Lucas Silva (footballer, born 1998)


Lucas da Silva de Jesus is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Paços de Ferreira as a forward.

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.

Career statistics

Honours

;Flamengo