Lucas Ribeiro Costa

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ribeiro and the second or paternal family name is Costa.

Lucas Ribeiro Costa
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Santa Helena, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 23
Youth career
Pinheiros
2017–2018 Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Valenciennes 0 (0)
2019–2020 Virton 8 (4)
2020–2022 Charleroi 8 (0)
2021 → RWDM47 (loan) 11 (0)
2021–2022 → Mouscron (loan) 15 (5)
2022 → Waasland-Beveren (loan) 10 (2)
2022–2023 Beveren 31 (11)
2023– Mamelodi Sundowns 16 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023, 18:11 (UTC)

Lucas Ribeiro Costa (born 9 October 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for South African club Mamelodi Sundowns.

Professional career[edit]

Ribeiro Costa is a youth product of Pinheiros, and then moved to France with Valenciennes.[1] Ribeiro Costa made his professional debut with Virton in a 3-2 Belgian First Division B win over Roeselare on 27 October 2019.[2] On 30 June 2020, Ribeiro Costa signed with Charleroi.[3]

On 1 February 2021, Ribeiro Costa moved to Belgian First Division B club RWDM on a loan deal until the end of the season.[4]

On 11 August 2021, he joined Mouscron on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[5] On 19 January 2022, Mouscron loan was terminated and Ribeiro Costa was loaned to Waasland-Beveren until the end of the season.[6] The option to buy was triggered on 6 April, and he signed a two-year contract with the club.[7]

On 6 July football club Mamelodi Sundowns confirmed his signing for a undisclosed fee.[8]

On 4 August, he made is debut for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League in a 2-1 win against Sekhukhune United, where he scored his first goal for the club in the 57th minute.[9]

On 12 November 2022, he won his first cup with Mamelodi Sundowns as they beat Wydad Casablanca in the 2nd leg of the African Football League final in Pretoria with a score of 2-0 (3-2aggr).[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lucas Ribeiro Costa signe à Charleroi". RTBF Sport. 31 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Excelsior Virton vs. KSV Roeselare - 27 October 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Une nouvelle recrue au Sporting de Charleroi: Lucas Ribeiro Costa s'est engagé pour deux saisons". Le Soir. 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ "C'est officiel: le SC Charleroi prête Lucas Ribeiro Costa au RWDM" [It's official: SC Charleroi loan Lucas Ribeiro Costa to RWDM]. sudinfo.be (in French). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Lucas Ribeiro Costa en prêt pour une saison" (in French). Mouscro n. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, LUCAS RIBEIRO COSTA!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Optie gelicht in contract van Lucas Ribeiro Costa". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ^ Vardien, Tashreeq. "Sundowns sign Brazilian midfielder Lucas Ribeiro Costa". Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  9. ^ Taylor, Craig. "Shalulile, Ribeiro help Sundowns open PSL season with a win over gallant Sekhukhune". Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

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