João Lucas (footballer, born 1998)

João Lucas
João Lucas with Cuiabá in 2022
Personal information
Full name João Lucas de Almeida Carvalho
Date of birth (1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Juventude
(on loan from Santos)
Number 2
Youth career
2015 Villa Nova
2016–2018 Goiás
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Bangu 8 (0)
2019–2021 Flamengo 18 (1)
2021Cuiabá (loan) 34 (0)
2022 Cuiabá 42 (1)
2023– Santos 26 (0)
2024–Juventude (loan) 11 (1)
International career
2017 Brazil (University) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:38, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

João Lucas de Almeida Carvalho (born 9 March 1998), known as João Lucas, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a right back for Juventude, on loan from Santos.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, João Lucas had failed trials at Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro before joining Villa Nova's youth setup in 2015.[1] In 2016, he moved to Goiás, initially joining the under-17 team.

Ahead of the 2019 season, João Lucas signed for Bangu.[2][3] He made his senior debut on 22 February of that year, starting in a 2–0 Campeonato Carioca home loss against Fluminense.[4]

Flamengo[edit]

On 9 May 2019, Flamengo signed João Lucas from Bangu for an undisclosed fee.[5][6] Initially a backup to Rafinha, he made his club – and Série A – debut on 12 June, replacing Rodinei late into a 2–0 away win over CSA.

João Lucas scored his first goal for Flamengo on 25 January 2020, netting the equalizer in a 3–2 home win over Volta Redonda.[7] However, he lost space after the arrival of Mauricio Isla and the proeminence of Matheuzinho.

Cuiabá[edit]

João Lucas with Cuiabá in 2022

On 4 May 2021, João Lucas was loaned to top tier newcomers Cuiabá until the end of the year.[8] An undisputed starter, he signed a permanent four-year deal with the club on 31 December.[9]

Santos[edit]

On 9 December 2022, Santos announced the signing of João Lucas on a three-year contract.[10] He made his debut for the club the following 14 January, starting in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista home win over Mirassol.[11]

Loan to Juventude[edit]

On 9 January 2024, Santos announced the loan of João Lucas to Juventude until the end of the year.[12]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 18 March 2024.[13]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bangu 2019 Carioca 8[a] 0 0 0 8 0
Flamengo 2019 Série A 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2020 5 0 5[a] 1 0 0 1[b] 0 0 0 11 1
2021 0 0 2[a] 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 11 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 1
Cuiabá 2021 Série A 34 0 34 0
2022 31 0 11[c] 1 4 0 4[d] 0 50 1
Total 65 0 11 1 4 0 4 0 84 1
Santos 2023 Série A 15 0 11[e] 0 3 0 1[d] 0 30 0
Juventude (loan) 2024 Série A 0 0 11[f] 1 2 0 13 1
Career total 91 0 48 3 9 0 6 0 0 0 154 3
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Campeonato Carioca.
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense.
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in the Campeonato Paulista.
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in the Campeonato Gaúcho.

Honours[edit]

Flamengo

Cuiabá

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Flamengo: João Lucas superou dispensas e cursou Geografia antes de ser elogiado por Jorge Jesus" [Flamengo: João Lucas overcame dismissals and went to Geography college before being praised by Jorge Jesus] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Alfredo Sampaio minimiza pressão de estreia contra o Flamengo e reforça confiança do trabalho" [Alfredo Sampaio plays down pressure of debut against Flamengo and plays up the confidence in the work] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bangu AC. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Um dos jovens do elenco, João Lucas comemora adaptação no Bangu" [One of the youngsters in the squad, João Lucas celebrates adaptation at Bangu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Na estreia de Ganso, Caio Henrique e Digão decidem e Fluminense bate o Bangu" [On Ganso's debut, Caio Henrique and Digão decide and Fluminense defeat Bangu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Flamengo confirma contratação do lateral-direito João Lucas, destaque do Bangu no Carioca" [Flamengo confirm the signing of right-back João Lucas, spotlight of Bangu in the Carioca]. Globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Flamengo contrata o lateral-direito João Lucas" [Flamengo sign the right-back João Lucas]. Flamengo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. ^ "João Lucas celebra primeiro gol pelo Flamengo: 'Vou contar para os netos'" [João Lucas celebrates first goal for Flamengo: 'I will tell my grandsons'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Cuiabá anuncia lateral-direito João Lucas por empréstimo do Flamengo" [Cuiabá announce right-back João Lucas on loan from Flamengo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Cuiabá acerta vínculo com João Lucas até o fim de 2025" [Cuiabá agree deal with João Lucas until the end of 2025] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Olhar Esportivo. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Lateral João Lucas é o novo reforço do Santos FC" [Full-back João Lucas is the new addition of Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  11. ^ "E os reforços? Trio titular estreia pelo Santos e ganha elogio de Odair" [And the additions? Starting trio debut for Santos and earn praise from Odair] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Santos FC empresta lateral João Lucas ao Juventude" [Santos FC loan full-back João Lucas to Juventude] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  13. ^ João Lucas at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  14. ^ Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  15. ^ Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Supercopa: em jogo doido, Flamengo vence o Palmeiras nos pênaltis". One Football (in Portuguese). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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