Lucas Lourenço Andrade (born 23 January 2001) (), is a Brazilian

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who plays as an

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for

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Club career

Born in

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, Lucas Lourenço joined

' football youth categories in 2013, after playing for the club's futsal team. On 2 October 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the club, lasting until September 2022. In January 2018, Lucas Lourenço was promoted to the main squad by new manager

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, but was demoted back to the under-17s in the following month. He subsequently moved to the under-20 squad before returning to the first team under new manager Cuca. Lucas Lourenço made his first team – and Série A – debut on 2 December 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 2–1 away loss against

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. On 1 September 2020, despite only featuring for the under-20s, he renewed his contract until December 2024. On 15 September 2020, Lucas Lourenço made his

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debut by replacing fellow youth graduate Alison in a 0–0 home draw against

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. On 20 July of the following year, he moved to Série B side

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on loan until the end of the season. In September 2021, after missing trainings, Lucas Lourenço's loan was cut short and he returned to Santos. On 14 December, he was loaned to

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for the

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. On 6 July 2022, Lucas Lourenço was loaned to CSA for the remainder of the 2022 Série B. On 18 November, he moved to fellow league team

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also in a temporary deal. On 4 July 2023, Lucas Lourenço moved to Série C side

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on loan for the remainder of the year. On 1 February 2024, he rescinded his contract with Santos.

International career

Lucas Lourenço was called up to Brazil under-17s for the 2017

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Career statistics

References

External links

Santos FC profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lourenco, Lucas 2001 births Living people Footballers from Santos, São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Santos FC players Londrina Esporte Clube players Esporte Clube Santo André players Centro Sportivo Alagoano players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Figueirense FC players Cianorte Futebol Clube players Brazil men's youth international footballers 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen