Lucas João
|
Lucas João with Persepolis in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Eduardo dos Santos João | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ümraniyespor | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Beira Mar Almada | ||
| 2011–2012 | Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Nacional | 46 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | → Mirandela (loan) | 27 | (12) |
| 2015–2019 | Sheffield Wednesday | 112 | (26) |
| 2017 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2019–2023 | Reading | 116 | (42) |
| 2023 | Shanghai Port | 9 | (3) |
| 2024 | Umm Salal | 10 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Persepolis | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Ümraniyespor | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (2) |
| 2016 | Portugal U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Portugal | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Angola | 5 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:05, 11 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:48, 4 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Lucas Eduardo dos Santos João (born 4 September 1993), known as Lucas João, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Ümraniyespor and the Angola national team.
After starting out at Nacional, he went on to spend the vast majority of his career in the English Championship, with Sheffield Wednesday, Blackburn Rovers and Reading.
Lucas João made his full debut for Portugal in 2015, before changing his allegiance to Angola in 2022.