Lucas de Souza Mombra Rosa (born 20 October 2001), commonly known as Lucas Mezenga, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Al-Urooba.

Club career

Born in

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, Lucas Mezenga was a

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youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 4 July 2020, starting in a 1–1

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

away draw against America-RJ. On 7 June 2021, Lucas Mezenga moved on loan to

Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of M ...

on loan, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad. He asked to leave the club in September after having an offer from

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, but the move was denied in the following month. On 13 December, he still signed a permanent deal with ''Fogão''. Lucas Mezenga scored his first senior goal on 7 March 2022, netting the second in a 5–0 home routing of

Volta Redonda Volta Redonda () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro state of Brazil with an area of 182.81 km2, located from 350m to 707m above the sea level (22°31'23" S, 44°06'15" W) and with a pop ...

. He made his Série A debut on 17 July, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow debutant DG in a 1–0 away loss against

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. On 21 August 2023,

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side

Tondela Tondela () is a concelho, municipality in the Centro, Portugal, central Portugal, Portuguese subregion of Dão-Lafões. The population in 2011 was 28,946, in an area of 371.22 km2. History Local writer and intellectual Amadeu Ferraz de Carv ...

announced the signing of Lucas Mezenga on a season-long

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from Botafogo.

Personal life

Lucas Mezenga is the godson of another footballer,

Bruno Mezenga Bruno Ferreira Mombra Rosa (born 8 August 1988), known as Bruno Mezenga, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Náutico. Club career Flamengo Beginnings Born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Mezenga joined Flame ...

Career statistics

References

External links

Botafogo profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mezenga, Lucas 2001 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football central defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Liga Portugal 2 players UAE Pro League players Nova Iguaçu FC players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players C.D. Tondela players Al Orooba Club players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen