Lucas Venuto
{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lucas Venuto
| image = 20161203 ADM AUS 4066.jpg
| image_size = 200
| fullname = Lucas Henrique Ferreira Venuto
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|1|14}}
| birth_place = Governador Valadares, Brazil
| height = 1.64 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2007–2011 | youthclubs1 = Cruzeiro
| youthyears2 = 2011–2012 | youthclubs2 = Red Bull Brasil
| youthyears3 = 2014 | youthclubs3 = RB Leipzig
| years1 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = Red Bull Brasil | caps1 = 5 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = Liefering | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2014–2015 | clubs3 = → Grödig (loan) | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = Grödig | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 7
| years5 = 2016–2019 | clubs5 = Austria Wien | caps5 = 81 | goals5 = 13
| years6 = 2019 | clubs6 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC | caps6 = 24 | goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2019–2022 | clubs7 = Santos | caps7 = 8 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2020–2021 | clubs8 = → Sport Recife (loan) | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2022 | clubs9 = Guarani | caps9 = 17 | goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2023 | clubs10 = Portuguesa | caps10 = 6 | goals10 = 0
| club-update = 17:20, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
}}
Lucas Henrique Ferreira Venuto ({{IPA|pt-BR|ˈlukɐz veˈnutu|lang}}; born 14 January 1995) is a Brazilian professional association footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career
=Early career=
Born 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.{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/debateepronto/dbep-pra-quem-nunca-ouviu-falar-quem-%C3%A9-como-atua-e-em-quem-se-espelha-lucas-venuto-6331f60dca91|title=BR no Mundo: Lucas Venuto|trans-title=BR in the World: Lucas Venuto|publisher=De Bate e Pronto|language=pt-BR|date=7 April 2019|accessdate=2 August 2019}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.futebolinterior.com.br/futebol/Paulista/Serie-A2/2012/noticias/2012-02/Red-Bull-0-x-1-America---Touro-loko-sofre-a-segunda-derrota-seguida-na-A2-na-A2|title=Red Bull 0 x 1 América – Toro loko sofre a segunda derrota seguida na A2|trans-title=Red Bull 0–1 América – Toro Loko suffer second consecutive defeat at the A2|publisher=Futebol Interior|language=pt-BR|date=29 February 2012|accessdate=3 August 2019}} Despite being his only appearance of the campaign, he was promoted to the senior squad in November.{{cite web|url=https://www.futebolinterior.com.br/futebol/Red-Bull-SP/noticias/2012-11/Paulista-A2:-Red-Bull-apresenta-Hemerson-Maria-e-Denilson-ex-Guarani|title=Paulista A2: Red Bull apresenta oficialmente treinador e ex-atacante do Guarani|trans-title=Paulista A2: Red Bull officially present manager and former Guarani forward|publisher=Futebol Interior|language=pt-BR|date=28 November 2012|accessdate=3 August 2019}}
=Red Bull Salzburg / Grödig=
In 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fc-liefering.at/de/fc-liefering/news/saison_2014_15/fc-liefering-elfer-mit-lucas-venuto.html|title=FC Liefering-Elfer mit Lucas Venuto|trans-title=FC Liefering-Elfer with Lucas Venuto|publisher=FC Liefering|language=de|date=21 October 2014|accessdate=3 August 2019}} 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|date=August 2019}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://sportreport.biz/2015/01/31/fc-liefering-verleiht-lucas-venuto-an-den-sv-groedig/|title=FC Liefering verleiht Lucas Venuto an den SV Grödig|trans-title=FC Liefering loan Lucas Venuto to SV Grödig|publisher=Sport Report|language=de|date=31 January 2015|accessdate=3 August 2019}} In June, he signed a permanent contract with the latter side.{{cite web|url=https://www.fc-liefering.at/de/fc-liefering/news/saison_2015_16/mit-vielen-neuen-gesichtern-in-die-vorbereitung.html|title=Mit vielen neuen Gesichtern in die Vorbereitung|trans-title=Pre-season with many new faces|publisher=FC Liefering|language=de|date=24 June 2015|accessdate=3 August 2019}}
=Austria Wien=
On 8 January 2016, after scoring seven goals during the campaign, Venuto signed a contract with FK Austria Wien until 2019.{{cite web|url=https://apps.derstandard.at/privacywall/story/2000028708115/brasilianer-venuto-ab-sofort-ein-violetter|title=Brasilianer Venuto ab sofort ein Violetter|trans-title=Brazilian Venuto now a violet|publisher=Der Standard|language=de|date=8 January 2016|accessdate=3 August 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://kurier.at/sport/fussball/bundesliga-austria-feiert-kantersieg-in-mattersburg/194.732.476|title=9:0 – Austria deklassiert Mattersburg|trans-title=9:0 – Austria outclassed Mattersburg|publisher=Kurier|language=de|date=23 April 2016|accessdate=3 August 2019}} On 31 July, he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against the same opponent.
=Vancouver Whitecaps=
On 25 January 2019, Venuto was transferred to Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC, agreeing to a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2019/01/25/whitecaps-fc-acquire-24-year-old-brazilian-winger-lucas-venuto|title=Whitecaps FC acquire 24-year-old Brazilian winger Lucas Venuto|publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|date=25 January 2019|accessdate=3 August 2019}} 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|date=August 2019}}
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|date=August 2019}} On 1 August, Venuto terminated his contract with the club, after three league goals in 22 appearances.{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2019/08/01/whitecaps-fc-and-winger-lucas-venuto-mutually-agree-part-ways|title=Whitecaps FC and winger Lucas Venuto mutually agree to part ways|publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|date=1 August 2019|accessdate=3 August 2019}}
=Santos=
==2019 season==
On 6 August 2019, Venuto returned to his home country after agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year contract with Santos.{{cite web|url=https://www.santosfc.com.br/atacante-lucas-venuto-e-o-14o-reforco-do-santos-fc-para-a-temporada/|title=Atacante Lucas Venuto é o 16º reforço do Santos FC para a temporada|trans-title=Forward Lucas Venuto is the 16th addition of Santos FC for the season|publisher=Santos FC|language=pt-BR|date=6 August 2019|accessdate=7 August 2019}} He made his debut for the club on 8 September, replacing Jean Mota in a 1–1 home draw against Athletico Paranaense.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
==Sport Recife (loan)==
On 6 August 2020, after being rarely used, Venuto was loaned to fellow top tier side Sport Recife until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.gazetaesportiva.com/times/santos/sport-acerta-a-contratacao-de-lucas-venuto-do-santos-ate-o-fim-do-brasileirao/|title=Sport acerta a contratação de Lucas Venuto, do Santos, até o fim do Brasileirão|trans-title=Sport sign Lucas Venuto, from Santos, until the end of the Brasileirão|publisher=Gazeta Esportiva|language=pt-BR|date=6 August 2020|accessdate=7 August 2020}}
==2021 season==
Upon returning in February 2021,{{cite web|url=https://www.gazetaesportiva.com/times/santos/lucas-venuto-decepciona-no-sport-e-volta-ao-santos-em-baixa-apos-emprestimo/|title=Lucas Venuto decepciona no Sport e volta ao Santos em baixa após empréstimo|trans-title=Lucas Venuto disappoints at Sport and returns to Santos down after loan|publisher=Gazeta Esportiva|language=pt-BR|date=25 February 2021|accessdate=10 January 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/futebol/times/santos/noticia/santos-chega-a-acordo-e-rescinde-contrato-de-lucas-venuto.ghtml|title=Santos chega a acordo e rescinde contrato de Lucas Venuto|trans-title=Santos reach agreement and rescind the contract of Lucas Venuto|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=10 January 2022|accessdate=11 January 2022}}
=Guarani and Portuguesa=
On 19 January 2022, Venuto was announced at Guarani.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/campinas-e-regiao/futebol/times/guarani/noticia/guarani-anuncia-contratacao-do-atacante-lucas-venuto-que-ja-treinava-com-elenco-bugrino.ghtml|title=Guarani anuncia contratação do atacante Lucas Venuto, que já treinava com elenco bugrino|trans-title=Guarani announce the signing of forward Lucas Venuto, who already trained with the bugrino squad|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=19 January 2022|accessdate=4 January 2023}} Roughly one year later, he joined Portuguesa.{{cite web|url=https://netlusa.com.br/noticias-da-portuguesa/lucas-venuto-e-o-novo-reforco-da-portuguesa-para-o-paulistao|title=Lucas Venuto é o novo reforço da Portuguesa para o Paulistão|trans-title=Lucas Venuto is the new addition of Portuguesa for the Paulistão|publisher=NetLusa|language=pt-BR|date=4 January 2023|accessdate=4 January 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|1 March 2023}}{{Soccerway|lucas-henrique--ferreira-venuto/228714|accessdate=3 August 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3" valign="center"|Red Bull Brasil
|2012 |rowspan="2"|Paulista A2 |colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2013
|colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| valign="center"|Liefering
|Austrian Football First League |18 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 5 | |||||
| rowspan="3" valign="center"|Grödig
|rowspan="2"|Austrian Football Bundesliga |11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16
|20 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 7 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!31 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 7 | ||||
| rowspan="5" valign="center"|Austria Wien
|rowspan="4"|Austrian Football Bundesliga |15 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 4 | ||||
| 2016–17
|29 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | 12Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 44 | 8 | |||
| 2017–18
|14 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19
|10 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!68 | 12 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 87 | 14 | |||
| valign="center"|Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|2019 |22 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearance(s) in Canadian Championship | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||||
| rowspan="4" valign="center"|Santos
|2019 |rowspan="3"|Série A |4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2020
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021
|1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| valign="center"|Sport Recife (loan)
|2020 |Série A |8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | |||||
| valign="center"|Guarani
|2022 |10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | |||
| valign="center"|Portuguesa
|2023 |colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!162 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 215 | 29 |
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References
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- {{Sambafoot|50732-lucas-venuto}}
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Category:Footballers from Governador Valadares
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Red Bull Bragantino II players
Category:Sport Club do Recife players
Category:Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:2. Liga (Austria) players
Category:FK Austria Wien players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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