Lucão do Break

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

Lucão do Break

Personal information
Full name	Lucas Vinícius Gonçalves Silva
Date of birth	(1991-09-14) 14 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Brasília, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Haiphong
Number	9
Youth career
2009–2010	Porto Alegre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Shonan Bellmare	15	(2)
2012	Portimonense	12	(0)
2012	CSKA Sofia	0	(0)
2013	Sergipe	10	(2)
2013	Mogi Mirim	3	(1)
2014	Caxias	21	(3)
2015	Sergipe	7	(1)
2015	Resende	1	(0)
2015	São Bento	0	(0)
2016	Luverdense	0	(0)
2016	→ Sergipe (loan)	0	(0)
2016	Zimbru Chișinău	7	(0)
2017	Cruzeiro-RS	12	(3)
2017	América-RN	3	(2)
2017	Criciúma	27	(10)
2018	Goiás	45	(21)
2019	Al-Kuwait	2	(1)
2019	Fluminense	6	(0)
2020	Goiás	8	(2)
2020–2021	CRB	22	(9)
2021–2022	Guarani	44	(11)
2022–2023	Hanoi FC	24	(11)
2023	SHB Da Nang	6	(4)
2023–	Haiphong	22	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024

Lucas Vinícius Gonçalves Silva (born 14 September 1991), commonly known as Lucão do Break or just Lucão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for V.League 1 club Haiphong.

Club career

Born in Brasília, Federal District, Lucão do Break started playing in Italy at the age of 15, but returned to Brazil after injuring his ankle.^[1] He subsequently finished his formation with Porto Alegre FC before joining Shonan Bellmare on 23 December 2010.^[2]

Lucão do Break 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.^[3] His first goal came on 22 October, as he scored his team's seventh in a 7–1 home routing of FC Gifu.^[4]

On 25 February 2012, Lucão do Break was transferred to Segunda Liga side Portimonense.^[5] He contributed with 12 goalless appearances before playing in the 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores on trial at Atlético Madrid.^[6]

Lucão do Break 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,^[7] another two stints at Sergipe,^[8] Resende^[9] and São Bento before moving abroad to FC Zimbru Chișinău in Moldova.

On 8 December 2016, eight days after being announced at CSE,^[10] Lucão joined Cruzeiro-RS.^[11] The following 8 May, he was presented at América de Natal in the Série D.^[12]

On 15 June 2017, Lucão do Break signed for Série B side Criciúma.^[13] He finished the season as the club's top goalscorer with ten goals.

On 20 December 2016, Lucão do Break agreed to a contract with fellow second division side Goiás, as his contract with Criciúma was due to expire.^[14]

Kuwait SC

In January 2019, Lucão do Break moved to Kuwait and signed with Kuwait SC for two years.^[15]

Hanoi FC

In August 2022, Lucão joined Hanoi FC for the remainder of the 2022 season. He was handed the number 7 jersey and finished the 2022 season with ten goals in 15 appearances. During Hanoi's first game under new manager Božidar Bandović, Lucão scored the opening goal as Hanoi FC beat Haiphong 2–0 to win the 2022 Vietnamese Super Cup.^[16]

SHB Da Nang

On 17 June 2023, fellow V.League 1 club SHB Da Nang announced the signing of Lucão. He made his debut for SHB Da Nang on 24 June, as club captain, playing the full 90 minutes of a 0–0 draw with Haiphong FC, and scored his first goal in a 1–0 win over Cong An Ha Noi. On the final day of the season, Lucão scored his first V.League 1 hat-trick in a 3–1 win against Khanh Hoa.

Haiphong FC

On 19 August 2023, a photo was leaked of Lucão holding a Haiphong FC shirt at the Lạch Tray Stadium.^[17] He was officially confirmed as a Haiphong player on 30 August, with a two-year contract.^[18] He made his debut for the club on 5 October 2023, coming on as a substitute for Martin Lo in a 2–1 loss to Hougang United in the AFC Cup. Two weeks later on 20 October 2023, he scored a hat-trick against his old club Hanoi FC, winning 5–3.^[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 May 2024.^[20]

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
Shonan Bellmare	2011[21]	J2 League	15	2	—		2	0	—		—		17	2
Portimonense	2011–12	Liga de Honra	12	0	—		—		—		—		12	0
Sergipe	2013	Série D	10	3	20	7	—		—		—		30	10
Mogi Mirim	2013	Série C	3	1	—		—		—		—		3	1
Caxias	2014	Série C	9	1	12	2	—		—		—		21	3
Sergipe	2015	Sergipano	—		7	1	—		—		—		7	1
Resende	2015	Série D	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
São Bento	2015	Paulista	—		—		—		—		4[a]	1	4	1
Sergipe	2016	Série D	0	0	7	2	—		—		—		7	2
Zimbru Chișinău	2016–17	Moldovan National Division	7	0	—		—		—		—		7	0
Cruzeiro-RS	2017	Gaúcho	—		12	2	—		—		—		12	2
América-RN	2017	Série D	3	2	—		—		—		—		3	2
Criciúma	2017	Série B	27	10	—		—		—		—		27	10
Goiás	2018	Série B	16	10	11	5	4	0	—		—		31	15
Kuwait SC	2018–19	Kuwait Premier League	2	1	—		0	0	4[b]	0	0	0	6	1
Fluminense	2019	Série A	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Goiás	2020	Série A	1	0	5	2	1	0	1[c]	0	—		8	2
CRB	2020	Série B	11	3	—		—		—		—		11	3
	2021	Alagoano	—		10	4	2	1	—		9[d]	2	21	7
	Total		11	3	10	4	2	1	0	0	9	2	32	10
Guarani	2021	Série B	29	7	—		—		—		—		29	7
	2022	Série B	16	1	13	3	2	1	—		—		31	5
	Total		45	8	13	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	60	12
Hanoi FC	2022	V.League 1	13	8	—		2	2	—		—		15	10
	2023	V.League 1	11	3	—		0	0	—		1[e]	1	12	4
	Total		24	11	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	27	14
SHB Da Nang	2023	V.League 1	6	4	—		—		—		—		6	4
Haiphong FC	2023–24	V.League 1	22	12	—		2	1	4[f]	1	0	0	28	14
Career total			220	68	97	28	15	5	9	1	14	4	355	106

1. Appearances in Copa Paulista
2. One appearance in AFC Champions League, three appearances in AFC Cup
3. Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
4. Appearances in Copa do Nordeste
5. Appearance in Vietnamese Super Cup
6. Appearances in AFC Cup

Honours

Sergipe

• Campeonato Sergipano: 2013, 2016

Hanoi FC

• V.League 1: 2022
• Vietnamese National Cup: 2022
• Vietnamese National Super Cup: 2022

References

1. "Conheça 'Lucão do Break', artilheiro carisma da Série B do Brasileiro" [Know 'Lucão do Break', charismatic goalscorer of the Brasileiro Série B] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
2. ルーカス選手 移籍加入のお知らせ « 湘南ベルマーレ公式サイト [Announcement of player registry: Lucas] (in Japanese). Shonan Bellmare. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
3. JEF United vs. Shonan Bellmare - 29 June 2011, Soccerway
4. Shonan Bellmare vs. Gifu - 22 October 2011, Soccerway
5. ルーカス選手 ポルティモネンセ（ポルトガルリーグ）に移籍のお知らせ [Transfer notice of Lucas to Portimonense (Portugal)] (in Japanese). Shonan Bellmare. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
6. "El Atlético de Madrid acudirá a la Copa Libertadores sub 20" [Atlético de Madrid will play in the under-20 Copa Libertadores] (in Spanish). Vavel. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
7. "Atacante Lucão é oficializado pelo Caxias como novo reforço para o Gauchão" [Forward Lucão is confirmed by Caxias as new addition for the Gauchão] (in Portuguese). Clic RBS. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
8. "Sergipe confirma retorno do atacante Lucão como reforço para Estadual" [Sergipe confirm return of forward Lucão as addition for the State Leagues] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
9. ""Gladiador", Lucão promete honrar apelido pela camisa 9 do Resende" ["Gladiator", Lucão promises to honor nickname for the number 9 of Resende] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
10. "Direção do CSE divulga elenco para disputa do Campeonato Alagoano" [CSE's board publish squad for the dispute of the Campeonato Alagoano] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
11. "Cruzeiro confirma seis contratações para o Gauchão 2017" [Cruzeiro confirm six additions for the 2017 Gauchão] (in Portuguese). EC Cruzeiro. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
12. "Lucão se apresenta e revela motivo do acerto com o América" [Lucão presents himself and reveals reason for agreement with América] (in Portuguese). América de Natal. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
13. "Lucão reforça o Criciúma" [Lucão bolsters Criciúma] (in Portuguese). Criciúma EC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
14. "Lucão é o novo reforço do Goiás" [Lucão is the new addition of Goiás] (in Portuguese). Goiás EC. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
15. Artilheiro do Goiás em 2018, Lucão acerta com Kuwait SC e promete gols, terra.com.br, 18 January 2019
16. "National Super Cup 2023: Hanoi FC continues to write heroic history". VFF.
17. "Hải Phòng chiêu mộ Lucao với bản hợp đồng hiếm thấy" (in Vietnamese). Bong da plus. 20 August 2023.
18. "Hải Phòng chiêu mộ Lucao với bản hợp đồng hiếm thấy". bongdaplus.vn (in Vietnamese). 20 August 2023.
19. "Lucao lập hattrick, Hải Phòng chấm dứt 13 năm không thắng trên sân Hà Nội" (in Vietnamese). Tien Phong News. 29 October 2023.
20. Lucão at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
21. "PLAYERS". J. League. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

External links

• Lucão do Break at Soccerway
• Lucão do Break at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Lucão do Break at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)