Lucas Covolan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucas Covolan Cavagnari[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 6 June 1991||
Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil[1] | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Port Vale | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2009 | Trieste | ||
2009–2012 | Vasco da Gama | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Atlético Paranaense | 0 | (0) |
2013 | → Esportivo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2014 | Toledo | 0 | (0) |
2014 | Rio Branco-AC | 7 | (0) |
2014–2015 | 23 | (0) | |
2015–2016 | 35 | (0) | |
2016–2017 | Whitehawk | 23 | (0) |
2016 | → Lewes (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Worthing | 59 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Torquay United | 49 | (0) |
2021– | Port Vale | 20 | (0) |
National team | |||
2010 | Brazil U20 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:30, 15 January 2022 (UTC) |
Lucas Covolan Cavagnari (born 6 June 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Port Vale, as a goalkeeper.
A Brazil under-20 international, he began his career with Trieste, before turning professional at Vasco da Gama. He later had spells with Atlético Paranaense, Esportivo, Toledo and Rio Branco, winning a Campeonato Acreano title with Rio Branco in 2014. He then spent two years in Spain with and , before joining English club Whitehawk in 2016. He had a loan spell with Lewes and spent two seasons with Worthing, before earning a move to Torquay United in May 2019. He scored a goal in the 2021 National League play-off final, which Torquay lost, before signing with English Football League club Port Vale in June 2021.
Early and personal life[]
Born in Curitiba,[3] Covolan grew up supporting hometown club Atlético Paranaense.[4] He has an Italian passport.[5]
Club career[]
Brazil[]
Covolan spent his early career in his native Brazil with Trieste, making 92 appearances between 2007 and 2009.[6] He was scouted by Vasco da Gama and signed a professional contract at Vasco at the age of 17 after impressing on a two-week trial.[7] He returned from Rio de Janeiro after three years to sign with boyhood club Atlético Paranaense.[7] He later recalled that Atlético had eight goalkeepers on their books and that he realised halfway into his three-year contract that he would never play a first-team game for the club.[8] He instead featured 18 times for the club's under-23 side.[6] He tried to gain experience of senior football by leaving on loan, but was injured in a warm-up exercise and sidelined for four months.[7]
Covolan went on to feature four matches as an unused substitute for Esportivo Bento Gonçalves, before joining Toledo in December 2013[9][6][8][10] and then Rio Branco in March 2014.[11] He helped Rio Branco to win the Campeonato Acreano (Acre state league) in 2014 following a penalty shoot-out victory over Atlético Acreano,[1][8][12] but was one of the three players released by the club on 7 May 2014.[13]
Spain[]
Covolan moved to Spain later in 2014 and joined Tercera División team , where he would play 23 games.[6] He switched to fellow Mallorcan side the next year, making 35 appearances.[6] He spent three months on trial at Mallorca, but was deemed to be too old at the age of 24.[7]
English non-League[]
In 2016 he was approached by an agent to play for English National League South club Whitehawk, who were managed by the Argentinian Pablo Asensio.[8][14] He made 23 league appearances for Whitehawk,[1] and also spent a month on loan with Lewes,[15] before signing for Isthmian League Premier Division side Worthing after a pre-season trial.[9] He was named Supporters Player of the Year by Worthing's "Away Boys Fanatics" in the 2017–18 season and had trials at Aldershot Town, Luton Town and Stevenage.[10][16] He broke his arm during a win at Moneyfields in the FA Cup on 6 October 2018.[17][18]
Torquay United[]
He moved to Torquay United in May 2019 after impressing manager Gary Johnson on trial.[19][20][3] He competed with Shaun MacDonald for a place in the first-team, but had to wait for his opportunity after picking up an injury in pre-season, making his first-team debut in a 2–1 win at Dover Athletic on 17 August.[3] Covolan would play 25 league games in the 2019–20 season, with MacDonald playing the remaining 11 league matches in a season that was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][21][22] He featured 26 times in the 2020–21 campaign, whilst MacDonald played 19 league games, as Torquay qualified for the play-offs with a second-place finish.[1][21] On 20 June 2021, he scored an injury-time equaliser against Hartlepool United in the National League play-off final, which Torquay eventually lost on penalties, despite two saves from Covolan.[23] His goal earned him comparisons to fellow compatriot Alisson, a goalkeeper who had scored a headed goal for Liverpool earlier in the year; the pair had actually played against each other some years earlier in a tournament for under-23 players when Atlético Paranaense came up against Internacional.[24]
Port Vale[]
On 23 June 2021, he signed a two-year contract with League Two side Port Vale; manager Darrell Clarke said that "he is hungry to prove he’s a league-level player and we feel he has all the attributes to succeed at this level".[25][26] Having already been shown a red card in a pre-season friendly, he was sent off on his English Football League debut after rushing off his goal-line to trip Nicke Kabamba during a 1–0 defeat at Northampton Town on 7 August.[27][28] He returned after a serving a one match suspension and kept four clean sheets in his next seven games, saying that "you learn from every mistake and that is what makes you stronger".[29] He was criticised by Clarke for an error during a win over Barrow on 16 October, but responded by saving a penalty in a 1–1 draw with Mansfield Town three days later.[30] On 15 January 2022, he was sent off for kicking out at Swindon Town's Harry McKirdy after the pair jumped for a high ball moments before half-time during what would finish as a 3–1 home defeat; a furious Clarke said after the match that "he has got to learn from that otherwise he won’t be staying at the club for very long".[31] Covolan, who was suspended for four games for the incident, was supported by captain Tom Conlon, who said "he's one of us, he is a big part of the squad, the boys love him to bits".[32]
International career[]
Covolan spent time with the Brazil under-20 national team, winning two caps in 2010.[8][14][6]
Style of play[]
Writing in May 2019, Covolan's agent described him as "a goalkeeper with excellent flexibility and agility".[6] He is an aggressive goalkeeper who helps the team defend with a high line, though has a tendency to be caught in possession.[33]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 15 January 2022
Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Esportivo | 2013[1] | Gaúcho | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Rio Branco-AC | 2014[34] | Série D | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2014–15[35] | Tercera División | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
2015–16[36] | Tercera División | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||||
Whitehawk | 2016–17[1] | National League South | 23 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
Lewes | 2016–17[37] | Isthmian League Division One South | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Worthing | 2017–18[38] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 44 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
2018–19[39] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 15 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Total | 59 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 0 | |||
Torquay United | 2019–20[1] | National League | 25 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
2020–21[1] | National League | 24 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 28 | 1 | ||
Total | 49 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 1 | |||
Port Vale | 2021–22[40] | EFL League Two | 21 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Career total | 215 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 238 | 1 |
Honours[]
Rio Branco
References[]
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- ^ "Lucas Covolan - Goalkeeper - First Team - Port Vale". www.port-vale.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Lucas Is United's Samba Star!". Torquay United. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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- ^ Thomas, David; James, Stuart (28 May 2019). "Torquay United complete first signing of the summer". DevonLive. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Lucas Covolan Cavagnari flies into the Gulls". ACHIEVE MANAGEMENT. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d Smith, Louis (11 April 2020). "The Journey Of Lucas Covolan: From Parana To Plainmoor". World Football Index. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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- ^ a b "Rebels Sign Brazilian Keeper After Successful Trial". Pitchero Non-League. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Lucas Cavagnari". worthingfc.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Rio Branco contrata goleiro ex-Vasco; jogador se apresenta nesta quinta" [Rio Branco sign former Vasco goalkeeper; player presents himself this Thursday] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazil under-20 international footballers
- CR Vasco da Gama players
- Club Athletico Paranaense players
- Toledo Esporte Clube players
- Clube Esportivo Bento Gonçalves players
- Rio Branco Football Club players
- Whitehawk F.C. players
- Lewes F.C. players
- Worthing F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- National League (English football) players
- Isthmian League players
- Brazilian people of Italian descent
- English Football League players