Lucas Henrique Ferreira Venuto (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈlukɐz veˈnutu]; born 14 January 1995) is a Brazilian professional association footballer who plays as a forward.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Henrique Ferreira Venuto | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Governador Valadares, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 2011–2012 | Red Bull Brasil | ||
| 2014 | RB Leipzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Red Bull Brasil | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Liefering | 18 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | → Grödig (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Grödig | 20 | (7) |
| 2016–2019 | Austria Wien | 81 | (13) |
| 2019 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 24 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Santos | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | Guarani | 17 | (0) |
| 2023 | Portuguesa | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:20, 1 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Venuto joined Cruzeiro's youth setup in 2007, aged 12. Released at the age of 16, he subsequently joined Red Bull Brasil.[1]
Venuto made his senior debut on 29 February 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute for Aleílson in a 1–0 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 home loss against América-SP.[2] Despite being his only appearance of the campaign, he was promoted to the senior squad in November.[3]
Red Bull Salzburg / Grödig
editIn January 2014, Venuto moved abroad and joined RB Leipzig's under-19 side. In July, however, he joined FC Red Bull Salzburg and was assigned to the reserve team, FC Liefering.[4] He made his debut abroad on 18 July, starting in a 3–0 away defeat of TSV Hartberg for the Austrian Football Second League championship.[citation needed]
Venuto scored his first senior goal on 29 August 2014, netting his team's third in a 4–1 home routing of SV Horn. The following 31 January, after scoring five goals, he was loaned to Austrian Football Bundesliga side SV Grödig for the remainder of the campaign.[5] In June, he signed a permanent contract with the latter side.[6]
Austria Wien
editOn 8 January 2016, after scoring seven goals during the campaign, Venuto signed a contract with FK Austria Wien until 2019.[7] He made his debut for the new club on 6 February, starting in a 1–0 away success over former side Grödig.
Venuto scored his first goal for Austria Wien on 23 April 2016, scoring the seventh in a 9–0 away routing of SV Mattersburg.[8] On 31 July, he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against the same opponent.
Vancouver Whitecaps
editOn 25 January 2019, Venuto was transferred to Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC, agreeing to a three-year contract.[9] He made his debut in the MLS on 2 March, playing the last 21 minutes in a 3–2 home loss against Minnesota United FC.[citation needed]
Venuto scored his first goal for the Caps on 4 May 2019, netting his team's second in a 3–2 away win against Colorado Rapids.[citation needed] On 1 August, Venuto terminated his contract with the club, after three league goals in 22 appearances.[10]
Santos
edit2019 season
editOn 6 August 2019, Venuto returned to his home country after agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year contract with Santos.[11] He made his debut for the club on 8 September, replacing Jean Mota in a 1–1 home draw against Athletico Paranaense.[citation needed]
Sport Recife (loan)
editOn 6 August 2020, after being rarely used, Venuto was loaned to fellow top tier side Sport Recife until the end of the season.[12]
2021 season
editUpon returning in February 2021,[13] Venuto was again rarely used, only featuring twice with manager Ariel Holan and once with manager Fernando Diniz. On 10 January 2022, he agreed to leave the club after terminating his contract.[14]
Guarani and Portuguesa
editOn 19 January 2022, Venuto was announced at Guarani.[15] Roughly one year later, he joined Portuguesa.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 March 2023[17]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Bull Brasil | 2012 | Paulista A2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Liefering | 2014–15 | Austrian Football First League | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | ||||
| Grödig | 2014–15 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 7 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 7 | |||||
| Austria Wien | 2015–16 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 15 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | 12[b] | 0 | — | 44 | 8 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 68 | 12 | — | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 87 | 14 | ||||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2019 | Major League Soccer | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |||
| Santos | 2019 | Série A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Sport Recife (loan) | 2020 | Série A | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Guarani | 2022 | Série B | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Portuguesa | 2023 | Paulista | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 162 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 215 | 29 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Canadian Championship
References
edit- ^ "BR no Mundo: Lucas Venuto" [BR in the World: Lucas Venuto] (in Brazilian Portuguese). De Bate e Pronto. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Red Bull 0 x 1 América – Toro loko sofre a segunda derrota seguida na A2" [Red Bull 0–1 América – Toro Loko suffer second consecutive defeat at the A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Paulista A2: Red Bull apresenta oficialmente treinador e ex-atacante do Guarani" [Paulista A2: Red Bull officially present manager and former Guarani forward] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "FC Liefering-Elfer mit Lucas Venuto" [FC Liefering-Elfer with Lucas Venuto] (in German). FC Liefering. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "FC Liefering verleiht Lucas Venuto an den SV Grödig" [FC Liefering loan Lucas Venuto to SV Grödig] (in German). Sport Report. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Mit vielen neuen Gesichtern in die Vorbereitung" [Pre-season with many new faces] (in German). FC Liefering. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Brasilianer Venuto ab sofort ein Violetter" [Brazilian Venuto now a violet] (in German). Der Standard. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "9:0 – Austria deklassiert Mattersburg" [9:0 – Austria outclassed Mattersburg] (in German). Kurier. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire 24-year-old Brazilian winger Lucas Venuto". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC and winger Lucas Venuto mutually agree to part ways". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Atacante Lucas Venuto é o 16º reforço do Santos FC para a temporada" [Forward Lucas Venuto is the 16th addition of Santos FC for the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Sport acerta a contratação de Lucas Venuto, do Santos, até o fim do Brasileirão" [Sport sign Lucas Venuto, from Santos, until the end of the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Lucas Venuto decepciona no Sport e volta ao Santos em baixa após empréstimo" [Lucas Venuto disappoints at Sport and returns to Santos down after loan] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Santos chega a acordo e rescinde contrato de Lucas Venuto" [Santos reach agreement and rescind the contract of Lucas Venuto] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Guarani anuncia contratação do atacante Lucas Venuto, que já treinava com elenco bugrino" [Guarani announce the signing of forward Lucas Venuto, who already trained with the bugrino squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Lucas Venuto é o novo reforço da Portuguesa para o Paulistão" [Lucas Venuto is the new addition of Portuguesa for the Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ Lucas Venuto at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
External links
edit- Lucas Venuto at Major League Soccer
- Lucas Venuto at Sambafoot