Lucas Rangel
{{Short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Nunes|Gonçalves}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Lucas Rangel
| fullname = Lucas Rangel Nunes Gonçalves
| image = 20160714 EL Austria vs Kukesi 1474.jpg
| upright =0.7
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|12|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Alvorada, Brazil
| height =
| currentclub = KuPS
| clubnumber = 10
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2015 | clubs1 = Grêmio Barueri | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 2015 | clubs2 = Foz do Iguaçu | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016 | clubs3 = Itumbiara | caps3 = | goals3 =
| years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = Kukësi | caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2017–2018 | clubs5 = Kapfenberger SV | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 9
| years6 = 2018–2020 | clubs6 = KuPS | caps6 = 41 | goals6 = 17
| years7 = 2021 | clubs7 = Adana Demirspor | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2021 | clubs8 = KuPS | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2021–2022 | clubs9 = Vorskla Poltava | caps9 = 12 | goals9 = 4
| years10 = 2022 | clubs10 = → Sabah (loan) | caps10 = 8 | goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2022–2023 | clubs11 = Riga FC | caps11 = 22 | goals11 = 5
| years12 = 2023–2024 | clubs12 = Kolos Kovalivka | caps12 = 12 | goals12 = 1
| years13 = 2024– | clubs13 = KuPS | caps13 = 6 | goals13 = 1
| pcupdate = 19 October 2024
| ntupdate =
}}
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 .{{Soccerway|lucas-rangel-nunes-goncalves/397010}}
Career
File:20160714 EL Austria vs Kukesi 1585.jpg
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.[https://yle.fi/a/3-10286269 KuPS hankki brasilialaishyökkääjän], Yle, 3 July 2018 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.[https://kups.fi/lucas-rangel-palaa-kupsaan-puolustusta-vahvistetaan-henry-uzochukwulla/ Lucas Rangel palaa KuPS:aan – puolustusta vahvistetaan Henry Uzochukwulla!], kups.fi, 21 April 2021 On 31 August 2021, Rangel was acquired by Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal with the club.[https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/kups-menettaa-syomahampaansa-europelien-maalipyssy-siirtyy-ukrainaan/8223948#gs.4rwer1 KuPS menettää syömähampaansa – europelien maalipyssy siirtyy Ukrainaan], mtvuutiset.fi/ MTV Oy, 31 August 2021[https://kups.fi/lucas-rangel-siirtyy-ukrainaan/ Lucas Rangel siirtyy Ukrainaan], kups.fi, 31 August 2021
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.{{cite web |title=LUKAS RANGEL "SABAH"DA! |url=https://sabahfc.az/2022/03/21/lukas-rangel-sabahda/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=21 March 2022 |language=Azerbaijani |date=21 March 2022}}{{cite web |title=TƏŞƏKKÜRLƏR, RANGEL! |url=https://sabahfc.az/2022/07/14/t%c9%99s%c9%99kkurl%c9%99r-rangel/ |website=sabahfc.az |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=15 July 2022 |language=Azerbaijani |date=14 July 2022}}
On 18 July 2022, Riga FC announced the signing of Rangel.{{cite web |title="RIGA" PARAKSTA LĪGUMU AR BRAZĪLIEŠU UZBRUCĒJU RANŽELU |url=https://rigafc.lv/lv/post/632 |website=rigafc.lv |publisher=Riga FC |access-date=18 July 2022 |language=Latvian |date=18 July 2022}}
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.[https://kups.fi/lucas-rangel-palaa-kuopion-palloseuraan/ Lucas Rangel palaa Kuopion Palloseuraan!], kups.fi, 26 August 2024 He scored a goal in his second appearance for the club, in a 3–1 home win over Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) in Veikkausliiga.[https://www.is.fi/veikkausliiga/art-2000010706956.html Kuopiossa asuva Lucas Rangel on paennut sotaa Ukrainasta jo kahdesti – ”Joinain aikoina siellä ajattelin, että kuolen”], Ilta-Sanomat, 19 September 2024 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.
Personal life
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.{{cite news |last1=Alves |first1=Marcus |title=Lucas Rangel: Brazilian footballer responds to influencer's plea to help mother-in-law escape Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60669821 |access-date=9 March 2022 |agency=BBC Sport |date=8 March 2022}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Albanian Cup, Suomen Cup, Ukrainian Cup and Suomen Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Grêmio Barueri
|2015 | |colspan="2"|– | 14{{efn|Includes Campeonato Paulista Série A3|camppaul}} | 10 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 10 | ||||
| Foz do Iguaçu
|2015 |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Itumbiara
|2016 | |colspan="2"|– | 11{{efn|Includes Campeonato Goiano|name=campgoi}} | 2 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Kukësi
|19 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 1 | 4{{efn|Includes UEFA Europa League|name=uel}} | 1 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Kapfenberger SV
|2017–18 |30 | 9 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 9 | |||
| rowspan="4"|KuPS
|2018 |14 | 5 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2{{efn|name=uel}} | 0 | 16 | 5 | |||
| 2019
|Veikkausliiga |16 | 8 | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 1 | 4{{efn|name=uel}} | 1 | 24 | 10 | ||
| 2020
|Veikkausliiga |13 | 4 | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 3 | 4{{efn|Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League|name=ucel}} | 1 | 23 | 8 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!43 | 17 | – | – | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 63 | 23 | |
| Adana Demirspor
|7 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 1 | ||||
| KuPS
|2021 |Veikkausliiga |12 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 8{{efn|Includes UEFA Europa Conference League|name=uecl}} | 5 | 20 | 7 | |||
| Vorskla Poltava
|12 | 4 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| Sabah (loan)
|8 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 2 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Riga FC
|2022 |14 | 4 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 4{{efn|name=uecl}} | 0 | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2023
|Virslīga |8 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|name=uecl}} | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!22 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
| Riga FC II
|2023 |1 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Kolos Kovalivka
|Ukrainian Premier League |12 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 1 | ||||
| KuPS
|2024 |Veikkausliiga |6 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!174 | 44 | 25 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 27 | 8 | 244 | 69 |
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Honours
KuPS
- Veikkausliiga: 2019, 2024[https://yle.fi/a/74-20118969 Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun], Yle, 19 October 2024
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2021
- Finnish Cup: 2024[https://yle.fi/a/74-20113117 KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella], Yle, 21 September 2024
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{KuPS squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucas Rangel}}
Category:Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Albania
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Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Kategoria Superiore players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Category:Kapfenberger SV players
Category:2. Liga (Austria) players
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Kuopion Palloseura players
Category:FC Vorskla Poltava players
Category:Sabah FC (Azerbaijan) players
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
Category:Ukrainian Premier League players
Category:FC Kolos Kovalivka players