Zé Lucas (footballer, born 2008)
Brazilian footballer
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José Lucas Gomes da Silva (born 23 March 2008), known as Zé Lucas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cruzeiro.
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Zé Lucas in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Lucas Gomes da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitória de Santo Antão, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruzeiro | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2025 | Sport Recife | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025–2026 | Sport Recife | 46 | (0) |
| 2026– | Cruzeiro | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2025– | Brazil U17 | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 April 2026 | |||
Club career
Sport Recife
Zé Lucas was born in Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco,[1] and joined Sport Recife's youth sides at the age of eight, initially joining the futsal team.[2][3] He made his first team debut at the age of 16 on 11 January 2025, starting in a 1–1 Campeonato Pernambucano away draw against Afogados, as the club fielded an under-20 squad.[4]
After impressing in the first three matches of the year, Zé Lucas was definitely promoted to the main squad,[5] and renewed his contract until 2028 on 6 February 2025.[6]
Cruzeiro
On 25 July 2026, Cruzeiro announced the signing of Zé Lucas on a contract until 2031, for a rumoured fee of R$ 25.5 million.[7]
International career
On 10 February 2025, Zé Lucas was called up to the Brazil national under-17 team for two friendlies against Ecuador.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 27 July 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League[a] | Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sport Recife | 2025 | Série A | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Série B | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 57 | 0 | |||
| Cruzeiro | 2026 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 38 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
- Includes Campeonato Pernambucano
- Includes Copa do Brasil
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
Honours
Brazil U17