Lucas Gomes da Silva (29 May 1990 – 28 November 2016), known as Lucas Gomes, was a Brazilian

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who played for Chapecoense as a

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. Lucas Gomes was one of the victims when

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crashed on 28 November 2016.

Club career

Born in Bragança, Pará, Lucas Gomes made his senior debut with

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in 2010. After representing clubs mainly in his native state, he signed for Londrina on 4 May 2013. On 18 September 2013 Lucas Gomes was loaned to Sampaio Corrêa in Série C, achieving promotion with the club. He returned to Londrina in December, appearing with the side in

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, and moved to

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on 11 July 2014, also in a temporary deal. Lucas Gomes made his professional debut on 8 August 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Vanger in a 2–0 home win against América-MG for the Série B championship. He scored his first goal in the competition on 12 September, netting the first in a 1–1 home draw against Joinville, and finished the year with 22 appearances and six goals. On 23 December 2014 Lucas Gomes was loaned to Fluminense for a year. He made his Série A debut the following 17 May, replacing

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in a 1–4 away loss against Atlético Mineiro. Lucas Gomes' first goal in the top tier occurred on 2 July 2015, the winner in a 2–1 home success over Santos. He featured in 15 league matches during the year, but all as a substitute. On 4 January 2016 he moved to fellow league team Chapecoense, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal.

Death

On 28 November 2016, whilst at the service of Chapecoense, Lucas Gomes was among the fatalities of the

accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo,

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Career statistics

Honours

;Icasa *

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: 2014 ;Chapecoense * Campeonato Catarinense:

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(posthumously)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Lucas 1990 births 2016 deaths Footballers from Pará Brazilian footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Tuna Luso Brasileira players Londrina Esporte Clube players Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube players Associação Desportiva Recreativa e Cultural Icasa players Fluminense FC players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Footballers killed in the LaMia Flight 2933 crash