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Lucas Braga
Personal information
Full name Lucas Braga Ribeiro
Date of birth (1996-11-10) 10 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Santos
Number 30
Youth career
2016 J. Malucelli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 J. Malucelli 1 (0)
2017 Batel 10 (1)
2018–2019 Luverdense 40 (4)
2018Vila Nova (loan) 6 (0)
2019– Santos 26 (2)
2019Cuiabá (loan) 16 (0)
2020Inter de Limeira (loan) 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:33, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Lucas Braga Ribeiro (born 10 November 1996), known as Lucas Braga or simply Braga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos as a forward.

Club career

Early career

Born in São Paulo,[1] Braga joined J. Malucelli's youth setup in August 2016.[2] Promoted to the main squad for the 2017 season,[1] he made his senior debut on 30 March of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away loss against PSTC.[3]

After administrative problems, Braga left the club and joined Batel also in the Paraná state, to play for the club in the state's third division.[4] He scored his first senior goal at the club, netting the opener in a 4–0 home routing of União Futebol Clube de Nova Fátima on 5 November 2017.[5]

Luverdense

On 12 January 2018, Braga signed for Luverdense of the Série C.[6] Regularly used by his new club, he scored his first goal for the club on 14 May, netting the last in a 4–1 home routing of Volta Redonda.[7]

On 28 August 2018, Braga was loaned to Série B side Vila Nova on loan until the end of the season.[8] He contributed with six appearances before returning to his parent club for the 2019 season.

Santos

B-team

On 29 December 2018, it was announced that Braga had agreed to a pre-contract with Santos.[9] He signed a contract until June 2022 the following 5 June, after his deal with his previous club expired,[10] and started to appear for the under-23s.

Loans to Cuiabá and Inter de Limeira

On 9 September 2019, Braga moved to Cuiabá in the second division, on loan until the end of the campaign.[11] On 13 December, he was announced at Inter de Limeira, also in a temporary deal.[12] He impressed during his spell at the latter, scoring once against Oeste on 23 July.

2020 season

On 5 August 2020, Braga returned to Santos and was assigned to the main squad.[13] He made his debut for the club on 20 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Kaio Jorge in a 1–0 away win against Sport Recife for the Série A championship.[14]

Braga made his Copa Libertadores debut on 1 October 2020, replacing Yeferson Soteldo late into a 3–2 away win against Club Olimpia.[15] He scored his first goal for the club twenty days later, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 home win against Defensa y Justicia.[16]

Career statistics

As of 2 February 2021[17]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
J. Malucelli 2017 Paranaense 1 0 1 0
Batel 2017 Paranaense 3ª Divisão 10 1 10 1
Luverdense 2018 Série C 18 3 10 0 2 0 4[a] 0 34 3
2019 1 0 11 1 4 0 16 1
Total 19 3 21 1 6 0 4 0 50 4
Vila Nova (loan) 2018 Série B 6 0 6 0
Santos 2019 Série A 0 0 0 0
2020 26 2 1 0 9[b] 2 36 4
Total 26 2 1 0 9 2 36 4
Cuiabá (loan) 2019 Série B 16 0 16 0
Inter de Limeira (loan) 2020 Paulista 14 1 14 1
Career total 67 5 46 3 7 0 9 2 4 0 133 10
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

References

  1. ^ a b "Confira detalhes" [Know the details] (in Portuguese). J. Malucelli. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Empresário italiano busca talentos do futebol em Curitiba e região" [Italian agent searches for footballing talents in Curitiba and region] (in Portuguese). Paraná Portal. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. ^ "PSTC vence JMalucelli, mas está rebaixado para Segundona Paranaense" [PSTC defeat JMalucelli, but is relegated to the second division of Paranaense] (in Portuguese). Redação em Campo. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. ^ "O Batel abriu as portas para mim, diz atacante" [Batel opened their doors to me, says forward] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio do Cidadão. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Batel goleia Nova Fátima e está próximo da Segunda Divisão" [Batel thrash Nova Fátima and is close to the Second Division] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rede Sul Notícias. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Lucas Braga acerta com a Luverdense" [Lucas Braga signs with Luverdense] (in Portuguese). MMC Sports Consulting. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Luverdense goleia Volta Redonda e deixa zona de rebaixamento da Série C" [Luverdense thrash Volta Redonda and leave Série C's relegation zone] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Vila Nova apresenta meia-atacante Lucas Braga e volante Washington Santana" [Vila Nova present attacking midfielder Lucas Braga and defensive midfielder Washington Santana] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Atacante do Luverdense tem pré-contrato assinado com o Santos" [Luverdense forward has pre-contract signed with Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Lucas Braga é aprovado nos exames e assina com o Santos por três anos" [Lucas Braga passes the medical examinations and signs with Santos for three years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Cuiabá acerta com o atacante Lucas Braga, ex-Santos" [Cuiabá sign Lucas Braga, formerly of Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cuiabá EC. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Inter de Limeira anuncia contratação de santista; Elano quer mais" [Inter de Limeira announce signing of Santos player; Elano wants more] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Santos reintegra Lucas Braga, que teve números "de Soteldo" no Paulistão" [Santos bring back Lucas Braga, who had numbers of "Soteldo" in the Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Marinho decide mais uma vez, e Santos vence o Sport" [Marinho decides again, and Santos defeat Sport] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Santos vira sobre o Olimpia e garante classificação às oitavas da Libertadores" [Santos complete comeback over Olimpia and qualify to the round of 16 of the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Lucas Braga faz primeiro gol pelo Santos, chora e diz: "Foi uma noite maravilhosa"" [Lucas Braga scores first goal for Santos, cries and says: "It was a wonderful evening"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  17. ^ Lucas Braga at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2016.