Edu (footballer, born 2000)
Brazilian association football player
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Lucas Eduardo Ribeiro de Souza (born 16 June 2000), commonly known as Edu, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Vitória.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Eduardo Ribeiro de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cruzeiro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Cruzeiro | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Athletico Paranaense | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Remo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Goiás (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2024 | Goiás | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Vitória | 44 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 April 2026 | |||
Club career
Cruzeiro
Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Edu was a Cruzeiro youth graduate. In June 2019, he was called up to the main squad by manager Mano Menezes, after the club sold Murilo Cerqueira to FC Lokomotiv Moscow.[1]
Edu made his professional debut on 22 January 2020, replacing Jadsom in the 58th minute of a 2–0 Campeonato Mineiro home win against Boa Esporte.[2] He scored his first senior goal on 13 February, netting his team's first in a 2–2 away draw against São Raimundo-RR, for the year's Copa do Brasil; he was also sent off in that match.
Athletico Paranaense
On 5 June 2020, Edu joined Série A side Athletico Paranaense on a four-year deal,[3] as a replacement to OGC Nice-bound Robson Bambu.
Achilles Tendon Rupture
Since March 2026, Edu has been suffering from an achilles tendon rupture.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 February 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Copa do Brasil | Continetnal | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Remo (loan) | 2021 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Goiás (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 9 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Goiás | 2024 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Vitória | 2024 | Série A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense
- Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Goiano
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Baiano
Honours
- Goiás