Lucas Vinicius Goncalves Silva (born 14 September 1991), commonly known as Lucao, is Brazilian footballer who plays for Guarani as a forward.
Club Career
Born in Brasilia, Federal District, Lucao started playing in Italy at the age of 15, but returned to Brazil after injuring his ankle. He subsequently finished his formation with Porto Alegre FC before joining Shonan Bellmare on 23 December 2010.
Lucao made his senior debut on 29 June 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for Daisuke Kikuchi in a 2–0 away loss against JEF United Chiba for the J2 League championship. His first goal came on 22 October, as he scored his team's seventh in a 7–1 home routing of FC Gifu.
On 25 February 2012, Lucao was transferred to Segunda Liga side Portimonense. He contributed with 12 goalless appearances before playing in the 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores on trial at Atletico Madrid.
Lucao joined Sergipe ahead of the 2013 season, and finished the ensuing Campeonato Sergipano as the top goalscorer with ten goals as his side lifted the trophy. He subsequently represented Mogi Mirim, Caxias, another two stints at Sergipe,Resende and Sao Bento before moving abroad to FC Zimbru Chișinau in Moldova.
On 8 December 2016, eight days after being announced at CSE, Lucao joined Cruzeiro-RS. The following 8 May, he was presented at America de Natal in the Serie D.
On 15 June 2017, Lucao signed for Serie B side Criciuma. He finished the season as the club's top goalscorer with ten goals.
On 20 December 2016, Lucao agreed to a contract with fellow second division side Goias, as his contract with Criciuma was due to expire.
In January 2019, Lucao moved to Kuwait and signed with Kuwait SC for two years.