| Richard Luca | |
| Fullname: | Richard Luca Rosa da Silva Sousa |
| Birth Date: | 6 January 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Aparecida de Goiânia, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.62m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Goiás |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Santos |
| Years1: | 2016 |
| Clubs1: | Goiás |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Tigres UANL |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Correcaminos (loan) |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Torpedo Kutaisi (loan) |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Aparecidense (loan) |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Cavalry FC |
| Caps6: | 18 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | Tepatitlán |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 25 November 2021 |
Richard Luca Rosa da Silva Sousa (born 6 January 1998), known as Richard Luca or simply Richard, is a Brazilian professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for Canadian club Cavalry FC.
In 2013, Richard Luca played for Goiás' U-15 side, where he scored 27 goals in 22 appearances. On 12 March 2016, he made his senior debut for Goiás as a 60th-minute substitute in a Campeonato Goiano match against Atlético Goianiense.[1]
On 20 September 2016, Richard Luca signed a three-year contract with Brazilian giants Santos.[2] While at Santos, he played in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior and was scouted by FC Barcelona.
On 13 April 2018, Richard Luca signed with Liga MX side Tigres UANL.[3]
On 11 June 2018, Richard Luca was loaned to Ascenso MX side Correcaminos.[4] He made ten league appearances in the Apertura that season, before returning to Tigres in November 2018.[5]
In early 2019, Richard Luca was loaned to Georgian Erovnuli Liga side Torpedo Kutaisi. He made thirteen league appearances that season, scoring three goals, and scored a brace in one Georgian Cup appearance.
On 2 December 2019, after turning down offers from Europe, Richard Luca was loaned to his hometown club, Aparecidense, so that he could be closer to his family.[6]
On 19 February 2020, Richard Luca signed for Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC, but was unable to join the team that season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] [8] On 4 December 2020, he re-signed to a multi-year contract.[9] After the 2021 season, Cavalry announced that Luca would leave the club after two seasons.[10]
In 2013, Richard Luca played for the Brazilian U15 team, scoring two goals in fourteen appearances.
Richard Luca grew up in the Vale do Sol area of Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás State.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[11] | Other[12] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Goiás | 2016 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Correcaminos | 2018–19 | Ascenso MX | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | |
| Cavalry FC | 2021 | CPL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Career total | 41 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 6 | |||