Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 October 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Helena, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Pinheiros | |||
2017–2018 | Valenciennes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Valenciennes | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Virton | 8 | (4) |
2020–2022 | Charleroi | 8 | (0) |
2021 | → RWDM47 (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Mouscron (loan) | 15 | (5) |
2019 | → Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Beveren | 31 | (11) |
2023– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 31 | (21) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08 February 2025 |
Lucas Ribeiro Costa (born 9 October 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a foward for South African club Mamelodi Sundowns. He is regarded as one of the best players in the South African Premiership and is known for his dribbling, shooting, passing and pace.
Ribeiro Costa is a youth product of Pinheiros, and then moved to France with Valenciennes. [1] Ribeiro Costa made his professional debut with Virton in a 3-2 Belgian First Division B win over Roeselare on 27 October 2019. [2] On 30 June 2020, Ribeiro Costa signed with Charleroi. [3]
On 1 February 2021, Ribeiro Costa moved to Belgian First Division B club RWDM on a loan deal until the end of the season. [4]
On 11 August 2021, he joined Mouscron on a season-long loan with an option to buy. [5] On 19 January 2022, Mouscron loan was terminated and Ribeiro Costa was loaned to Waasland-Beveren until the end of the season. [6] The option to buy was triggered on 6 April, and he signed a two-year contract with the club. [7]
On 6 July football club Mamelodi Sundowns confirmed his signing for a undisclosed fee. [8]
On 4 August, he made is debut for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League in a 2-1 win against Sekhukhune United, where he scored his first goal for the club in the 57th minute. [9]
On 12 November 2022, he won his first cup with Mamelodi Sundowns as they beat Wydad Casablanca in the 2nd leg of the African Football League final in Pretoria with a score of 2-0 (3-2aggr). [10]