# 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

    As of match played 25 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State league | State league | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Flamengo | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Flamengo | 2019 | Série A | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Flamengo | 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Flamengo | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Paços de Ferreira | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Paços de Ferreira | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 4 |
| Paços de Ferreira | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Paços de Ferreira | Total | Total | 40 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 4 |
| Avaí | 2022 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Avaí | 2023 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Avaí | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Guarani | 2023 | Série B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Torreense | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 69 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 99 | 7 |
* 1 2 3 Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
* ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Catarinense

## 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