Lucas Ribeiro Costa

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Lucas Ribeiro Costa
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 26)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Valenciennes 0 (0)
2019–2020 Virton 8 (4)
2020–2022 Charleroi 8 (0)
2021RWDM47 (loan) 11 (0)
2021–2022Mouscron (loan) 15 (5)
2022Waasland-Beveren (loan) 10 (2)
2022–2023 Beveren 31 (11)
2023– Mamelodi Sundowns 23 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024

Lucas Ribeiro Costa (born 9 October 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for South African club Mamelodi Sundowns.

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Professional career

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]

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References

  1. "Lucas Ribeiro Costa signe à Charleroi". RTBF Sport. 31 July 2020.
  2. "Excelsior Virton vs. KSV Roeselare - 27 October 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  3. "Une nouvelle recrue au Sporting de Charleroi: Lucas Ribeiro Costa s'est engagé pour deux saisons". Le Soir. 30 July 2020.
  4. "C'est officiel: le SC Charleroi prête Lucas Ribeiro Costa au RWDM" [It's official: SC Charleroi loan Lucas Ribeiro Costa to RWDM]. sudinfo.be (in French). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. "Lucas Ribeiro Costa en prêt pour une saison" (in French). Mouscro n. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, LUCAS RIBEIRO COSTA!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. "Optie gelicht in contract van Lucas Ribeiro Costa". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. Vardien, Tashreeq. "Sundowns sign Brazilian midfielder Lucas Ribeiro Costa". Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  9. Taylor, Craig. "Shalulile, Ribeiro help Sundowns open PSL season with a win over gallant Sekhukhune". Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.