Lucas Covolan

Lucas Covolan Cavagnari (born 6 June 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Port Vale, as a goalkeeper.

A Brazil under-20 international, he began his career with Trieste, before turning professional at Vasco da Gama. He later had spells with Athletico Paranaense, Esportivo, Toledo and Rio Branco, winning a Campeonato Acreano title with Rio Branco in 2014. He then spent two years in Spain with Atletico Rafal and Alaro, before joining English club Whitehawk in 2016. He had a loan spell with Lewes and spent two seasons with Worthing, before earning a move to Torquay United in May 2019. He scored a goal in the 2021 National League play-off final, which Torquay lost, before signing with English Football League club Port Vale in June 2021.

Club Career

Brazil and Spain

Covolan spent his early career in his native Brazil with Trieste, making 92 appearances between 2007 and 2009. He was scouted by Vasco da Gama and signed a professional contract at Vasco at the age of 17 after impressing on a two-week trial. He returned from Rio de Janeiro after three years to sign with boyhood club Athletico Paranaense. He later recalled that Paranaense had eight goalkeepers on their books and that he realised halfway into his three-year contract that he would never play a first-team game for the club. He instead featured 18 times for the club's under-23 side. He tried to gain experience of senior football by leaving on loan, but was injured in a warm-up exercise and sidelined for four months. He went on to play ten games for Esportivo de Bento Goncalves, before joining Toledo in December 2013 and then Rio Branco in March 2014. He helped Rio Branco to win the Campeonato Acreano (Acre state league) in 2014 following a penalty shoot-out victory over Atletico Acreano. He moved to Spain later in 2014 and joined Atletico Rafal, where he would play 18 games. He switched to fellow Mallorcan side Alaro the next year, making 34 appearances. He spent three months o