Lucas Otávio

Lucas Otávio Veiga Lopes (born 9 October 1994), known as Lucas Otávio, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Lucas Otávio
Personal information
Full name Lucas Otávio Veiga Lopes
Date of birth (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994
Place of birth Cornélio Procópio, Brazil
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Bandeirantes EC
2005–2014 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Santos 27 (0)
2014 → Paraná (loan) 20 (0)
2016 → Paraná (loan) 17 (0)
2017 → Avaí (loan) 13 (0)
2018 → Ituano (loan) 0 (0)
2019 PSTC 6 (1)
Total 83 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Cornélio Procópio, Paraná,[1] Lucas Otávio began his career in hometown's Bandeirantes Esporte Clube (BEC), and joined Santos FC in 2005, after impressing in a match against Peixe.[2] In April 2012, he signed a three-year professional deal with the latter.[3]

In July 2013, Lucas Otávio was promoted to Santos' main squad.[4] On the 24th he made his first team debut, in a 2–0 away win against CRAC for the season's Copa do Brasil.[5]

On 5 June 2014, Lucas Otávio was loaned to Série B side Paraná until December.[6] A regular starter under manager Claudinei Oliveira, he eventually lost his place under Ricardinho, with his loan being cut short on 26 November due to an injury.[7]

Lucas Otávio returned to Santos in 2015, being definitely included in the club's main squad. He made his Série A debut on 17 May, starting in a 1–0 home win against Cruzeiro.[8]

On 29 September 2015 Lucas Otávio renewed his contract with Peixe, signing until January 2019.[9] On 10 March of the following year, after receiving little playing time under new manager Dorival Júnior, he returned to Paraná on loan until December.[10]

On 6 March 2017, Lucas Otávio was loaned to Avaí until the end of the season.[11] The following 12 January, he joined Ituano also in a temporary deal.

Lucas Otávio left Santos in December 2018, as his contract expired, and subsequently joined PSTC. He scored his first senior goal with the latter side on 21 April 2019, netting his team's fifth in a 5–1 home routing of Nacional de Rolândia.

In May 2019, Lucas Otávio asked to leave the club for personal reasons.[12] He subsequently retired, and became a player's agent.[13]

Career statistics
As of 27 November 2017[14]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2013 Série A 00—10——10
2014 002000——20
2015 14011020——270
Subtotal 14013030——300
Paraná (loan) 2014 Série B 200————200
Paraná (loan) 2016 Série B 1304030——200
Avaí (loan) 2017 Série A 9040——00130
Ituano (loan) 2018 Paulista —0000——00
PSTC 2019 Paranaense Série Prata —61———61
Career total 560271600000891

Honours
Santos

References
  1. Com 1,64 m, Lucas Otávio ignora críticos: "Meu sonho é maior que eu" (With 1.64m, Lucas Otávio ignores critics: "My dream is bigger than me"); Globo Esporte, 24 February 2015 (in Portuguese)
  2. LUCAS OTÁVIO, meio-campo do Santos Futebol Clube. (LUCAS OTÁVIO, Santos Futebol Clube's midfielder) Archived 2013-07-28 at the Wayback Machine; Marcelo Dieguez (in Portuguese)
  3. Nova promessa do Santos, Lucas Otávio assina primeiro contrato como profissional (New Santos' wonderkid, Lucas Otávio signs first professional deal) Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; Diário Lance, 26 April 2012 (in Portuguese)
  4. Relacionado pela primeira vez, Lucas Otávio espera aproveitar chance (Called for the first time, Lucas Otávio hopes to seize chance); Terra Esportes, 23 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
  5. "Garotos brilham, Santos derrota Crac e se classifica para as oitavas de final" [Boys shine, Santos defeats Crac and qualifies for round of 32] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  6. "Lucas Otávio e Tiago Alves reforçam o Tricolor" [Lucas Otávio and Tiago Alves bolster Tricolor] (in Portuguese). Paraná's official website. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  7. "De revelação a reserva: Lucas Otávio deixa o Paraná Clube após 20 jogos" [From revelation to reserve: Lucas Otávio leaves Paraná Clube after 20 matches] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  8. "Santos bate o Cruzeiro, fatura primeira vitória e deixa mineiros zerados na tabela" [Santos defeats Cruzeiro, gets first win and leaves mineiros with no points] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  9. "Lucas Otávio prorroga contrato com o Santos FC até janeiro de 2019" [Lucas Otávio extends contract with Santos FC until January 2019] (in Portuguese). Santos' official website. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  10. "Paraná acerta retorno de Lucas Otávio e fica perto de atacante do Santos" [Paraná agree the return of Lucas Otávio and get close of Santos forward]. Globo Esporte. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  11. "Santos empresta volante Lucas Otávio ao Avaí até o final da temporada" [Santos loan midfielder Lucas Otávio to Avaí until the end of the season] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  12. "Craque da Copinha em 2014 pelo Santos, Lucas Otávio pode se aposentar" [Best player of the 2014 Copinha for Santos, Lucas Otávio may retire] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  13. "Revelado pelo Santos, Lucas Otávio vira empresário de futebol aos 26 anos" [A youth graduate of Santos, Lucas Otávio become a player's agent at the age of 26] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  14. Lucas Otávio at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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