Lucas Vieira de Souza (born 4 July 1990) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly.

Club career

Born in

Santo André, São Paulo Santo André (, ''Saint Andrew'') is a Brazilian municipality located in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. It is part of a group of municipalities known as the ABC Region. According to the most recent census, the population is estimated at ...

, Souza started playing professionally with

Paraná Clube Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba, Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paraná state football lea ...

. In 2013 he moved to Portugal, being relegated from the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal ...

with S.C. Olhanense in his first full season. Souza joined Parma F.C. in late August 2014, for a reported fee of €700,000. He made his

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debut on 5 October, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against Genoa CFC. Souza returned to Portugal in late January 2015, being loaned to Moreirense F.C. until the end of the campaign. In the summer, after having cut all ties with the Italian club, he signed a one-year contract with C.D. Tondela also in the Portuguese top division. On 6 July 2017, Souza joined Cyprus'

APOEL FC APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

after one year with

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού, translation=Athletic Union of Limassol) commonly known as AEL, is a Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL also maintain ...

in the same country. On 5 March 2020, Souza join

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

club

Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Changchun, Jilin and their home sta ...

. On 8 November 2020, Yatai won the division after beating Chengdu Better City 3-0 on the final matchday in his first season and was promoted back to

Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...

. On 10 April 2011, Souza joined fellow

club

Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their ho ...

on loan. He returned to Yatai on 29 July 2021 after his loan contract expired. On 29 July 2022, Souza joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Khaleej on a free transfer. On 26 July 2023, Souza joined Al-Faisaly.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Souza, Lucas 1990 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Paraná Clube players Primeira Liga players S.C. Olhanense players Moreirense F.C. players C.D. Tondela players Serie A players Parma Calcio 1913 players Cypriot First Division players AEL Limassol players APOEL FC players China League One players Chinese Super League players Changchun Yatai F.C. players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Saudi Pro League players Saudi First Division League players Al Faisaly FC players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Footballers from Santo André, São Paulo Al-Khaleej FC players