![]() Luca Meirelles with Santos in 2025 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luca Oliveira Meirelles | ||
Date of birth | 15 March 2007 | ||
Place of birth | Goiânia, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
Youth career | |||
2018–2024 | Santos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024–2025 | Santos | 16 | (0) |
2025– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (5) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:44, 27 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:45, 21 January 2025 (UTC) |
Luca Oliveira Meirelles (born 15 March 2007), known as Luca Meirelles, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk.
Born in Goiânia, Goiás, Luca Meirelles joined Santos' youth setup in 2018, aged ten, after playing in a football school in his hometown. [1] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 20 July 2023, after agreeing to a three-year deal. [2]
On 12 November 2024, Luca Meirelles renewed his link with Peixe until December 2029, [3] and was promoted to the main squad two days later. [4] He made his professional debut on 17 November, coming on as a late substitute for Giuliano in a 2–0 home loss to CRB, as the club was already champions. [5]
On 28 August 2025, Meirelles joined Ukrainian Premier League side Shakhtar Donetsk for a reported €12m fee, signing a five-year contract. [6] [7]
In June 2024, Luca Meirelles was called up to the Brazil national under-17 team. [8] He played for the nation in the Cascais Luso Cup, scoring in all three matches of the competition, [9] and notably netting a hat-trick in a 16–1 win over São Tomé and Príncipe. [10]
On 22 July 2025, Luca Meirelles and Santos teammate Gabriel Bontempo were called up to the under-20 team for two friendlies against Paraguay. [11]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Santos | 2024 | Série B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2025 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
Career total | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Santos
Brazil U17
Individual