Lucas Souza

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vieiraand the second or paternal family name is de Souza.

Lucas Souza

Personal information
Full name	Lucas Vieira de Souza
Date of birth	(1990-07-04) 4 July 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Santo André, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Faisaly
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Paraná	10	(0)
2013–2014	Olhanense	29	(3)
2014–2015	Parma	3	(0)
2015	→ Moreirense (loan)	6	(0)
2015–2016	Tondela	26	(2)
2016–2017	AEL Limassol	18	(5)
2017–2020	APOEL	69	(12)
2020–2021	Changchun Yatai	15	(3)
2021	→ Beijing Guoan (loan)	7	(0)
2021–2022	APOEL	18	(4)
2022–2023	Al-Khaleej	29	(2)
2023–	Al-Faisaly	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2023

Lucas Vieira de Souza (born 4 July 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly.

Club career

Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Souza started playing professionally with Paraná Clube. In 2013 he moved to Portugal, being relegated from the Primeira Liga with S.C. Olhanense in his first full season.

Souza joined Parma F.C. in late August 2014, for a reported fee of €700,000. ^[1] He made his Serie A debut on 5 October, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against Genoa CFC. ^[2]

Souza returned to Portugal in late January 2015, being loaned to Moreirense F.C. until the end of the campaign. ^{[3] [4]} In the summer, after having cut all ties with the Italian club, he signed a one-year contract with C.D. Tondela also in the Portuguese top division. ^[5]

On 6 July 2017, Souza joined Cyprus' APOEL FC after one year with AEL Limassol in the same country. ^[6]

On 5 March 2020, Souza join China League One club Changchun Yatai. ^[7] On 8 November 2020, Yatai won the division after beating Chengdu Better City 3-0 on the final matchday in his first season and was promoted back to Chinese Super League. ^[8]

On 10 April 2011, Souza joined fellow Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan on loan. ^[9] He returned to Yatai on 29 July 2021 after his loan contract expired.

On 29 July 2022, Souza joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Khaleej on a free transfer. ^[10]

On 26 July 2023, Souza joined Al-Faisaly. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played on 28 July 2021 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paraná	2012	Série B	10	0	1	0	—		—		—		11	0
Olhanense	2012–13	Primeira Liga	11	2	0	0	0	0	—		—		11	2
	2013–14	Primeira Liga	18	1	1	1	2	0	—		—		21	2
	Total		29	3	1	1	2	0	—		—		32	4
Parma	2014–15	Serie A	3	0	1	0	—		—		—		4	0
Moreirense (loan)	2014–15	Primeira Liga	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Tondela	2015–16	Primeira Liga	26	2	0	0	1	0	—		—		27	2
AEL Limassol	2016–17	Cypriot First Division	18	5	0	0	—		—		—		18	5
APOEL	2017–18	Cypriot First Division	27	3	4	0	—		0	0	—		31	3
	2018–19	Cypriot First Division	25	5	5	0	—		8	3	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	39	8
	2019–20	Cypriot First Division	17	4	2	0	—		10	1	0 [lower-alpha 1]	0	29	5
	Total		69	12	11	0	—		18	4	1	0	99	16
Changchun Yatai	2020	China League One	15	3	0	0	—		—		—		15	3
Beijing Guoan (loan)	2021	Chinese Super League	7	0	0	0	—		—		—		7	0
APOEL	2021–22	Cypriot First Division	28	5	5	0	—		—		—		33	5
	2022–23		—		—		—		1	0	—		1	0
	Total		28	5	5	0	—		1	0	—		34	5
Al Khaleej	2022–23	Saudi Professional League	29	2	1	0	—		—		—		30	2
Al Faisaly	2023–24	Saudi First Division	31	14	3	2	—		—		—		33	16
Career total			271	46	20	1	3	0	19	4	1	0	259	37

1. Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup

Honours

Club

Changchun Yatai

• China League One: 2020 ^[13]

References

1. "Lucas Souza: "Voltem ao lugar que merecem"" [Lucas Souza: «Come back to the place you deserve»]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
2. "Parma-Genoa 1–2: decide Matri all'ultimo respiro, ducali in crisi" [Parma-Genoa 1–2: Matri decides in the dying breath, duchy men in crisis]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 5 October 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
3. "Lucas Souza reforça meio-campo do Moreirense" [Lucas Souza strengthens Moreirense midfield]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 1 February 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
4. "Lucas Souza ceduto a titolo temporaneo al Moreirense FC" [Lucas Souza loaned to Moreirense FC on a temporary deal] (in Italian). Parma F.C. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
5. "Lucas Souza assina com CD Tondela" [Lucas Souza signs with CD Tondela] (in Portuguese). CD Tondela. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
6. "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Lucas Souza" [Agreement reached with Lucas Souza] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
7. "亚泰宣布巴西中场卢卡斯正式加盟 悍将补中场硬度". Sina Sports. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
8. "始于大连终于成都!漫长的等待 中超 亚泰回来了！". Sina. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
9. "国安官宣索萨+柏杨加盟 提升三线作战阵容厚度". Sina Sports. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
10. "الخليج يضم البرازيلي لوكاس سوزا من أبويل القبرصي".
11. "الفيصلي يضم ثنائي الخليج موراتو وسوزا".
12. "Lucas Souza". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
13. "观察： 亚泰重返中超--金元逝去 秩序回归". sports.sina.com.cn. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

External links

• Lucas Souza at ForaDeJogo (archived)