# Lucas Souza (footballer, born 1990)

Lucas Vieira de Souza (born 4 July 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly.

## Club career

Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Souza started playing professionally with Paraná Clube. In 2013 he moved to Portugal, being relegated from the Primeira Liga with S.C. Olhanense in his first full season.
Souza joined Parma F.C. in late August 2014, for a reported fee of €700,000. He made his Serie A debut on 5 October, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against Genoa CFC.
Souza returned to Portugal in late January 2015, being loaned to Moreirense F.C. until the end of the campaign. In the summer, after having cut all ties with the Italian club, he signed a one-year contract with C.D. Tondela also in the Portuguese top division.
On 6 July 2017, Souza joined Cyprus' APOEL FC after one year with AEL Limassol in the same country.
On 5 March 2020, Souza join China League One club Changchun Yatai. On 8 November 2020, Yatai won the division after beating Chengdu Better City 3-0 on the final matchday in his first season and was promoted back to Chinese Super League.
On 10 April 2011, Souza joined fellow Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan on loan. He returned to Yatai on 29 July 2021 after his loan contract expired.
On 29 July 2022, Souza joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Khaleej on a free transfer.
On 26 July 2023, Souza joined Al-Faisaly.

## Career statistics

    As of match played on 28 July 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Paraná | 2012 | Série B | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Olhanense | 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 |
| Olhanense | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 |
| Olhanense | Total | Total | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 4 |
| Parma | 2014–15 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Moreirense (loan) | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Tondela | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| AEL Limassol | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 5 |
| APOEL | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 |
| APOEL | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 8 |
| APOEL | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| APOEL | Total | Total | 69 | 12 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 16 |
| Changchun Yatai | 2020 | China League One | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 |
| Beijing Guoan (loan) | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| APOEL | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 5 |
| APOEL | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| APOEL | Total | Total | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 5 |
| Al Khaleej | 2022–23 | Saudi Professional League | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 2 |
| Al Faisaly | 2023–24 | Saudi First Division | 31 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 16 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 271 | 46 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 37 |
* 1 2 Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup

## Honours
### Club

Changchun Yatai
* China League One: 2020