Lucas Alves (footballer, born 1992)

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

Lucas Alves de Araújo (born 22 July 1992), known as Lucas Alves or Lucão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Thep Xanh Nam Dinh.^[1]

Lucas Alves

Personal information
Full name	Lucas Alves de Araújo
Date of birth	(1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Osasco, Brazil
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Thep Xanh Nam Dinh
Youth career
0000–2011	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2018	Corinthians	0	(0)
2011	→ Flamengo-SP (loan)	0	(0)
2012	→ Olaria (loan)	0	(0)
2012	→ Ipatinga (loan)	1	(0)
2013	→ Atlético Goianiense (loan)	2	(0)
2014–2015	Atlético Paranaense	0	(0)
2015	VfR Aalen	0	(0)
2015–2016	Biel-Bienne	25	(1)
2016–2017	Le Mont	12	(0)
2017–2021	Luzern	98	(5)
2021–2022	Al-Tai	18	(1)
2022	Lamia	10	(1)
2022–2023	Al-Nasr	12	(0)
2023	Portimonense	7	(0)
2023–2024	Dinamo București	16	(0)
2024–	Thep Xanh Nam Dinh	30	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 November 2025

Club career

On 15 February 2022, Lucão signed with Lamia in Greece.^[2]

On 4 August 2023, he joined Romanian club Dinamo București.^[3]

Honours

Luzern

• Swiss Cup: 2020–21

Thép Xanh Nam Định

• V.League 1: 2023–24, 2024–25
• Vietnamese Super Cup: 2024