| Lucas Braga | |
| Fullname: | Lucas Braga Ribeiro |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1996 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.84 m[1] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Shimizu S-Pulse (on loan from Santos) |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthyears1: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | J. Malucelli |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Clubs1: | J. Malucelli |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | Batel |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Luverdense |
| Caps3: | 40 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Vila Nova (loan) |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019– |
| Clubs5: | Santos |
| Caps5: | 152 |
| Goals5: | 13 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Cuiabá (loan) |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Inter de Limeira (loan) |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | → Shimizu S-Pulse (loan) |
| Caps8: | 35 |
| Goals8: | 7 |
| Club-Update: | 15:17, 12 November 2024 (UTC) |
Lucas Braga Ribeiro (born 10 November 1996), known as Lucas Braga (pronounced as /pt-BR/) or simply Braga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for J2 League club Shimizu S-Pulse, on loan from Santos. Mainly a winger, he can also play as a wing back.
Born in São Paulo,[2] Braga joined J. Malucelli's youth setup in August 2016.[3] Promoted to the main squad for the 2017 season,[2] he made his senior debut on 30 March of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away loss against PSTC.[4]
After administrative problems, Braga left the club and joined Batel also in the Paraná state, to play for the club in the state's third division.[5] He scored his first senior goal at the club, netting the opener in a 4–0 home routing of União Futebol Clube de Nova Fátima on 5 November 2017.[6]
On 12 January 2018, Braga signed for Luverdense of the Série C.[7] Regularly used by his new club, he scored his first goal for the club on 14 May, netting the last in a 4–1 home routing of Volta Redonda.[8]
On 28 August 2018, Braga was loaned to Série B side Vila Nova on loan until the end of the season.[9] He contributed with six appearances before returning to his parent club for the 2019 season.
On 29 December 2018, it was announced that Braga had agreed to a pre-contract with Santos.[10] He signed a contract until June 2022 the following 5 June, after his deal with his previous club expired,[11] and started to appear for the under-23s.
On 9 September 2019, Braga moved to Cuiabá in the second division, on loan until the end of the campaign.[12] On 13 December, he was announced at Inter de Limeira, also in a temporary deal.[13] He impressed during his spell at the latter, scoring once against Oeste on 23 July.
On 5 August 2020, Braga returned to Santos and was assigned to the main squad.[14] He made his debut for the club on 20 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Kaio Jorge in a 1–0 away win against Sport Recife for the Série A championship.[15]
Braga made his Copa Libertadores debut on 1 October 2020, replacing Yeferson Soteldo late into a 3–2 away win against Club Olimpia.[16] He scored his first goal for the club twenty days later, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 home win against Defensa y Justicia.[17]
After the departure of Soteldo to Toronto FC, Braga established himself as an undisputed starter.[18] On 20 May 2021, he signed a new five-year contract, until April 2026.[19]
On 26 December 2023, after Santos' first-ever relegation, Braga was loaned to J2 League club Shimizu S-Pulse for one year, with a buyout clause.[20]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| J. Malucelli | 2017 | Paranaense | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Batel | 2017 | Paranaense 3ª Divisão | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Luverdense | 2018 | Série C | 18 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[21] | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 19 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 50 | 4 | ||||
| Vila Nova (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Santos | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 30 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 9[22] | 2 | — | 41 | 4 | |||||
| 2021 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14[23] | 2 | — | 58 | 7 | ||||
| 2022 | 33 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8[24] | 0 | — | 58 | 6 | ||||
| 2023 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 42 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 122 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 32 | 4 | — | 199 | 18 | ||||
| Cuiabá (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Inter de Limeira (loan) | 2020 | Paulista | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||||
| Shimizu S-Pulse (loan) | 2024 | J2 League | 35 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 198 | 18 | 76 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 332 | 31 | |||