Lucas Rangel
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucas Rangel Nunes Gonçalves | ||
Date of birth | 29 December 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Alvorada, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | KuPS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Grêmio Barueri | ||
2015 | Foz do Iguaçu | 2 | (0) |
2016 | Itumbiara | ||
2016–2017 | Kukësi | 18 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Kapfenberger SV | 30 | (9) |
2018–2020 | KuPS | 41 | (17) |
2021 | Adana Demirspor | 7 | (1) |
2021 | KuPS | 12 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Vorskla Poltava | 12 | (4) |
2022 | → Sabah (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Riga FC | 22 | (5) |
2023–2024 | Kolos Kovalivka | 12 | (1) |
2024– | KuPS | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2024 |
Lucas Rangel Nunes Gonçalves (born 29 December 1994), commonly known as Lucas Rangel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club KuPS .[1]
Career
[edit]On 3 July 2018, Rangel signed with Finnish Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), on a deal until the end of 2019, with an option to extend.[2] Jani Honkavaara, the head coach of KuPS, revealed that the club had tried to acquire Rangel already earlier before the season.
After a short stint with Adana Demirspor in 2021, Rangel returned to KuPS on 21 April 2021.[3] On 31 August 2021, Rangel was acquired by Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal with the club.[4][5]
On 21 March 2022, after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine had started, Sabah announced the signing of Rangel on loan until the end of the season from Vorskla Poltava.[6][7]
On 18 July 2022, Riga FC announced the signing of Rangel.[8]
After a stint in Ukrainian Premier League with Kolos Kovalivka, on 26 August 2024, Rangel returned to Finland and signed with his former club KuPS on a deal for the rest of the season with an option for 2025.[9] He scored a goal in his second appearance for the club, in a 3–1 home win over Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) in Veikkausliiga.[10]
Personal life
[edit]In March 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Rangel made international news for his participation in the evacuation of the mother-in-law of social media influencer Anderson Dias.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 21 September 2024.[1]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup[a] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grêmio Barueri | 2015 | – | 14[b] | 10 | – | – | 14 | 10 | ||||
Foz do Iguaçu | 2015 | Série D | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
Itumbiara | 2016 | – | 11[c] | 2 | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||||
Kukësi | 2016–17 | Kategoria Superiore | 19 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | 4[d] | 1 | 28 | 3 | |
Kapfenberger SV | 2017–18 | Austrian 2. Liga | 30 | 9 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 9 | ||
KuPS | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 5 | – | – | 2[d] | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||
2019 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 8 | – | 4 | 1 | 4[d] | 1 | 24 | 10 | ||
2020 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 4 | – | 6 | 3 | 4[e] | 1 | 23 | 8 | ||
Total | 43 | 17 | – | – | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 63 | 23 | ||
Adana Demirspor | 2020–21 | TFF First League | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||
KuPS | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 2 | – | – | 8[f] | 5 | 20 | 7 | ||
Vorskla Poltava | 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
Sabah (loan) | 2021–22 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | |||
Riga FC | 2022 | Virslīga | 14 | 4 | – | – | 4[f] | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
2023 | Virslīga | 8 | 1 | – | – | 1[f] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
Total | 22 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
Riga FC II | 2023 | Latvian First League | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
Kolos Kovalivka | 2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
KuPS | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Career total | 170 | 44 | 25 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 27 | 8 | 240 | 69 |
- ^ Includes Albanian Cup, Suomen Cup, Ukrainian Cup and Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista Série A3
- ^ Includes Campeonato Goiano
- ^ a b c Includes UEFA Europa League
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]KuPS
- Veikkausliiga: 2019
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2021
- Finnish Cup: 2024[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lucas Rangel at Soccerway
- ^ KuPS hankki brasilialaishyökkääjän, Yle, 3 July 2018
- ^ Lucas Rangel palaa KuPS:aan – puolustusta vahvistetaan Henry Uzochukwulla!, kups.fi, 21 April 2021
- ^ KuPS menettää syömähampaansa – europelien maalipyssy siirtyy Ukrainaan, mtvuutiset.fi/ MTV Oy, 31 August 2021
- ^ Lucas Rangel siirtyy Ukrainaan, kups.fi, 31 August 2021
- ^ "LUKAS RANGEL "SABAH"DA!". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "TƏŞƏKKÜRLƏR, RANGEL!". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ ""RIGA" PARAKSTA LĪGUMU AR BRAZĪLIEŠU UZBRUCĒJU RANŽELU". rigafc.lv (in Latvian). Riga FC. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Lucas Rangel palaa Kuopion Palloseuraan!, kups.fi, 26 August 2024
- ^ Kuopiossa asuva Lucas Rangel on paennut sotaa Ukrainasta jo kahdesti – ”Joinain aikoina siellä ajattelin, että kuolen”, Ilta-Sanomat, 19 September 2024
- ^ Alves, Marcus (8 March 2022). "Lucas Rangel: Brazilian footballer responds to influencer's plea to help mother-in-law escape Ukraine". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella, Yle, 21 September 2024
External links
[edit]- 1994 births
- Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Albania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
- Men's association football forwards
- FK Kukësi players
- Kategoria Superiore players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Kapfenberger SV players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- FC Vorskla Poltava players
- Sabah FC (Azerbaijan) players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- People from Alvorada
- FC Kolos Kovalivka players