Lucas Rafael

Lucas Rafael Gonçalves da Silva (born 25 March 1998), known as Lucas Rafael or Lucão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Oliveirense.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gonçalves and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Lucas Rafael

Personal information
Full name	Lucas Rafael Gonçalves da Silva
Date of birth	(1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Oliveirense
Number	71
Youth career
2017	Artsul
2018	CSA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	CSA	0	(0)
2019	→ Flamengo de Arcoverde (loan)	1	(0)
2019	Picos	6	(0)
2020	VOCEM	7	(1)
2021	Amazonas	6	(0)
2021–2022	São Caetano	7	(0)
2022	Boa Esporte	7	(0)
2022–2024	Estrela Amadora	6	(0)
2023	→ Covilhã (loan)	17	(0)
2023	→ Red Bull Bragantino (loan)	3	(0)
2024–	Oliveirense	2	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2024

Career

Born in São Paulo, Lucas Rafael represented Artsul and CSA as a youth, but made his senior debut while on loan at Flamengo de Arcoverde in the 2019 Campeonato Pernambucano. He finished the season winning the Campeonato Piauiense Segunda Divisão with Picos.

In February 2020, Lucas Rafael joined VOCEM for the year's Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.^[1] He started the 2021 season at Amazonas, but moved to São Caetano in August of that year.

On 26 April 2022, Lucas Rafael was announced at Boa Esporte.^[2] On 20 July, however, he moved abroad after signing for Liga Portugal 2 side Estrela da Amadora.^[3]

On 11 January 2023, after being sparingly used at Estrela, Lucas Rafael was loaned to fellow second division side Covilhã for the remainder of the season.^[4] On 2 August, he returned to his home country after agreeing to a loan deal with Série A side Red Bull Bragantino until December.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 27 September 2023^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Flamengo de Arcoverde	2019	Pernambucano	—		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Picos	2019	Piauiense 2ª Divisão	—		6	0	—		—		—		1	0
VOCEM	2020	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		7	1	—		—		—		7	1
Amazonas	2021	Amazonense	—		6	0	—		—		—		6	0
São Caetano	2021	Paulista	—		0	0	—		—		8[a]	0	8	0
	2022	Paulista A2	—		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	Total		—		7	0	—		—		8	0	15	0
Boa Esporte	2022	Mineiro Módulo II	—		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Estrela Amadora	2022–23	Liga Portugal 2	6	0	—		0	0	—		3[b]	0	9	0
Covilhã	2022–23	Liga Portugal 2	17	0	—		—		—		—		17	0
Red Bull Bragantino	2023	Série A	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Career total			26	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	11	0	71	1

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga

Honours

Picos

• Campeonato Piauiense Segunda Divisão: 2019