| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Soares de Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | May 4, 1998 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Alverca | 11 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Vitória SC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → Vitória SC B (loan) | 33 | (12) |
| 2021–2023 | → Casa 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.
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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alverca | 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Vitória SC (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vitória SC B (loan) | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | 17 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 12 | — | — | — | 33 | 12 | |||||
| Casa Pia (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 56 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 65 | 3 | |||
| Santa Clara | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 162 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 16 | ||