Lucas Rangel

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Lucas Rangel
Personal information
Full name Lucas Rangel Nunes Gonçalves
Date of birth (1994-12-29) 29 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Alvorada, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Kolos Kovalivka
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Grêmio Barueri
2015 Foz do Iguaçu 2 (0)
2016 Itumbiara
2016–2017 Kukësi 18 (1)
2017–2018 Kapfenberger SV 30 (9)
2018–2020 KuPS 41 (17)
2021 Adana Demirspor 7 (1)
2021 KuPS 12 (2)
2021–2022 Vorskla Poltava 12 (4)
2022Sabah (loan) 8 (2)
2022–2023 Riga FC 22 (5)
2023– Kolos Kovalivka 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2024

Lucas Rangel Nunes Gonçalves (born 29 December 1994), commonly known as Lucas Rangel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Ukrainian club Kolos Kovalivka.[1]

Career[edit]

Rangel playing for Kukësi in 2016

On 3 July 2018, Rangel signed with Finnish Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), on a deal until the end of 2019, with an option to extend.[2] Jani Honkavaara, the head coach of KuPS, revealed that the club had tried to acquire Rangel already earlier before the season.

After a short stint with Adana Demirspor in 2021, Rangel returned to KuPS on 21 April 2021.[3] On 31 August 2021, Rangel was acquired by Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal with the club.[4][5]

On 21 March 2022, after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine had started, Sabah announced the signing of Rangel on loan until the end of the season from Vorskla Poltava.[6][7]

On 18 July 2022, Riga FC announced the signing of Rangel.[8]

Personal life[edit]

In March 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Rangel made international news for his participation in the evacuation of the mother-in-law of social media influencer Anderson Dias.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 28 May 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grêmio Barueri Futebol 2015 14[b] 10 14 10
Foz do Iguaçu 2015 Série D 2 0 2 0
Itumbiara 2016 11[c] 2 11 2
Kukësi 2016–17 Kategoria Superiore 19 1 5 1 4[d] 1 0 0 28 3
Kapfenberger SV 2017–18 Austrian 2. Liga 30 9 1 0 31 9
KuPS 2018 Veikkausliiga 14 5 2[d] 0 16 5
2019 Veikkausliiga 16 8 4 1 4[d] 1 24 10
2020 Veikkausliiga 13 4 6 3 4[e] 1 23 8
Total 43 17 10 4 10 2 63 23
Adana Demirspor 2020–21 TFF First League 7 1 7 1
KuPS 2021 Veikkausliiga 12 2 8[f] 5 20 7
Vorskla Poltava 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 12 4 1 0 0 0 13 4
Sabah (loan) 2021–22 Azerbaijan Premier League 8 2 8 2
Riga FC 2022 Virslīga 14 4 4[f] 0 18 4
2023 Virslīga 8 1 1[f] 0 9 1
Total 22 5 5 0 27 5
Riga FC II 2023 Latvian First League 1 1 1 1
Kolos Kovalivka 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League 12 1 12 1
Career total 168 43 17 5 27 8 25 12 237 68

Honours[edit]

KuPS

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Lucas Rangel at Soccerway
  2. ^ KuPS hankki brasilialaishyökkääjän, Yle, 3 July 2018
  3. ^ Lucas Rangel palaa KuPS:aan – puolustusta vahvistetaan Henry Uzochukwulla!, kups.fi, 21 April 2021
  4. ^ KuPS menettää syömähampaansa – europelien maalipyssy siirtyy Ukrainaan, mtvuutiset.fi/ MTV Oy, 31 August 2021
  5. ^ Lucas Rangel siirtyy Ukrainaan, kups.fi, 31 August 2021
  6. ^ "LUKAS RANGEL "SABAH"DA!". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  7. ^ "TƏŞƏKKÜRLƏR, RANGEL!". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  8. ^ ""RIGA" PARAKSTA LĪGUMU AR BRAZĪLIEŠU UZBRUCĒJU RANŽELU". rigafc.lv (in Latvian). Riga FC. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  9. ^ Alves, Marcus (8 March 2022). "Lucas Rangel: Brazilian footballer responds to influencer's plea to help mother-in-law escape Ukraine". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

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