Lucão (footballer, born 1995)
Lucas Marcos Meireles (born 22 September 1995), commonly known as Lucão (ルカオ), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward and currently plays for Japanese club Fagiano Okayama.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Marcos Meireles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Dores do Turvo, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fagiano Okayama | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Arsenal-MG | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Makedonija GjP | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Renova | 18 | (3) |
| 2018 | Gjilani | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Apollon Larissa | 24 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | Kagoshima United | 16 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Zweigen Kanazawa (loan) | 24 | (10) |
| 2021–2022 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 25 | (4) |
| 2023– | Fagiano Okayama | 43 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2023, 10:00 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
On 5 July 2018, he joined Albanian-based Kosovan side Gjilani.[2] However, later in the same month, he moved to Greece to join Apollon Larissa.[3]
He moved to Kagoshima United the following season.[4] After one season with Kagoshima United, he was loaned to Zweigen Kanazawa.[5] This loan spell was very successful, with Lucão scoring numerous goals for Zweigen Kanazawa, finishing with ten league goals for the season.[6][7][8]
At the expiration of his loan deal with Zweigen Kanazawa, it was announced that he would join Matsumoto Yamaga for the 2021 season.[9] He signed a contract extension with Matsumoto Yamaga for the 2022 season.[10] He left at the end of the 2022 season.[11]
In February 2023, he signed for Fagiano Okayama, following his departure from Matsumoto Yamaga.[12]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 22 July 2019.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal-MG | 2016 | – | 0 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Makedonija GjP | 2016–17 | First Football League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Renova | 2017–18 | 18 | 3 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| Gjilani | 2018–19 | Superleague of Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apollon Larissa | 2018–19 | Football League | 24 | 8 | 3[c] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 |
| Career total | 53 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 64 | 14 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II
- ^ Appearances in the Macedonian Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Greek Cup
References edit
- ^ a b Lucão at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Sulmues brazilian + mbrojtës shqiptar" [Brazilian striker + Albanian defender]. topsporti.com (in Albanian). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Στον Απόλλωνα Λάρισας ο Βραζιλιάνος φορ Lucas Marcos Meireles (Lucao)" [At Apollon Larisa the Brazilian forward Lucas Marcos Meireles (Lucao)]. larisacitynews.gr (in Greek). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ [Announcement of Lucao player new participation]. 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "ルカオ選手 鹿児島ユナイテッドFCより期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" [Lucao joins Kagoshima United FC on loan]. prtimes.jp (in Japanese). 28 December 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "【金沢】ルカオ、移籍後"１号"からハット「点を取ることが自分の仕事」ＦＣ北陸に１０―０大勝" [[Kanazawa] Lucao wins 10-0 big win over FC Hokuriku with hat "scoring points is my job" from "1" after transfer]. hochi.news (in Japanese). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "ルカオが語ったポスト直撃シュートの真相" [The truth of the post direct hit shot that Lucao talked about]. hochi.news (in Japanese). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ "【金沢】豪快ゴールで得点ランク首位に並んだルカオ「狙っていた」" [[Kanazawa] Lucao, who lined up at the top of the scorer ranking with a spectacular goal, "was aiming"]. soccermagazine.jp (in Japanese). 3 August 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "ルカオ選手 期限付き移籍期間満了のお知らせ" [Announcement of the expiration of the transfer period for Lucao player]. prtimes.jp (in Japanese). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "松本山雅 ルカオ 契約更新" [Matsumoto Yamaga Lucao contract renewal]. shinmai.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "FWルカオが松本を退団「2年間ありがとうございました Vamos yamaga」" [FW Lucao leaves Matsumoto "Thank you for two years Vamos yamaga"]. news.livedoor.com (in Japanese). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "ファジ、ブラジル出身ルカオ獲得 長身ＦＷ、２０年Ｊ２で２桁得点" [Fagiano acquires Lucao from Brazil Tall FW, double-digit score in 2020 J2]. sanyonews.jp (in Japanese). 28 February 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Lucão at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
External links edit
- Lucão at J.League () (in Japanese)