Lucas Barbosa (footballer, born 2001)

Lucas Barbosa

Lucas Barbosa with Santos in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Henrique Barbosa
Date of birth	(2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Bebedouro, Brazil [1]
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Red Bull Bragantino
Youth career
2009–2015	Inter de Bebedouro
2015	São Paulo
2015	Grêmio
2016	Barretos
2017	Inter de Bebedouro
2018–2020	Novorizontino
2019	→ Golden State White (loan)
2019–2020	→ Santos (loan)
2020–2022	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2024	Santos	48	(5)
2023	→ Coritiba (loan)	5	(0)
2024	→ Juventude (loan)	48	(11)
2025–	Red Bull Bragantino	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:28, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Lucas Henrique Barbosa (born 22 February 2001), known as Lucas Barbosa, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Red Bull Bragantino.

Career

Early career

Born in Bebedouro, São Paulo, Barbosa started his career at hometown side Inter de Bebedouro at the age of eight. ^[3] He subsequently represented São Paulo, Grêmio, ^[2] Barretos, and returned to his first club in 2017.

Barbosa joined Novorizontino in 2018, being loaned to FC Golden State White for the 2019 Dallas Cup. ^[2] On 11 September 2019, he signed for Santos' under-20 side on loan. ^[4]

Santos

Lucas Barbosa with Santos in 2022

On 16 September 2020, Barbosa signed a permanent five-year deal with Peixe, who paid R$ 300,000 for 80% of his economic rights. ^[5] He made his first team debut the following 18 April, starting in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista home win against Inter de Limeira. ^{[6] [7]}

Barbosa scored his first professional goal on 27 February 2022, netting his team's second in a 2–2 home draw against former side Novorizontino. ^[8] He made his Série A debut on 9 April, replacing fellow youth graduate Marcos Leonardo in a 0–0 away draw against Fluimnense. ^[9]

On 11 July 2023, after being regularly used by previous head coach Odair Hellmann, Barbosa was separated from the first team squad by new head coach Paulo Turra. ^[10]

Loan to Coritiba

On 28 July 2023, Barbosa joined fellow top-tier side Coritiba on loan until the end of the year. ^[11] He featured rarely as the club suffered relegation.

Loan to Juventude

On 2 January 2024, Barbosa was loaned to Juventude also in the first division, until December. ^[12] He became an undisputed starter for the club, also scoring regularly; he also became the club's top scorer in 15 years after reaching 13 goals in November. ^[13]

Red Bull Bragantino

On 6 January 2025, Barbosa was announced at Red Bull Bragantino on a five-year deal, ^[14] for a rumoured fee of R$ 16 million. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of 20 December 2024 ^[16]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santos	2021	Série A	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	3	0
	2022		26	2	6	1	3	0	6 [b]	1	—		41	4
	2023		4	0	10	2	4	1	4 [b]	0	—		22	3
	Total		30	2	18	3	7	1	10	1	1	0	66	7
Coritiba (loan)	2023	Série A	5	0	—		—		—		—		5	0
Juventude (loan)	2024	Série A	33	7	15	4	8	3	—		—		56	14
Red Bull Bragantino	2025	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			68	9	33	7	15	4	10	1	1	0	127	21

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References

1. "Conheça os relacionados do Santos FC para a Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior 2020" [Know the list of Santos FC players for the 2020 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
2. "Meia aposta do Santos tem 1,93 m e passou por São Paulo, Grêmio e EUA" [Midfielder who is a bet of Santos has 1.93m and played for São Paulo, Grêmio and in the USA] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
3. "Na Copinha, jovem bebedourense destaca-se no Santos" [In the Copinha, young bebedourense is a spotlight at Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta de Bebedouro. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
4. "Santos fecha com mais um reforço para a Copa São Paulo" [Santos sign another addition for the Copa São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
5. "Sem poder registrar novos jogadores, Santos renova com meia do time B" [Without being able to register new players, Santos renew with midfielder from the B-team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
6. "Lucas Barbosa fará sua estreia como profissional do Santos contra a Inter de Limeira" [Lucas Barbosa will make his professional debut with Santos against Inter de Limeira] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
7. "Santos aproveita falhas do goleiro e vence a Inter de Limeira na Vila" [Santos take advantage of flaws of the goalkeeper and defeat Inter de Limeira at Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
8. "Lucas Barbosa comemora primeiro gol pelo profissional do Santos" [Lucas Barbosa celebrates first goal for the first team of Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
9. "Fluminense e Santos empatam sem gols na abertura do Brasileirão 2022" [Fluminense and Santos draw blank in the opening of the 2022 Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
10. "Lucas Barbosa é afastado do Santos e vai treinar separado" [Lucas Braga is put aside at Santos and will train separately] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
11. "Lucas Barbosa é novo jogador do Coritiba" [Lucas Barbosa is the new player of Coritiba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
12. "Santos acerta o empréstimo de Lucas Barbosa ao Juventude até o final de 2024" [Santos agree loan of Lucas Barbosa to Juventude until the end of 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
13. "Lucas Barbosa é o maior artilheiro do Juventude em 15 anos; confira lista" [Lucas Barbosa is the top scorer of Juventude in 15 years; see list] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
14. "Lucas Barbosa é o novo atacante do Red Bull Bragantino" [Lucas Barbosa is the new forward of Red Bull Bragantino] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
15. "Bragantino anuncia contratação de Lucas Barbosa, ex-Santos e Juventude; negócio gira em torno de R$ 16 milhões" [Bragantino announce signing of Lucas Barbosa, formerly of Santos and Juventude; deal is worth around R$ 16 million] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
16. Lucas Barbosa at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

External links

• Santos FC profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)