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)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Santos
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–	Santos	48	(5)
2023	→ Coritiba (loan)	5	(0)
2024	→ Juventude (loan)	48	(11)
*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 a midfielder for Santos.

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]

Career statistics

As of 20 December 2024 ^[14]

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
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 at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

External links

• Santos FC profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)