Lucas Braga

Lucas Braga Ribeiro (born 10 November 1996), known as Lucas Braga (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈlukɐz ˈbɾaɡɐ]) or simply Braga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos as a forward.

Lucas Braga
Lucas Braga with Santos in 2022
Personal information
Full name Lucas Braga Ribeiro
Date of birth (1996-11-10) 10 November 1996
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Santos
Number 30
Youth career
2016 J. Malucelli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 J. Malucelli 1 (0)
2017 Batel 10 (1)
2018–2019 Luverdense 40 (4)
2018 → Vila Nova (loan) 6 (0)
2019– Santos 143 (13)
2019 → Cuiabá (loan) 16 (0)
2020 → Inter de Limeira (loan) 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:31, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in São Paulo,[2] Braga joined J. Malucelli's youth setup in August 2016.[3] Promoted to the main squad for the 2017 season,[2] he made his senior debut on 30 March of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away loss against PSTC.[4]

After administrative problems, Braga left the club and joined Batel also in the Paraná state, to play for the club in the state's third division.[5] He scored his first senior goal at the club, netting the opener in a 4–0 home routing of União Futebol Clube de Nova Fátima on 5 November 2017.[6]

Luverdense

On 12 January 2018, Braga signed for Luverdense of the Série C.[7] Regularly used by his new club, he scored his first goal for the club on 14 May, netting the last in a 4–1 home routing of Volta Redonda.[8]

On 28 August 2018, Braga was loaned to Série B side Vila Nova on loan until the end of the season.[9] He contributed with six appearances before returning to his parent club for the 2019 season.

Santos
Lucas Braga with Santos in 2022

B-team

On 29 December 2018, it was announced that Braga had agreed to a pre-contract with Santos.[10] He signed a contract until June 2022 the following 5 June, after his deal with his previous club expired,[11] and started to appear for the under-23s.

Loans to Cuiabá and Inter de Limeira

On 9 September 2019, Braga moved to Cuiabá in the second division, on loan until the end of the campaign.[12] On 13 December, he was announced at Inter de Limeira, also in a temporary deal.[13] He impressed during his spell at the latter, scoring once against Oeste on 23 July.

Breakthrough

On 5 August 2020, Braga returned to Santos and was assigned to the main squad.[14] He made his debut for the club on 20 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Kaio Jorge in a 1–0 away win against Sport Recife for the Série A championship.[15]

Braga made his Copa Libertadores debut on 1 October 2020, replacing Yeferson Soteldo late into a 3–2 away win against Club Olimpia.[16] He scored his first goal for the club twenty days later, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 home win against Defensa y Justicia.[17]

After the departure of Soteldo to Toronto FC, Braga established himself as an undisputed starter.[18] On 20 May 2021, he signed a new five-year contract, until April 2026.[19]

Career statistics
As of 24 October 2023[20]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
J. Malucelli 2017 Paranaense —10———10
Batel 2017 Paranaense 3ª Divisão —101———101
Luverdense 2018 Série C 18310020—4[lower-alpha 1]0343
2019 1011140——161
Total 19321160—40504
Vila Nova (loan) 2018 Série B 60————60
Santos 2019 Série A 00————00
2020 302—209[lower-alpha 2]2—414
2021 321735114[lower-alpha 3]2—587
2022 335121508[lower-alpha 4]0—586
2023 180111301[lower-alpha 4]0—331
Total 1138305151324—19018
Cuiabá (loan) 2019 Série B 160————160
Inter de Limeira (loan) 2020 Paulista —141———141
Career total 154117682113244028724
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. Ten appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References
  1. "Lucas Braga". Santos FC. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  2. "Confira detalhes" [Know the details] (in Portuguese). J. Malucelli. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. "Empresário italiano busca talentos do futebol em Curitiba e região" [Italian agent searches for footballing talents in Curitiba and region] (in Portuguese). Paraná Portal. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. "PSTC vence JMalucelli, mas está rebaixado para Segundona Paranaense" [PSTC defeat JMalucelli, but is relegated to the second division of Paranaense] (in Portuguese). Redação em Campo. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. "O Batel abriu as portas para mim, diz atacante" [Batel opened their doors to me, says forward] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio do Cidadão. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. "Batel goleia Nova Fátima e está próximo da Segunda Divisão" [Batel thrash Nova Fátima and is close to the Second Division] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rede Sul Notícias. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  7. "Lucas Braga acerta com a Luverdense" [Lucas Braga signs with Luverdense] (in Portuguese). MMC Sports Consulting. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  8. "Luverdense goleia Volta Redonda e deixa zona de rebaixamento da Série C" [Luverdense thrash Volta Redonda and leave Série C's relegation zone] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  9. "Vila Nova apresenta meia-atacante Lucas Braga e volante Washington Santana" [Vila Nova present attacking midfielder Lucas Braga and defensive midfielder Washington Santana] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  10. "Atacante do Luverdense tem pré-contrato assinado com o Santos" [Luverdense forward has pre-contract signed with Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  11. "Lucas Braga é aprovado nos exames e assina com o Santos por três anos" [Lucas Braga passes the medical examinations and signs with Santos for three years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  12. "Cuiabá acerta com o atacante Lucas Braga, ex-Santos" [Cuiabá sign Lucas Braga, formerly of Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cuiabá EC. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  13. "Inter de Limeira anuncia contratação de santista; Elano quer mais" [Inter de Limeira announce signing of Santos player; Elano wants more] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  14. "Santos reintegra Lucas Braga, que teve números "de Soteldo" no Paulistão" [Santos bring back Lucas Braga, who had numbers of "Soteldo" in the Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  15. "Marinho decide mais uma vez, e Santos vence o Sport" [Marinho decides again, and Santos defeat Sport] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  16. "Santos vira sobre o Olimpia e garante classificação às oitavas da Libertadores" [Santos complete comeback over Olimpia and qualify to the round of 16 of the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  17. "Lucas Braga faz primeiro gol pelo Santos, chora e diz: "Foi uma noite maravilhosa"" [Lucas Braga scores first goal for Santos, cries and says: "It was a wonderful evening"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  18. "Lucas Braga se firma como substituto de Soteldo no Santos: "Espero dar continuidade"" [Lucas Braga establishes himself as the substitute of Soteldo at Santos: "I hope to keep up the good work"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  19. "Lucas Braga renova contrato com o Santos FC até abril de 2026: "Esse clube é a minha vida"" [Lucas Braga renews contract with Santos FC until April 2026: "This club is my life"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  20. Lucas Braga at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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