Rayan Lucas
Brazilian footballer (born 2005)
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Rayan Lucas Marques de Souza (born 3 January 2005) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Sporting CP B, on loan from Flamengo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rayan Lucas Marques de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sporting CP B (on loan from Flamengo) | ||
| Number | 60 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Flamengo | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Sporting CP B (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Sporting CP (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Brazil U20 | 4 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:28, 2 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
As a youth player, Lucas joined the youth academy of Brazilian side Flamengo at the age of eleven[1] and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2023.
Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he was sent on loan to Portuguese side Sporting, initially integrating the club's reserve team, which had recently been promoted to Liga Portugal 2.[2]
International career
Lucas is a Brazil youth international. On 5 September 2024, he debuted for the Brazil national under-20 football team during a 2–1 home friendly win over the Mexico national under-20 football team.
Style of play
Lucas plays as a midfielder and is right-footed. Brazilian news website Globo Esporte wrote in 2024 that he is a "classic number 5—with good passing, technical ability, and immense physical strength".[3]