Edu (footballer, born 2000)

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

Lucas Eduardo Ribeiro de Souza (born 16 June 2000), commonly known as Edu, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Goiás.

Edu

Personal information
Full name	Lucas Eduardo Ribeiro de Souza
Date of birth	(2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Vitória
Number	43
Youth career
	Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	Cruzeiro	2	(0)
2020–2023	Athletico Paranaense	4	(0)
2021	→ Remo (loan)	0	(0)
2023–	→ Goiás (loan)	17	(0)
2024	Goiás	12	(0)
2024–	Vitória	21	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 March 2025

Club career

Cruzeiro

Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Edu was a Cruzeiro youth graduate. In June 2019, he was called up to the main squad by manager Mano Menezes, after the club sold Murilo Cerqueira to FC Lokomotiv Moscow.^[1]

Edu made his professional debut on 22 January 2020, replacing Jadsom in the 58th minute of a 2–0 Campeonato Mineiro home win against Boa Esporte.^[2] He scored his first senior goal on 13 February, netting his team's first in a 2–2 away draw against São Raimundo-RR, for the year's Copa do Brasil; he was also sent off in that match.

Athletico Paranaense

On 5 June 2020, Edu joined Série A side Athletico Paranaense on a four-year deal,^[3] as a replacement to OGC Nice-bound Robson Bambu.

Career Statistics

As of match played 11 February 2025^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		Copa do Brasil		Continetnal		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cruzeiro	2019	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020	Série B	0	0	2[a]	0	1	1	—		—		3	1
	Total		0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
Athletico Paranaense	2020	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021	Série A	0	0	3[b]	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2022	Série A	0	0	1[b]	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2023	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Remo (loan)	2021	Série B	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		1[c]	1	1	1
Goiás (loan)	2023	Série A	9	0	8[d]	0	0	0	4[e]	0	2[c]	0	23	0
Goiás	2024	Série B	0	0	9[d]	0	0	0	—		3[c]	0	12	0
Vitória	2024	Série A	12	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	12	0
	2025	Série A	0	0	3[f]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		12	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Career total			21	0	26	0	1	1	4	0	6	1	58	2

1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
2. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
4. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Goiano
5. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
6. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Baiano

Honours

Goiás

• Copa Verde: 2023