Lucas Soares

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Lucas Soares
Personal information
Full name Lucas Soares de Almeida
Date of birth (1998-05-04) May 4, 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Goiânia, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Santa Clara
Number 42
Youth career
2017–2018 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2023 Alverca 11 (1)
2019Vitória SC (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2021Vitória SC B (loan) 33 (12)
2021–2023Casa Pia (loan) 56 (3)
2023– Santa Clara 62 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025

Lucas Soares de Almeida (born 10 December 1997), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Santa Clara.

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Professional career

A youth product of the Brazilian club Cruzeiro, Soares moved to the Portuguese club Alverca for the 2018–19 season. [1] On 6 July 2019, he was sent on loan to Vitória SC. [2] Soares made his professional debut with Vitória in a 1–0 Taça da Liga win over C.D. Feirense on 5 August 2019. [3] He spent the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons on loan with Casa Pia. [4] In June 2023, Casa Pia chose not to trigger Soares' buy-option clause, with the right-back returning to Alverca. [5]

On 6 July 2023, Soares signed a four-year contract with Liga Portugal 2 club Santa Clara. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alverca 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 111111
Vitória SC (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga 0000101 [a] 020
Vitória SC B (loan) 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal163163
2020–21 179179
Total33123312
Casa Pia (loan) 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 2922020332
2022–23 Primeira Liga2712030321
Total5634050653
Santa Clara 2023–24 Liga Portugal 23203000350
2024–25 Primeira Liga3003010340
2025–26 Primeira Liga0000003 [b] 030
Total620601030720
Career total16216100704018316
  1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. Pimenta, Victor (June 21, 2022). "Lucas Soares: Adaptação, conquistas e comprometimento com a camisa do Casa Pia, agora na elite de Portugal". Mais Goiás.
  2. "Lucas Soares emprestado" [Lucas Soares loaned] (in European Portuguese). FC Alverca. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. "Feirense vs. Vitoria Guimaraes - 5 August 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  4. "Lucas Soares no Casa Pia" [Lucas Soares to Casa Pia] (in European Portuguese). FC Alverca. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. "Casa Pia não exerce opção de compra e Lucas Soares termina cedência" [Casa Pia doesn't trigger buy option and Lucas Soares ends loan] (in European Portuguese). Record. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. "Lucas Soares assina pelo Santa Clara" [Lucas Soares signs for Santa Clara] (in European Portuguese). Record. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.