo and Jean Mota renew contract with Santos FC until 30 June 2022] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Santos tem atuação segura, faz 3 a 1 no Paraná e ganha alívio no Brasileiro" [Santos have a solid play, score 3–1 over Paraná and take a breath in the Brasileiro] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Santos FC acerta renovação de contrato com zagueiro Lucas Veríssimo até 2024" [Santos FC agree contract renewal with stopper Lucas Veríssimo until 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Nota Oficial" [Official note] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Santos acerta venda de Lucas Veríssimo para o Benfica" [Santos agree sale of Lucas Veríssimo to Benfica] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Comunicado sobre o jogador Lucas Veríssimo" [Announcement about the player Lucas Veríssimo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Lucas Veríssimo faz ótima estreia, Benfica e Arsenal empatam e deixam luta por vaga na Europa League indefinida". ESPN.com (in Portuguese). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Benfica confirma cirurgia de Lucas Veríssimo: central não volta a jogar esta época" [Benfica confirms Lucas Veríssimo's surgery: centre-back won't play again this season] (in European Portuguese). Record. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "A mensagem de Lucas Veríssimo após o regresso à competição: "349 dias..."" [Lucas Veríssimo's message after return to competition: "349 days..."] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Corinthians "Tive uma lesão grave e o treinador não conseguiu dar-me muitos minutos"" [Corinthians «I suffered a serious injury and the manager couldn't give me more minutes»] (in European Portuguese). A Bola. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Lucas Veríssimo é o novo reforço do Timão" [Lucas Veríssimo is Timão's new reinforcement] (in Portuguese). Corinthians. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Venda de Vlachodimos rendeu cerca de cinco milhões de euros ao Benfica" [Sale of Vlachodimos made Benfica around five million euros] (in European Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Al Duhail signs the Brazilian Veríssimo". Al-Duhail SC. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Lucas Veríssimo transferido" [Lucas Veríssimo transferred] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Benfica vende Lucas Veríssimo ao Al-Duhail" [OFFICIAL: Benfica sells Lucas Veríssimo to Al-Duhail]. MaisFutebol (in Portuguese). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Brazil v Peru game report". FIFA. 9 September 2021.
- ^ Lucas Veríssimo at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Lucas Verissimo | Football Stats | Benfica | Age 25 | Soccer Base". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Lucas Veríssimo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ Kundert, Tom (27 May 2023). "Benfica crowned champions of Portugal". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Bola de Prata: veja como ficou a seleção do Campeonato Brasileiro 2019" [Bola de Prata: see how the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro best XI ended up being] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Acompanhe os melhores momentos do Troféu Mesa Redonda - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Troféu Mesa Redonda 2022 – Vote e Escolha". trofeumesaredonda.com.br. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Campeão, Palmeiras domina seleção da Libertadores com seis jogadores; Santos tem três" [Champion, Palmeiras dominate the Best XI of the Libertadores with six players; Santos have three] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
External links
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- Profile at the S.L. Benfica website