Lucas_Mezenga
Lucas Mezenga
Brazilian footballer
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas de Souza Mombra Rosa | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-10-20) 20 October 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Tondela (on loan from Botafogo) | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nova Iguaçu | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Nova Iguaçu | 18 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Botafogo (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Botafogo | 9 | (1) |
| 2023– | → Tondela (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024 | |||
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]
- As of match played 15 January 2023[8]
| 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 | ||||
- "Lucas Mezenga, zagueiro que disputou o campeonato carioca pelo Nova Iguaçu, é o novo reforço do Botafogo" [Lucas Mezenga, stopper who played the Campeonato Carioca for Nova Iguaçu, is the new addition of Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Resenha Alvinegra. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- "Com proposta do exterior, Lucas Mezenga pede rescisão com Botafogo por dívida trabalhista" [With an offer from abroad, Lucas Mezenga asks to rescind with Botafogo due to labor debt] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- "Justiça recusa tutela de urgência em tentativa de Lucas Mezenga rescindir indiretamente com o Botafogo" [Court deny injunctive relief in an attempt from Lucas Mezenga to indirectly rescind with Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- "Botafogo chega a acordo com Nova Iguaçu e encaminha permanência de Lucas Mezenga" [Botafogo reach agreement with Nova Iguaçu and set the permanence of Lucas Mezenga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- "Noite especial: Lucas Mezenga e Rikelmi marcam primeiro gol pelo Botafogo em goleada" [Special night: Lucas Mezenga and Rikelmi score first goal for Botafogo in routing] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- "Lucas Mezenga é Auriverde" [Lucas Mezenga is Gold and Green]. CD Tondela (in European Portuguese). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- "Tio atacante, sobrinho zagueiro: pupilo de Bruno Mezenga busca sonho no campo" [Uncle forward, nephew stopper: Bruno Mezenga's pupil seeks dream on the field] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- Lucas Mezenga at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- Botafogo profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)