Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucas Rafael Araújo Lima | ||
Date of birth | 9 July 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Marília, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Santos | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008 | Rio Preto | ||
2009 | América-SP | ||
2009–2010 | Inter de Limeira | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Inter de Limeira | 64 | (9) |
2012–2013 | Internacional | 14 | (0) |
2013 | → Sport (loan) | 36 | (7) |
2014– | Santos | 91 | (9) |
National team‡ | |||
2015– | Brazil | 14 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2017 |
Lucas Rafael Araújo Lima (born 9 July 1990), known as Lucas Lima, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Santos as an attacking midfielder.
Born in Marília, São Paulo, Lucas Lima finished his formation with Inter de Limeira, joining their youth setup in 2009, after being released by Rio Preto and América-SP. He was promoted to the former's main squad in 2010.
Lucas Lima made his senior debut on 16 May 2010, starting in a 2–1 home win against Brasilis. He scored his first senior goal on 30 May 2010, netting the second in a 3–0 away win against Palmeirinha.
In August 2011 Lucas Lima had a trial at La Liga side Racing de Santander, but nothing came of it.
In July 2012 Lucas Lima joined SC Internacional, initially assigned with the under-23 squad. After being promoted to the first team, he made his debut for Colorado on 15 July, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Santos FC. He appeared in 14 matches during the season, with only four starts, however.
On 5 March 2013 Lucas Lima joined Sport Recife on loan until the end of the season. He soon established himself as a starter, and appeared in 46 matches (36 in the league), scoring nine times.
On 7 February 2014 Lucas Lima signed a four-year deal with Santos, for a R$5 million fee. He made his debut for the club late in the month, in a 5–0 home routing over Bragantino, and scored his first goal on 7 March, in a 5–2 away success against Mogi Mirim.