| João Lucas | |
| Fullname: | João Lucas Vilela de Sousa |
| Birth Date: | 18 August 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Iporá, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.81m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Vila Nova |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | São Paulo |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Vila Nova |
| Youthyears3: | 2018–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Ituano |
| Years1: | 2021 |
| Clubs1: | Iporá |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | Vila Nova |
| Caps2: | 61 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Goianésia (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Manaus (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 19:27, 12 November 2024 (UTC) |
João Lucas Vilela de Sousa (born 18 August 2000), known as João Lucas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Vila Nova.
Born in Iporá, Goiás, João Lucas represented São Paulo, Vila Nova and Ituano as a youth.[1] In late 2020, after leaving the latter side amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, he returned to his hometown and joined Iporá EC.[2]
On 10 May 2021, after impressing during the year's Campeonato Goiano, João Lucas returned to Vila and was now assigned to the main squad.[3] On 30 June, however, he was loaned to Goianésia.[4]
Upon returning, João Lucas renewed his contract with Vila Nova for two years on 11 December 2021.[5] Roughly one year later, he signed a one-year extension,[6] but was loaned to Manaus on 11 May 2023.[7]
Back to Vila in July 2023,[8] João Lucas started to feature more regularly with the first team in the following year.
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Iporá | 2020 | Goiano | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||||||
| Vila Nova | 2021 | Série B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[9] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 2024 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 32 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 68 | 6 | ||||
| Goianésia (loan) | 2021 | Série D | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Manaus (loan) | 2023 | Série C | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 52 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 97 | 10 | |||