Lucas Otávio

Lucas Otávio Veiga Lopes (born 9 October 1994), known as Lucas Otávio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Lucas Otávio
Personal information
Full name Lucas Otávio Veiga Lopes
Date of birth (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994
Place of birth Cornélio Procópio, Brazil
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Bandeirantes EC
2005–2014 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Santos 14 (0)
2014 → Paraná (loan) 20 (0)
2016 → Paraná (loan) 13 (0)
2017 → Avaí (loan) 9 (0)
2018 → Ituano (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2017

Club career

Born in Cornélio Procópio, Paraná,[1] Lucas Otávio began his career in hometown's Bandeirantes Esporte Clube (BEC), and joined Santos FC in 2005, after impressing in a match against Peixe.[2] In April 2012, he signed a three-year professional deal with the latter.[3]

In July 2013, Lucas Otávio was promoted to Santos' main squad.[4] On the 24th he made his first team debut, in a 2–0 away win against CRAC for the season's Copa do Brasil.[5]

On 5 June 2014, Lucas Otávio was loaned to Série B side Paraná until December.[6] A regular starter under manager Claudinei Oliveira, he eventually lost his place under Ricardinho, with his loan being cut short on 26 November due to an injury.[7]

Lucas Otávio returned to Santos in 2015, being definitely included in the club's main squad. He made his Série A debut on 17 May, starting in a 1–0 home win against Cruzeiro.[8]

On 29 September 2015 Lucas Otávio renewed his contract with Peixe, signing until January 2019.[9] On 10 March of the following year, after receiving little playing time under new manager Dorival Júnior, he returned to Paraná on loan until December.[10]

On 6 March 2017, Lucas Otávio was loaned to Avaí until the end of the season.[11] The following 12 January, he joined Ituano also in a temporary deal.

Career statistics
As of 27 November 2017[12]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2013 Série A 00—10——10
2014 002000——20
2015 14011020——270
Subtotal 14013030——300
Paraná (loan) 2014 Série B 200————200
Paraná (loan) 2016 Série B 1304030——200
Avaí (loan) 2017 Série A 9040——00130
Ituano (loan) 2018 Paulista —0000——00
Career total 560210600000830

Honours
Santos

References
  1. Com 1,64 m, Lucas Otávio ignora críticos: "Meu sonho é maior que eu" (With 1.64m, Lucas Otávio ignores critics: "My dream is bigger than me"); Globo Esporte, 24 February 2015 (in Portuguese)
  2. LUCAS OTÁVIO, meio-campo do Santos Futebol Clube. (LUCAS OTÁVIO, Santos Futebol Clube's midfielder) Archived 2013-07-28 at the Wayback Machine; Marcelo Dieguez (in Portuguese)
  3. Nova promessa do Santos, Lucas Otávio assina primeiro contrato como profissional (New Santos' wonderkid, Lucas Otávio signs first professional deal) Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; Diário Lance, 26 April 2012 (in Portuguese)
  4. Relacionado pela primeira vez, Lucas Otávio espera aproveitar chance (Called for the first time, Lucas Otávio hopes to seize chance); Terra Esportes, 23 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
  5. "Garotos brilham, Santos derrota Crac e se classifica para as oitavas de final" [Boys shine, Santos defeats Crac and qualifies for round of 32] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  6. "Lucas Otávio e Tiago Alves reforçam o Tricolor" [Lucas Otávio and Tiago Alves bolster Tricolor] (in Portuguese). Paraná's official website. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  7. "De revelação a reserva: Lucas Otávio deixa o Paraná Clube após 20 jogos" [From revelation to reserve: Lucas Otávio leaves Paraná Clube after 20 matches] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  8. "Santos bate o Cruzeiro, fatura primeira vitória e deixa mineiros zerados na tabela" [Santos defeats Cruzeiro, gets first win and leaves mineiros with no points] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  9. "Lucas Otávio prorroga contrato com o Santos FC até janeiro de 2019" [Lucas Otávio extends contract with Santos FC until January 2019] (in Portuguese). Santos' official website. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  10. "Paraná acerta retorno de Lucas Otávio e fica perto de atacante do Santos" [Paraná agree the return of Lucas Otávio and get close of Santos forward]. Globo Esporte. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  11. "Santos empresta volante Lucas Otávio ao Avaí até o final da temporada" [Santos loan midfielder Lucas Otávio to Avaí until the end of the season] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  12. Lucas Otávio at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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