Lucas Rangel
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Rangel Nunes Gonçalves | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Alvorada, Brazil | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| 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 | 6 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | KTP | 17 | (7) |
| 2026 | Capital CF | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | SJK | 14 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 November 2025 | |||
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 SJK Seinäjoki.[1]
Career
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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. They won the Finnish Championship title in the 2019 season.
After a short stint with Adana Demirspor in 2021, Rangel returned to KuPS on 21 April 2021.[3] On 13 August, Rangel scored a hat-trick for KuPS against Astana, in the third round of the UECL qualifiers, helping his team to advance by a 5–4 aggregate win, after having already trailed 3–1.
On 31 August 2021, Rangel was acquired by Ukrainian Premier League 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] At the end of the 2024 season, Rangel and KuPS won the club's first-ever double, by winning the 2024 Finnish Cup and the 2024 Veikkausliiga titles.
On 28 June 2025, Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) announced the signing of Rangel.[11]
On 25 March 2026, SJK Seinäjoki announced the signing of Rangel.[12]
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.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 21 July 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup[a] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 1. Lig | 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 | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| KTP | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 7 | – | – | – | 17 | 7 | |||
| Capital CF | 2026 | Série D | – | 4[g] | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| SJK | 2026 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 16 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 205 | 52 | 29 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 27 | 8 | 281 | 78 | ||
- ↑ Includes Albanian Cup, Suomen Cup, Ukrainian Cup and Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Campeonato Paulista Série A3
- ↑ Includes Campeonato Goiano
- 1 2 3 Includes UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Includes Campeonato Brasiliense
Honours
[edit]KuPS
- Veikkausliiga: 2019, 2024[14]
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2021
- Finnish Cup: 2024[15]
References
[edit]- 1 2 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
- ↑ "https://fcktp.fi/uutiset/15721-lucas-rangel-vahvistaa-ktp-ta-laadukas-ja-monipuolinen-hyokkaaja". fcktp.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ↑ Kuivalainen, Joonas (25 March 2026). "Kokenut maalintekjiä Lucas Rangel vahvistamaan SJK:n hyökkäystä!". SJK (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024
- ↑ 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 FK (Azerbaijan) players
- Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat 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
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland