Lucas Vinícius Gonçalves Silva (born 14 September 1991), commonly known as Lucão do Break or just Lucão, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Born in

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, Lucão do Break started playing in Italy at the age of 15, but returned to Brazil after injuring his

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. He subsequently finished his formation with Porto Alegre FC before joining

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on 23 December 2010. Lucão do Break made his senior debut on 29 June 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 2–0 away loss against

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for the

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championship. His first goal came on 22 October, as he scored his team's seventh in a 7–1 home routing of

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. On 25 February 2012, Lucão do Break was transferred to Segunda Liga side Portimonense. He contributed with 12 goalless appearances before playing in the

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on trial at

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. Lucão do Break joined

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ahead of the 2013 season, and finished the ensuing

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as the top goalscorer with ten goals as his side lifted the trophy. He subsequently represented

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, Caxias, another two stints at Sergipe, Resende and São Bento before moving abroad to

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in Moldova. On 8 December 2016, eight days after being announced at CSE, Lucão joined Cruzeiro-RS. Following this on 8 May, he was presented at

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in the Série D. On 15 June 2017, Lucão do Break signed for Série B side

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. He finished the season as the club's top goalscorer with ten goals. On 20 December 2016, Lucão do Break agreed to a contract with fellow second division side

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, as his contract with Criciúma was due to expire.

Kuwait SC

In January 2019, Lucão do Break moved to Kuwait and signed with

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for two years.

Hanoi FC

In August 2022, Lucão joined

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for the remainder of the 2022 season. He was handed the number 7 jersey and finished the 2022 season with ten goals in 15 appearances. During Hanoi's first game under new manager

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, Lucão scored the opening goal as Hanoi FC beat

2–0 to win the 2022 Vietnamese Super Cup.

SHB Da Nang

On 17 June 2023, fellow V.League 1 club

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announced the signing of Lucão. He debuted for SHB Da Nang on 24 June, as club captain, playing the full 90 minutes of a 0–0 draw with Haiphong FC, and scored his first goal in a 1–0 win over Cong An Ha Noi. On the final day of the season, Lucão scored his first V.League 1 hat-trick in a 3–1 win against Khanh Hoa.

Haiphong FC

On 19 August 2023, a photo was leaked of Lucão holding a

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shirt at the

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. He was officially confirmed as a Haiphong player on 30 August, with a two-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 5 October 2023, coming on as a substitute for Martin Lo in a 2–1 loss to

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in the

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. Two weeks later on 20 October 2023, he scored a hat-trick against his old club Hanoi FC, winning 5–3.

Career statistics

Honours

Sergipe *

: 2013, 2016 Hanoi FC *

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* Vietnamese National Super Cup: 2022 Individual *

top scorer: 2024–25 (shared)

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