 Evangelista playing forPalmeiras in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Evangelista Santana de Oliveira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-02-06)6 February 1995 (age 31)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Limeira, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palmeiras | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | São Paulo | ||
| 2009–2013 | Desportivo Brasil | ||
| 2012–2013 | →São Paulo (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Desportivo Brasil | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | →São Paulo (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2014–2018 | Udinese | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | →Panathinaikos (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | →Estoril (loan) | 34 | (4) |
| 2018–2021 | Nantes | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | →Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | →Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 38 | (4) |
| 2021–2025 | Red Bull Bragantino | 132 | (8) |
| 2025– | Palmeiras | 19 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Brazil U20 | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 | |||
Lucas Evangelista Santana de Oliveira (born 6 February 1995) is a Brazilian professionalfootballer who plays as acentral midfielder forSociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.
Born inLimeira,São Paulo, Evangelista began his career with the youth sides ofSão Paulo FC at the age of 11, as acentre-back.[2] In 2009, aged 14, he was released after failing to receive a place in the club's youth accommodations, and moved toDesportivo Brasil's youth sides.[3]
In March 2012, Evangelista joinedManchester United on a trial basis, as both clubs had a partnership agreement,[4] but the deal later fell through.[5] He made his first team debut on 19 May of that year, starting in a 1–0Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão away win overPrimavera.
On 20 September 2012, Desportivo Brasil announced Evangelista's return to São Paulo on a loan deal;[6] the club also bought 30% of his economic rights for a fee ofR$ 1 million. In May 2013, the club's president Juvenal Juvêncio and head coachNey Franco, promoted him and a further three players from the under-20s to the senior squad to replace seven players separated from the squad.[7]
Evangelista made his first team – andSérie A – debut on 2 June 2013, starting in a 0–0 away draw againstAtlético Mineiro.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 11 August, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 loss atPortuguesa. Evangelista lobbed the player marking him and shot to beat Portuguesa's goalkeeperLauro, and dedicated the goal to his father (it wasFather's Day in Brazil that day), Jesus.[9]
Evangelista ended his first senior year at the club with 23 appearances, being utilized in theleft-back or as aforward aside from his natural position.[10] However, he started the 2014 season featuring rarely, and left the club in July after his loan expired.[11]
In August 2014, São Paulo bought another 30% of Evangelista's economic rights,[12] and subsequently sold him toUdinese for€ 4 million, retaining € 2.4 million.[13]
Evangelista made his debut abroad on 19 October 2014, starting in a 1–0 away loss toTorino.[14] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 December, netting Udinese's third in a 4–2 home win overCesena forthe season'sCoppa Italia.[15]
On 20 January 2016, after being rarely used, Evangelista moved toPanathinaikos for the rest of the season.[16][17] He played 11 matches for the side, scoring once.
On 28 June 2017, after one season again as a backup at Udinese, Evangelista was loaned toPrimeira Liga sideEstoril, for one year.[18] He became an undisputed starter for the side, being also included in the 33-man list for the best players of the season.[19]
On 27 July 2018, Evangelista joinedLigue 1 sideNantes on a five-year deal.[20] He started the season as a first-choice, but eventually lost his space.
On 23 August 2019, Evangelista returned to Portugal after agreeing to a one-year loan deal withVitória de Guimarães, with a buyout clause.[21] On 2 July 2020, despite the league's date extension, his loan was cut short.[22]
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On 10 August 2020, Evangelista returned to Brazil after signing a one-year loan deal withRed Bull Bragantino.[23] On 28 June 2021, the club announced that they exercised his buyout clause, with the player signing a contract until 2026.[24]
Evangelista suffered athigh injury in August 2021, being sidelined for seven months.[25] He reached 200 matches for the club on 6 December, in a 2–1 away win overAthletico Paranaense.[26]
| Club | Season | League | State League[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Desportivo Brasil | 2012 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| São Paulo (loan) | 2013 | Série A | 19 | 1 | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | Série A | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Udinese | 2014-15 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2015-16 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016-17 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Panathinaikos (loan) | 2015-16 | Super League Greece | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Estoril (loan) | 2017-18 | Primeira Liga | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 35 | 4 | |||
| Nantes | 2018-19 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 2019-20 | Primeira Liga | 19 | 1 | — | — | 4[g] | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2020 | Série A | 20 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | Série A | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10[h] | 1 | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | Série A | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[i] | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Série A | 33 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8[h] | 2 | — | 41 | 3 | |||
| 2024 | Série A | 32 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8[j] | 0 | — | 53 | 2 | ||
| Total | 133 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 3 | — | 201 | 12 | |||
| Carer Total | 240 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 336 | 22 | ||
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