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Lucas Souza
Personal information
Full name Lucas Vieira de Souza
Date of birth (1990-07-04) 4 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Santo André, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Faisaly
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Paraná 10 (0)
2013–2014 Olhanense 29 (3)
2014–2015 Parma 3 (0)
2015Moreirense (loan) 6 (0)
2015–2016 Tondela 26 (2)
2016–2017 AEL Limassol 18 (5)
2017–2020 APOEL 69 (12)
2020–2021 Changchun Yatai 15 (3)
2021Beijing Guoan (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022 APOEL 18 (4)
2022–2023 Al-Khaleej 29 (2)
2023– Al-Faisaly 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2023

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

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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.[1] He made his Serie A debut on 5 October, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against Genoa CFC.[2]

Souza returned to Portugal in late January 2015, being loaned to Moreirense F.C. until the end of the campaign.[3][4] 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.[5]

On 6 July 2017, Souza joined Cyprus' APOEL FC after one year with AEL Limassol in the same country.[6]

On 5 March 2020, Souza join China League One club Changchun Yatai.[7] 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.[8]

On 10 April 2011, Souza joined fellow Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan on loan.[9] 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.[10]

On 26 July 2023, Souza joined Al-Faisaly.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 28 July 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
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
2013–14 Primeira Liga 18 1 1 1 2 0 21 2
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
2018–19 Cypriot First Division 25 5 5 0 8 3 1[a] 0 39 8
2019–20 Cypriot First Division 17 4 2 0 10 1 0[a] 0 29 5
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
2022–23 1 0 1 0
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 271 46 20 1 3 0 19 4 1 0 259 37
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup

Honours

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Club

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Changchun Yatai

References

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  1. ^ "Lucas Souza: "Voltem ao lugar que merecem"" [Lucas Souza: «Come back to the place you deserve»]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Parma-Genoa 1–2: decide Matri all'ultimo respiro, ducali in crisi" [Parma-Genoa 1–2: Matri decides in the dying breath, duchy men in crisis]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 5 October 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Lucas Souza reforça meio-campo do Moreirense" [Lucas Souza strengthens Moreirense midfield]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 1 February 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Lucas Souza ceduto a titolo temporaneo al Moreirense FC" [Lucas Souza loaned to Moreirense FC on a temporary deal] (in Italian). Parma F.C. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Lucas Souza assina com CD Tondela" [Lucas Souza signs with CD Tondela] (in Portuguese). CD Tondela. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Lucas Souza" [Agreement reached with Lucas Souza] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  7. ^ "亚泰宣布巴西中场卢卡斯正式加盟 悍将补中场硬度". Sina Sports. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. ^ "始于大连终于成都!漫长的等待 中超 亚泰回来了!". Sina. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  9. ^ "国安官宣索萨+柏杨加盟 提升三线作战阵容厚度". Sina Sports. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  10. ^ "الخليج يضم البرازيلي لوكاس سوزا من أبويل القبرصي".
  11. ^ "الفيصلي يضم ثنائي الخليج موراتو وسوزا".
  12. ^ "Lucas Souza". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  13. ^ "观察: 亚泰重返中超--金元逝去 秩序回归". sports.sina.com.cn. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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