Lucas Antônio Silva de Oliveira (born 26 August 1984), commonly known as Lucas Silva, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Perilima. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen.

Career

Lucas signed a five-year contract with Olaria on 1 April 2002. He then signed for

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of Mexico on 13 August 2003. He played for Estudiantes Santander in Clausura 2004 and Apertura 2004. He then played for Correcaminos in the whole Apertura 2005 and Clausura 2006 and season. He played for

Dorados de Sinaloa Club Deportivo Dorados de Sinaloa, simply known as Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club based in Culiacán, Sinaloa. It plays in the Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football. History Dorados de Sinaloa ...

since Apertura 2006. On 1 June 2008, he returned to Brazil, signing 5-year deal with Villa Rio and immediately loaned to

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in 6-month deal. in January 2009 the loan was extended. In June he returned to Mexico for

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, but for its reserve team

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. He also played twice at

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. In 2010, he left for

Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz Club Deportivo Veracruz, commonly known as Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, was a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Veracruz. Founded in 1943, and played in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. In December 2019 ...

for

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. In June 2013, after a short period of time playing for

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he was signed to play for the

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.* On December 11, 2015,

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officially announced that Lucas Silva will be their new signing for the Clausura 2016 following a dreadful season for

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who ended in 14th place in the

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Honours

Club

;Pachuca *

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: Clausura 2016

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Lucas Footballers from Bahia 1984 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico Olaria Atlético Clube players Dorados de Sinaloa footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Club Puebla players Correcaminos UAT footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players C.F. Monterrey players Cruz Azul footballers C.F. Pachuca players FC Juárez footballers Jaguares F.C. footballers Figueirense FC players Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Men's association football midfielders Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen