Lucas Silva (footballer, born 1998)

Lucas da Silva de Jesus (born 30 January 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Flamengo as a forward.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is de Jesus.
Lucas Silva
Personal information
Full name Lucas da Silva de Jesus
Date of birth (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Flamengo
Number 23
Youth career
2015–2018 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Flamengo 22 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2019

Career

Early career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Silva graduated from Flamengo's youth setup. In his youth career he won several important titles such as Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, Campeonato Carioca U20 and Torneio Otávio Pinto Guimarães alongside teammates Vitor Gabriel, Pepê, Hugo Moura, Matheus Dantas, Matheus Thuler and Gabriel Batista.

Flamengo

2018 season

On 18 January 2018, Silva made his professional debut and scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 win against Volta Redonda, in Campeonato Carioca.[1] In April 2018, Silva suffered an ankle injury and returned to play in October in a Brasileiro under-20 match against Vasco da Gama.[2]

2019 season

In the beginning of the season Silva had few opportunities in the team having five appearances in the 2019 Campeonato Carioca. On 14 April Silva played his first continental match, a 6–1 Copa Libertadores win against San José at Maracanã Stadium, replacing Éverton Ribeiro in the 81st minute.[3] On 1 May Silva debuted at Brazilian Série A, he replaced Willian Arão in the 79th minute against Internacional at Beira-Rio Stadium, Flamengo lost 2–1.[4]

Career statistics
As of 2 February 2020.
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flamengo 2018 Série A 0000002[lower-alpha 1]121
2019 90002[lower-alpha 2]05[lower-alpha 1]0160
2020 0000004[lower-alpha 1]141
Career total 900020112222
  1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.

Honours
Flamengo

References
  1. "Europeus ficam de olho em Lucas Silva após estreia entre profissionais" [Europeans keep track of Lucas Silva after debut among professionals] (in Portuguese). Coluna do Flamengo. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Recuperado de lesão, Lucas Silva relembra "Eu falava comigo mesmo: não posso desistir"" [Recovered from injury, Lucas Silva recalls "I was talking to myself: I can not give up"] (in Portuguese). Flamengo. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. "Baile no Maracanã! Flamengo amassa o San José, elimina rival e reassume a liderança do grupo na Libertadores" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. "No reencontro com o Flamengo, Guerrero marca e ajuda Inter a vencer" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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