Luquinhas

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lima and the second or paternal family name is Linhares.
Luquinhas
Personal information
Full name Lucas Lima Linhares
Date of birth (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Ceilândia, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls
Number 82
Youth career
2014 Ceilandense
2014–2015 Vilafranquense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Vilafranquense 36 (17)
2016–2017 → Benfica B (loan) 14 (0)
2017 Benfica 0 (0)
2017–2019 Aves 17 (0)
2017–2018 → Vilafranquense (loan) 32 (10)
2019–2022 Legia Warsaw 75 (8)
2022– New York Red Bulls 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:22, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Lucas Lima Linhares (born 28 September 1996), known as Luquinhas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls as either a winger or an attacking midfielder.

Career[]

Born in Ceilândia, Luquinhas started his football career at local club Atlético Ceilandense. In September 2014, he moved to Portugal and joined Vilafranquense before moving on loan to Portuguese champions S.L. Benfica in June 2016.[1][2][3] On 11 September, he made his professional debut with Benfica's reserve team as a substitute in a 2–1 home win over Académico de Viseu in LigaPro.[4]

After playing 15 matches with Benfica B, Luquinhas signed a four-year contract with Benfica on 28 June 2017.[3] Later, on 25 August, he penned a three-year deal with Desportivo das Aves, who loaned him out for one season to Vilafranquense three days later.[5][6] After one season on loan with Vilafranquense, in which he scored 10 goals in 32 league matches, Luquinhas returned to Aves. On 20 January 2019, he made his debut for Aves in a 2-1 victory over Vitória de Setúbal in the Primeira Liga.

On 4 July 2019, Luquinhas signed a three-year contract with Polish club Legia Warsaw.[7] On 21 July, he made his debut with Legia as a starter in a 1–2 defeat to Pogoń Szczecin. [8] On 27 October, Luquinhas scored his first goal with Legia Warsaw in a 7-0 victory over Wisła Kraków.[9] He ended his first season in Poland appearing in 45 matches scoring 5 goals and recording 9 assists, helping Legia to a league title.

Luquinhas continued to be an important player for Legia during the 2020–21 season. On 6 February 2021, he scored his first goal of the campaign in a 2-0 victory over Raków Częstochowa.[10] A few days later, on 9 February, Luquinhas helped Legia to a 3-2 victory over ŁKS Łódź. Luquinhas came on in the second half, scoring his clubs second goal, as they advanced in the Polish Cup.[11] He ended the season appearing in 34 matches scoring 4 goals and recording 8 assists, as Legia won its second straight Ekstraklasa title. For his efforts he was named the Ekstraklasa midfielder of the season.[12]

On 7 July 2021, Luquinhas opened the scoring for the Polish champions in a 3-2 victory over FK Bodø/Glimt in the first leg of the first round of UEFA Champions League qualifying.[13] On 14 July, he helped Legia advance in the competition, scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 victory in the second leg against FK Bodø/Glimt. [14]

On 16 February 2022, Luquinhas signed with Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls on a three-year deal.[15]

Career statistics[]

As of 10 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B (loan) 2016–17 LigaPro 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
Aves 2017–18 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Vilafranquense (loan) 2017–18 Liga 3 32 10 1 1 — — 33 11
Aves 2018–19 Primeira Liga 17 0 1 0 — — 18 0
Legia Warsaw 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 35 5 5 0 5 0 — 45 5
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 25 3 4 1 4 0 1 0 34 4
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 15 0 2 1 13 2 1 0 31 3
Total 75 8 11 2 22 2 2 0 110 12
Career total 138 18 13 3 22 2 2 0 175 23

Honours[]

Legia Warsaw

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ Belo, Miguel; Martins, Nuno (4 June 2016). "Luquinhas passou fome e dormiu em aeroportos do Brasil" [Luquinhas starved and slept in airports in Brazil]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Benfica contrata Luquinhas" [Benfica sign Luquinhas]. zerozero (in Portuguese). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Benfica contrata extremo do Vilafranquense" [Benfica sign Vilafranquense's winger]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 28 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Benfica B 2–1 Ac. Viseu". Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Oficial: Desp. Aves empresta Luquinhas" [Official: Aves loan out Luquinhas]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  6. ^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (28 August 2017). "Luquinhas regressa ao Vilafranquense por uma temporada" [Luquinhas returns to Vilafranquense for one season]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  7. ^ Kostrzewa, Mateusz (4 July 2019). "Luquinhas w Legii" [Luquinhas in Legia]. Legia Warsaw (in Polish). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Legia Warszawa 1-2 Pogoń Szczecin". portowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  9. ^ Stompór, Michał (27 October 2019). "Nokaut w stolicy Polski: Legia - Wisła 7:0". wisla.krakow.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Luquinhas i Pekhart załatwili sprawę. Legia nie traci dystansu do lidera". sport.dziennik.pl (in Polish). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  11. ^ Wojs, Maciej (9 February 2021). "Puchar Polski: mróz i ŁKS nie zatrzymały Legii. Mistrz Polski w ćwierćfinale". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Gala Ekstraklasy – nagrodzono najlepszych w sezonie 2020/21" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  13. ^ "UCL: Legia Mark Victory in Norway with FK Bodø/Glimt". psnfutbol.com. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  14. ^ "UCL: Legia-FK Bodø/Glimt (2-0)" (in Polish). legia.com. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  15. ^ "New York Red Bulls Acquire Brazilian Midfielder Luquinhas". New York Red Bulls. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

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