Lucas Silva

Lucas da Silva de Jesus (born 30 January 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for V.League 1 club Thep Xanh Nam Dinh.

Career Early career Born in Rio de Janeiro, Silva graduated from Flamengo's youth setup. In his youth career he won several important titles such as Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, Campeonato Carioca U20 and Torneio Otávio Pinto Guimarães alongside teammates Vitor Gabriel, Pepê, Hugo Moura, Matheus Dantas, Matheus Thuler and Gabriel Batista.

Flamengo 2018 season On 18 January 2018, Silva made his professional debut and scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 win against Volta Redonda, in Campeonato Carioca. In April 2018, Silva suffered an ankle injury and returned to play in October in a Brasileiro under-20 match against Vasco da Gama.

2019 season In the beginning of the season Silva had few opportunities in the team having five appearances in the 2019 Campeonato Carioca. On 14 April Silva played his first continental match, a 6–1 Copa Libertadores win against San José at Maracanã Stadium, replacing Éverton Ribeiro in the 81st minute. On 1 May Silva debuted at Brazilian Série A, he replaced Willian Arão in the 79th minute against Internacional at Beira-Rio Stadium, Flamengo lost 2–1.

Paços de Ferreira Having fallen out of favor at Flamengo, Lucas Silva had his contract terminated and signed with Paços de Ferreira in Portugal for a three-year term. The transfer fee was not disclosed. He scored his first goal for the club on August 9, in a 2–0 victory over Famalicão in the opening match of the Primeira Liga.

He scored his club's sole goal in a 1-0 win over Tottenham in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs, a new tournament introduced by the UEFA this season. He participated in 49 appearances for the club, scoring four goals.

Avaí On 16 August 2022, Silva left Paços de Ferreira and returned to Brazil, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract with Série A side Avaí.

Guarani On 31 March 2023, Silva terminated his contract with Avaí and dropped down to Série B, joining Guarani.

Torreense On 1 January 2024, Silva returned to Portugal, joining Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense.

Career statistics

Honours Flamengo Copa Libertadores: 2019 Recopa Sudamericana: 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019 Supercopa do Brasil: 2020 Campeonato Carioca: 2019

Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Vietnamese Super Cup: 2024