Lucas Taylor

This article is about the footballer. For the Australian filmmaker, see Lucas Taylor (screenwriter). For the British soap opera character, see Lucas Taylor (Emmerdale).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Maiaand the second or paternal family name is Reis.

Lucas Taylor

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Palmeiras	3	(0)
2016	→ Criciúma (loan)	3	(0)
2016	→ Paraná (loan)	10	(1)
2017	→ Red Bull Brasil (loan)	14	(0)
2017	→ Paysandu (loan)	11	(0)
2018	→ Botafogo-SP (loan)	10	(1)
2018	→ Boa Esporte (loan)	6	(0)
2018	→ Lviv (loan)	16	(3)
2019–2020	Estoril	0	(0)
2020–2021	Dnipro-1	28	(1)
2021–2023	PAOK	17	(0)
2022–2023	→ Shakhtar Donetsk (loan)	10	(1)
2023–	Polissya Zhytomyr	28	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals 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.

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]

On 16 October 2023, Taylor joined Ukrainian Premier League side Polissya Zhytomyr. ^[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Palmeiras	2015	Série A	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
Criciúma (loan)	2016	Série B	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Paraná (loan)	2016	Série B	10	1	0	0	—		—		10	1
Red Bull Brasil (loan)	2017	Série B	14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
Paysandu (loan)	2017	Série B	11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
Botafogo-SP (loan)	2018	Série B	10	1	0	0	—		—		10	1
Boa Esporte (loan)	2018	Série B	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Lviv (loan)	2018–19	Ukrainian Premier League	16	3	1	0	—		—		17	3
Estoril	2019–20	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	—		6 [a]	0	6	0
Dnipro 1	2019–20	Ukrainian Premier League	6	1	0	0	—		—		6	1
	2020–21	Ukrainian Premier League	22	0	2	0	—		—		24	0
	Total		28	1	2	0	—		—		30	1
PAOK	2021–22	Super League	17	0	2	0	10 [b]	0	—		29	0
Shakhtar Donetsk (loan)	2022–23	Ukrainian Premier League	10	1	—		6 [c]	0	0	0	16	1
Career total			128	7	6	0	16	0	6	0	156	7

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

• Copa do Brasil: 2015 ^{[ citation needed ]}

PAOK

• Greek Cup runner-up: 2021–22 ^{[ citation needed ]}

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.
3. Іван Зінченко (18 October 2023). "ОФІЦІЙНО. Захисник Шахтаря перебрався у Полісся". sport.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 September 2025.

External links

• Palmeiras official profile Archived 19 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
• Lucas Taylor at Soccerway