Lucas Veríssimo da Silva (born 7 July 1995), known as Lucas Veríssimo, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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, on loan from Portuguese club Benfica, and the Brazil national team.

Club career

Santos

Born in

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, Veríssimo started his career at

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's youth academy. He subsequently moved to Linense, being promoted to the main squad in the latter part of January 2013. Shortly after being promoted to Linense's first team, Lucas Veríssimo joined Santos. Upon joining Santos FC, he was initially assigned to their youth setup. On 26 March 2015 he renewed his link, signing until April 2017. On 28 November 2015, profiting from Paulo Ricardo's suspension, Veríssimo was called up by manager

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for a Série A match against

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, but remained an unused substitute in the 0–1 away loss. On 30 December 2015 he was permanently promoted to the first team, due to squad shortage. He made his senior debut on 23 January of the following year, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 friendly draw at

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. Veríssimo made his professional debut on 30 January 2016, starting in a 1–1

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home draw against São Bernardo. On 2 March, after being a regular starter, he renewed his contract until December 2019. After

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's return from injury and the signing of Luiz Felipe, Veríssimo was demoted to fourth choice at the club. He only made his Série A debut on 14 September 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Lucas Lima in a 1–0 away win against

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. Veríssimo made his

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debut on 16 March 2017, starting in a 2–0 home win against

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. He scored his first professional goal on 4 May, netting the winner in a 3–2 success over

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at the

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for the same competition. On 18 July 2017, after becoming a regular starter as both starters Gustavo Henrique and Luiz Felipe were injured, Veríssimo renewed his contract until June 2022. He played his 100th match for the club the following 13 May, starting in a 3–1 home defeat of Paraná. On 8 June 2020, Veríssimo further extended his contract with Santos until December 2024. On 9 November, he and two other teammates tested positive for

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Benfica

On 4 January 2021, Veríssimo agreed to a move to

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side

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, for a fee of

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6.5 million; he remained at Santos until the end of the club's participation in the

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. Santos officially announced the move eleven days later. On 18 February 2021, Veríssimo made his debut in a 1–1 draw against

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in the

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. On 7 November 2021, during a home match against

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, Veríssimo suffered an knee injury that required surgery, ruling him out for the rest of the 2021–22 season. After almost an year in the sidelines, Veríssimo made his return from injury on 22 October 2022, starting for Benfica's B team in a 2–0 away win at

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in the

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. After returning from injury, Veríssimo struggled for minutes under new manager Roger Schmidt, who preferred a centre-back partnership of Otamendi and António Silva. In the 2022–23 season, Veríssimo made just 6 appearances in all competitions for Benfica's main team.

Corinthians (loan)

On 26 July 2023, Veríssimo returned to Brazil, joining

on a loan deal until 30 June 2024. The

-based club paid a loan fee of €1 million, which could rise to €2 million with add-ons.

International career

He made his debut for

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on 9 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Santos *

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Benfica *

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Individual

* Bola de Prata:

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* Best Centre-back in Brazil:

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Team of the Tournament:

Player of the Month: August 2021 *Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: August 2021 * Samba D'or (3rd Place): 2021

References

External links

Profile
at the S.L. Benfica website {{DEFAULTSORT:Verissimo, Lucas 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Jundiaí Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football central defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Santos FC players S.L. Benfica footballers S.L. Benfica B players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Footballers from São Paulo (state)