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.

Career
Early career
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
2018 season
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. In April 2018, Silva suffered an ankle injury and returned to play in October in a Brasileiro under-20 match against Vasco da Gama.

2019 season
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. 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.

Paços de Ferreira
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. He scored his first goal for the club on August 9, in a 2–0 victory over Famalicão in the opening match of the Primeira Liga.

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. He participated in 49 appearances for the club, scoring four goals.

 Avaí 
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.

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

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

Career statistics

+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState leagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFlamengo2018Série A002100—00212019Série A905000—201602020Série A004100—0041Total9011200—20222Paços de Ferreira2020–21Primeira Liga60—0010—702021–22Primeira Liga333—1030414142022–23Primeira Liga10—0000—10Total403—104041494Avaí2022Série A600000——602023Série B007011——81Total607011——141Guarani2023Série B14000———140Torreense2023–24Liga Portugal 200—0000—00Career total693182214061997

Honours
Flamengo
Copa Libertadores: 2019
Recopa Sudamericana: 2020
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019
Supercopa do Brasil: 2020
Campeonato Carioca: 2019

Thep Xanh Nam Dinh
 Vietnamese Super Cup: 2024

References

External links

Flamengo profile

Category:1998 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:CR Flamengo footballers
Category:F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
Category:Avaí FC players
Category:Guarani FC players
Category:S.C.U. Torreense players
Category:Nam Định F.C. players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Category:Campeonato Catarinense players
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:Liga Portugal 2 players
Category:V.League 1 players
Category:Copa Libertadores–winning players
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam
Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen