Lucão (footballer, born 1995)

For other uses, see Lucao.

Lucão

Personal information
Full name	Lucas Marcos Meireles[1]
Date of birth	(1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Dores do Turvo, Brazil[1]
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Fagiano Okayama
Number	99
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Arsenal-MG	7	(0)
2017	Makedonija GjP	11	(0)
2017–2018	Renova	18	(3)
2018	Gjilani	0	(0)
2018–2019	Apollon Larissa	24	(8)
2019–2020	Kagoshima United	16	(3)
2020	→ Zweigen Kanazawa (loan)	24	(10)
2021–2022	Matsumoto Yamaga	25	(4)
2023–	Fagiano Okayama	43	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2023, 10:00 (UTC)

Lucas Marcos Meireles (born 22 September 1995), commonly known as Lucão (ルカオ), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward and currently plays for Japanese club Fagiano Okayama.

Club career

On 5 July 2018, he joined Albanian-based Kosovan side Gjilani.[2] However, later in the same month, he moved to Greece to join Apollon Larissa.[3]

He moved to Kagoshima United the following season.[4] After one season with Kagoshima United, he was loaned to Zweigen Kanazawa.[5] This loan spell was very successful, with Lucão scoring numerous goals for Zweigen Kanazawa, finishing with ten league goals for the season.[6][7][8]

At the expiration of his loan deal with Zweigen Kanazawa, it was announced that he would join Matsumoto Yamaga for the 2021 season.[9] He signed a contract extension with Matsumoto Yamaga for the 2022 season.[10] He left at the end of the 2022 season.[11]

In February 2023, he signed for Fagiano Okayama, following his departure from Matsumoto Yamaga.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 July 2019.[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsenal-MG	2016	–			0	0	7[a]	0	7	0
Makedonija GjP	2016–17	First Football League	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Renova	2017–18		18	3	1[b]	0	0	0	19	3
Gjilani	2018–19	Superleague of Kosovo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Apollon Larissa	2018–19	Football League	24	8	3[c]	3	0	0	27	11
Career total			53	11	4	3	7	0	64	14

Notes

1. Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II
2. Appearances in the Macedonian Cup
3. Appearances in the Greek Cup

References

1. Lucão at WorldFootball.net
2. "Sulmues brazilian + mbrojtës shqiptar" [Brazilian striker + Albanian defender]. topsporti.com (in Albanian). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
3. "Στον Απόλλωνα Λάρισας ο Βραζιλιάνος φορ Lucas Marcos Meireles (Lucao)" [At Apollon Larisa the Brazilian forward Lucas Marcos Meireles (Lucao)]. larisacitynews.gr (in Greek). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
4. "ルカオ 選手 新加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of Lucao player new participation]. 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
5. "ルカオ選手 鹿児島ユナイテッドFCより期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" [Lucao joins Kagoshima United FC on loan]. prtimes.jp (in Japanese). 28 December 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
6. "【金沢】ルカオ、移籍後"１号"からハット「点を取ることが自分の仕事」ＦＣ北陸に１０―０大勝" [[Kanazawa] Lucao wins 10-0 big win over FC Hokuriku with hat "scoring points is my job" from "1" after transfer]. hochi.news (in Japanese). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
7. "ルカオが語ったポスト直撃シュートの真相" [The truth of the post direct hit shot that Lucao talked about]. hochi.news (in Japanese). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2023. (subscription required)
8. "【金沢】豪快ゴールで得点ランク首位に並んだルカオ「狙っていた」" [[Kanazawa] Lucao, who lined up at the top of the scorer ranking with a spectacular goal, "was aiming"]. soccermagazine.jp (in Japanese). 3 August 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
9. "ルカオ選手 期限付き移籍期間満了のお知らせ" [Announcement of the expiration of the transfer period for Lucao player]. prtimes.jp (in Japanese). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
10. "松本山雅　ルカオ　契約更新" [Matsumoto Yamaga Lucao contract renewal]. shinmai.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
11. "FWルカオが松本を退団「2年間ありがとうございました Vamos yamaga」" [FW Lucao leaves Matsumoto "Thank you for two years Vamos yamaga"]. news.livedoor.com (in Japanese). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
12. "ファジ、ブラジル出身ルカオ獲得　長身ＦＷ、２０年Ｊ２で２桁得点" [Fagiano acquires Lucao from Brazil Tall FW, double-digit score in 2020 J2]. sanyonews.jp (in Japanese). 28 February 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
13. Lucão at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

External links

• Lucão at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)