Lucas Barros

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Lucas Barros
Personal information
Full name Lucas Barros da Cunha
Date of birth (1999-08-21) 21 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Tondela
(on loan from Gil Vicente)
Number 26
Youth career
2008–2018 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Botafogo 16 (0)
2021–2022 Covilhã 27 (0)
2022– Gil Vicente 0 (0)
2023–Tondela (loan) 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024

Lucas Barros da Cunha (born 21 August 1999), known as Lucas Barros, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Tondela, on loan from Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente.

Club career[edit]

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Barros joined Botafogo's youth setup in 2008, aged nine.[1] On 14 June 2018, he signed a new contract with the club until December of the following year.[2]

Promoted to the first team ahead of the 2019 season, Lucas Barros made his senior debut on 26 January of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jonathan in a 2–1 Campeonato Carioca home loss against Flamengo.[3] He extended his contract until 2022 in March,[4] and made his Série A debut on 12 June, replacing Erik late into a 1–0 home defeat to Grêmio.[5]

On 2 July 2022, Barros signed for Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.[6]

On 5 July 2023, Gil Vicente sent Barros on a season-long loan to Liga Portugal 2 club Tondela.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Em ascensão, Lucas Barros declara amor ao Botafogo e projeta títulos" [Rising up, Lucas Barros declares love to Botafogo and forecasts titles] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Lateral Lucas Barros, o sósia alvinegro de Maicosuel, renova com o Botafogo" [Full back Lucas Barros, Maicosuel's black-and-white double, renews with Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Bruno Henrique entra, faz dois e vira para o Flamengo sobre o Botafogo" [Bruno Henrique comes in, scores two and completes comeback for Flamengo over Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Botafogo prorroga o contrato do lateral-esquerdo Lucas Barros até dezembro de 2022" [Botafogo extends contract of left-back Lucas Barros until December 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Grêmio vence Botafogo e conquista primeira vitória fora de casa" [Grêmio defeat Botafogo and get first away win] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Lucas Barros, ex-SC Covilhã, reforça defesa Gilista" [Lucas Barros, formerly of Covilhã, reinforces Gil's defense] (in Portuguese). Gil Vicente F.C. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Lucas Barros reforça Tondela por empréstimo do Gil Vicente" [Lucas Barros reinforces Tondela on loan from Gil Vicente] (in European Portuguese). Record. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

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