| Lucas Ribeiro Costa | |
| Birth Date: | 9 October 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Santa Helena, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthclubs1: | Pinheiros |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Valenciennes |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Valenciennes |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Virton |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Charleroi |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | → RWDM47 (loan) |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Mouscron (loan) |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Waasland-Beveren (loan) |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Beveren |
| Caps7: | 31 |
| Goals7: | 11 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Caps8: | 18 |
| Goals8: | 12 |
| Pcupdate: | 30 June 2024 |
Lucas Ribeiro Costa (born 9 October 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for South African club Mamelodi Sundowns.
Ribeiro Costa is a youth product of Pinheiros, and then moved to France with Valenciennes.[1] Ribeiro Costa made his professional debut with Virton in a 3-2 Belgian First Division B win over Roeselare on 27 October 2019.[2] On 30 June 2020, Ribeiro Costa signed with Charleroi.[3]
On 1 February 2021, Ribeiro Costa moved to Belgian First Division B club RWDM on a loan deal until the end of the season.[4]
On 11 August 2021, he joined Mouscron on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[5] On 19 January 2022, Mouscron loan was terminated and Ribeiro Costa was loaned to Waasland-Beveren until the end of the season.[6] The option to buy was triggered on 6 April, and he signed a two-year contract with the club.[7]
On 6 July football club Mamelodi Sundowns confirmed his signing for a undisclosed fee.[8]
On 4 August, he made is debut for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League in a 2-1 win against Sekhukhune United, where he scored his first goal for the club in the 57th minute.[9]
On 12 November 2022, he won his first cup with Mamelodi Sundowns as they beat Wydad Casablanca in the 2nd leg of the African Football League final in Pretoria with a score of 2-0 (3-2aggr).https://sundownsfc.co.za/coach-rulani-reacts-to-formidable-victory-in-afl-final/