Lucas Taylor

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Lucas Taylor
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Taylor with PAOK in 2021
Personal information
Full name Lucas Taylor Maia Reis
Date of birth (1995-04-10) 10 April 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Guarulhos, Brazil
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Right wing-back
Team information
Current team
Polissya Zhytomyr
Number 13
Youth career
2007–2015 Palmeiras
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2019 Palmeiras 3 (0)
2016Criciúma (loan) 3 (0)
2016Paraná (loan) 10 (1)
2017Red Bull Brasil (loan) 14 (0)
2017Paysandu (loan) 11 (0)
2018Botafogo-SP (loan) 10 (1)
2018Boa Esporte (loan) 6 (0)
2018Lviv (loan) 16 (3)
2019–2020 Estoril 0 (0)
2020–2021 Dnipro-1 28 (1)
2021–2023 PAOK 17 (0)
2022–2023Shakhtar Donetsk (loan) 10 (1)
2023– Polissya Zhytomyr 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2025

Lucas Taylor Maia Reis (born 10 April 1995 [1] ), known as Lucas Taylor, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ukrainian Premier League club Polissya Zhytomyr.

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Club career

A member of Palmeiras' youth academy since 2007, Lucas Taylor began playing for the club in the under-12 category. After acting as a forward and a defensive midfielder, Taylor found his ideal position in the right back.[ citation needed ]

Lucas Taylor made good performances in the Campeonato Paulista and Brasileiro U20, calling the attention of the first team with his speed and skill. His first match as a senior player was away against Coritiba, for the Série A in August 2015. In his first season, Taylor also came as a second-half substitute for João Pedro in the Copa do Brasil Final's 2nd leg at Allianz Parque, eventually winning his first title.[ citation needed ]

His performances soon began to attract the attention of clubs in Europe. A newcomer to the Ukrainian top flight, Lviv, acquired him on loan from Palmeiras for a year.[ citation needed ]

Taylor adapted quickly and managed to score three goals and provide two assists in three appearances. He returned to Palmeiras and then moved to Portuguese second tier club Estoril on a free transfer.[ citation needed ]

For the first six months he did not get any playing time and decided to leave. Dnipro-1, who knew of him from his time in Lviv, opted to acquire him in January 2020. With his new team, Taylor played 30 times, scoring once and contributing three assists.[ citation needed ]

On 29 June 2021, Lucas Taylor signed a three-year contract with Super League Greece side PAOK, with the choice of one year extension once the contract is over, being the first transfer of the club for the upcoming season. [2]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Palmeiras 2015 Série A 301040
Criciúma (loan) 2016 Série B 300030
Paraná (loan) 2016 Série B10100101
Red Bull Brasil (loan) 2017 Série B14000140
Paysandu (loan) 2017 Série B11000110
Botafogo-SP (loan) 2018 Série B10100101
Boa Esporte (loan) 2018 Série B600060
Lviv (loan) 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 16310173
Estoril 2019–20 Primeira Liga 00006 [a] 060
Dnipro 1 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League610061
2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League22020240
Total28120301
PAOK 2021–22 Super League 1702010 [b] 0290
Shakhtar Donetsk (loan) 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League1016 [c] 000161
Career total128760160601567
  1. Appearances in Liga Revelação.
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League.
  3. Five appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in the UEFA Europa League.

Honours

Palmeiras
PAOK

References

  1. "Brazil - Lucas Taylor". Soccerway. 10 April 1995. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. "Παίκτης του ΠΑΟΚ ο Λούκας Τέιλορ" [Lucas Taylor is a player of PAOK]. www.paokfc.gr (in Greek). PAOK FC. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.