Lucas da Silva de Jesus (born 30 January 1998) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Career

Early career

Born in

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, Silva graduated from

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

's youth setup. In his youth career he won several important titles such as

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (or ''São Paulo Youth Football Cup'', in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores (''São Paulo Youth Cup'') and Copinha (''Little Cup''), is a cup competition played by Brazilian under-20 assoc ...

, Campeonato Carioca U20 and Torneio Otávio Pinto Guimarães alongside teammates Vitor Gabriel, Pepê,

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and

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Flamengo

2018 season

On 18 January 2018, Silva made his professional debut and scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 win against

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, in

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. In April 2018, Silva suffered an

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and returned to play in October in a Brasileiro under-20 match against

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2019 season

In the beginning of the season Silva had few opportunities in the team having five appearances in the

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. On 14 April Silva played his first continental match, a 6–1

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win against San José at

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, replacing

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in the 81st minute. On 1 May Silva debuted at

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, he replaced

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in the 79th minute against Internacional at Beira-Rio Stadium,

lost 2–1.

Paços de Ferreira

Having fallen out of favor at

, Lucas Silva had his contract terminated and signed with

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for a three-year term. The transfer fee was not disclosed. He scored his first goal for the club on August 9, in a 2–0 victory over Famalicão in the opening match of the

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. He scored his club's sole goal in a 1-0 win over

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in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs, a new tournament introduced by the UEFA this season. He participated in 49 appearances for the club, scoring four goals.

Avaí

On 16 August 2022, Silva left Paços de Ferreira and returned to Brazil, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract with Série A side

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Guarani

On 31 March 2023, Silva terminated his contract with Avaí and dropped down to Série B, joining Guarani.

Torreense

On 1 January 2024, Silva returned to Portugal, joining

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club

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Career statistics

Honours

;Flamengo *

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Recopa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (), also known as Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club Association football, football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1988. It ...

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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

Supercopa do Brasil The Supercopa do Brasil (), also known as Supercopa Rei (), is a Brazilian association football trophy organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It is contested between the champions of the Campeonato Brasileiro and the winners of ...

;Thep Xanh Nam Dinh *

Vietnamese Super Cup Vietnamese National Football Super Cup (), also called the Thaco National Football Super Cup due to sponsorship reasons, is Vietnamese football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous V.League 1 season and the holders of th ...

: 2024

References

External links

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Flamengo
profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Lucas 1998 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football wingers CR Flamengo footballers F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Avaí FC players Guarani FC players S.C.U. Torreense players Nam Định F.C. players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Catarinense players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players V.League 1 players Copa Libertadores–winning players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen