| Lucas Mezenga | |
| Fullname: | Lucas de Souza Mombra Rosa |
| Birth Date: | 20 October 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.85m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Tondela (on loan from Botafogo) |
| Clubnumber: | 44 |
| Youthclubs1: | Nova Iguaçu |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Nova Iguaçu |
| Caps1: | 18 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Botafogo (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Botafogo |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 4 January 2024 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | → Tondela (loan) |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
Lucas de Souza Mombra Rosa (born 20 October 2001), commonly known as Lucas Mezenga, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Tondela, on loan from Botafogo.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Mezenga was a Nova Iguaçu youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 4 July 2020, starting in a 1–1 Campeonato Carioca away draw against America-RJ.
On 7 June 2021, Lucas Mezenga moved on loan to Botafogo on loan, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad.[1] He asked to leave the club in September after having an offer from Emirates Club,[2] but the move was denied in the following month.[3] On 13 December, he still signed a permanent deal with Fogão.[4]
Lucas Mezenga scored his first senior goal on 7 March 2022, netting the second in a 5–0 home routing of Volta Redonda.[5] He made his Série A debut on 17 July, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow debutant DG in a 1–0 away loss against Atlético Mineiro.
On 21 August 2023, Liga Portugal 2 side Tondela announced the signing of Lucas Mezenga on a season-long loan from Botafogo.[6]
Lucas Mezenga is the godson of another footballer, Bruno Mezenga.[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nova Iguaçu | 2020 | Carioca | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | — | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||||
| Botafogo | 2021 | Série B | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Série A | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Tondela (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||||