Jonatan Lucca (born 2 June 1994) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club AVS.

Career

A.S. Roma

Lucca was signed by Italian giants

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from Brazilian side

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in July 2012 under Czech manager Zdenek Zeman. While he never appeared during the season in the league, he was a fairly regular substitute for the Italian side during the

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, being named on the bench during 13 Serie A games. failing to gain any game time, he was loaned out to Brazilian side

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during 2014.

Athletico Paranaense

Lucca made his senior debut in the Parana state league in the

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in 2014 where he made 4 appearances, before he was signed on a permanent basis by

in July 2015. He continued to play in the Parana in 2015 where he made 5 appearances. He was one of thirteen of Athletico's players loaned out to Brazilian third-division side

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in the

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, where he finally made his senior professional league debut, and going on to make 3 appearances.

Asia

Lucca was loaned out to

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club

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under Zico for the

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. He was seen at

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and later was confirmed to be

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new signing. On 2 June, his contract was terminated by Kelantan and the announcement was made by KAFA president after head coach

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does not have plans for the duo Jonatan Lucca and Dramane Traore in the second half of the season. On 24 August 2017, Lucca returned to

with

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after a brief stint with Israeli club

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. On 23 November, he made his debut, starting in a 2–3 defeat against

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. One month later, he scored his first goal in a 2-0 victory against

. On 11 March, he scored a free kick goal against

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but his side lost 3-1 on aggregate.

Portugal

On 6 June 2018, Lucca moved to Portuguese club

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on a three-year contract. In January 2020 he moved on to

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, contesting the

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Norway

After some months without a club, Lucca signed for Norwegian

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club Stabæk.

Return to Portugal

On 30 August 2023, recently-founded

club AVS SAD announced the signing of Lucca on a season-long contract. He made his debut three days later, coming off the bench for Ricardo Dias in the 68th minute of a 2–1 away win at

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Personal life

Lucca's brother, Cristian Lucca, is also a professional footballer.

Honours

Club

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runner-up:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucca, Jonatan 1994 births Living people People from Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Athletico Paranaense players Guaratinguetá Futebol players FC Goa players Kelantan F.C. players FC Pune City players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players B-SAD players S.C. Farense players Stabæk Fotball players AVS Futebol SAD players Campeonato Paranaense players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Indian Super League players Malaysia Super League players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Eliteserien players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in India Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Norway