Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Luca Rosa da Silva Sousa | ||
Date of birth | 6 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Aparecida de Goiânia, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2016 | Goiás | ||
2016–2018 | Santos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Goiás | 1 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Tigres UANL | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Correcaminos (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2019 | → Torpedo Kutaisi (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2020 | → Aparecidense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Cavalry FC | 18 | (1) |
2022 | Tepatitlán | 6 | (0) |
International career | |||
2013 | Brazil U15 | 14 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2021 |
Richard Luca Rosa da Silva Sousa (born 6 January 1998), known as Richard Luca or simply Richard, is a Brazilian professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for Canadian club Cavalry FC.
In 2013, Richard Luca played for Goiás' U-15 side, where he scored 27 goals in 22 appearances. [1] On 12 March 2016, he made his senior debut for Goiás as a 60th-minute substitute in a Campeonato Goiano match against Atlético Goianiense. [2]
On 20 September 2016, Richard Luca signed a three-year contract with Brazilian giants Santos. [3] While at Santos, he played in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior and was scouted by FC Barcelona. [1]
On 13 April 2018, Richard Luca signed with Liga MX side Tigres UANL. [1]
On 11 June 2018, Richard Luca was loaned to Ascenso MX side Correcaminos. [4] He made ten league appearances in the Apertura that season, before returning to Tigres in November 2018. [5]
In early 2019, Richard Luca was loaned to Georgian Erovnuli Liga side Torpedo Kutaisi. [5] He made thirteen league appearances that season, scoring three goals, and scored a brace in one Georgian Cup appearance. [5]
On 2 December 2019, after turning down offers from Europe, Richard Luca was loaned to his hometown club, Aparecidense, so that he could be closer to his family. [6]
On 19 February 2020, Richard Luca signed for Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC, but was unable to join the team that season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] [8] On 4 December 2020, he re-signed to a multi-year contract. [9] After the 2021 season, Cavalry announced that Luca would leave the club after two seasons. [10]
In 2013, Richard Luca played for the Brazilian U15 team, scoring two goals in fourteen appearances. [1]
Richard Luca grew up in the Vale do Sol area of Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás State. [6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [lower-alpha 1] | Other [lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Goiás | 2016 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Correcaminos | 2018–19 | Ascenso MX | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Torpedo Kutaisi | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
Cavalry FC | 2021 | CPL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Career total | 41 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 6 |
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