Lucas_Poletto_(footballer,_born_1995)
Lucas Poletto (footballer, born 1995)
Brazilian footballer
Lucas Poletto Costa (born 29 March 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League 2 club Levadiakos.
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Poletto during an interview | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Poletto Costa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Levadiakos | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Internacional | ||
| 2012–2013 | Milan | ||
| 2013–2015 | Figueirense | ||
| 2016–2017 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Grêmio | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Apollon Larissa | 24 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Xanthi | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Levadiakos (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Levadiakos | 57 | (14) |
| 2022 | Criciúma | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | Brusque | 26 | (0) |
| 2023– | Levadiakos | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:49, 21 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Born in Belo Horizonte, Poletto represented Internacional, Figueirense and Italian club Milan as a youth before moving to Santos B in early 2016.[2] Although he was registered for the Copa Paulista tournament, he did not get any playing time.[3]
On 13 April 2017, Poletto signed with Grêmio.[3] He made his first team debut on 19 November, replacing Dionathã in a 1–0 defeat against Santos FC in Série A.[4] 7 days later, he scored the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Atlético Goianiense from a Rafael Thyere.[5] On 5 January 2018, Poletto's contract was extended till June.[6] On 12 July, he was released by the club.[7]
On 15 September 2018, Poletto moved abroad and joined Greek Football League club Apollon Larissa.[8] On 22 November 2018, he scored his first goal for the club in an astonishing 4-3 away win against Iraklis. [9] Three days later he scored with a beautiful finesse shot in a 2-0 home win against Aittitos Spata, which cemented his team's position on top of the league table. [10] On 19 January 2019, he scored the equalizer in a 1-1 home draw against Volos. [11]
On 12 June 2019, he signed a contract with top tier club Xanthi.[12]
- As of match played on 12 June 2019
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio | 2017[13] | Série A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018[13] | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Apollon Larissa | 2018–19[13] | Football League | 24 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| Career total | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
- Levadiakos
- "Lucas Poletto". Grêmio. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- "Santos B tem atacante com passagem pela equipe sub-20 do Milan" [Santos B has an attacker with passing through the U-20 team of Milan] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- "Grêmio contrata ex-atacante do Santos e do Milan para equipe de transição" [Grêmio hires former Santos striker and Milan to transition team]. Globo Esporte. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- "Santos vence e fica a 1 ponto dos grupos da Libertadores" [Santos wins and is one point behind the Libertadores] (in Portuguese). Terra. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- "Grêmio empata com o Atlético-GO na despedida da Arena e pode perder vice-liderança" [Grêmio draws Atlético-GO in the farewell of the Arena and may lose vice-leadership] (in Portuguese). ESPN. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- "Grêmio renova contrato com atacante Lucas Poletto até junho... -" [Grêmio renews contract with striker Lucas Poletto until June] (in Portuguese). UOL. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- "Grêmio decide não exercer opção e libera atacante Lucas Poletto" [Grêmio decides not to exercise option and releases striker Lucas Poletto]. UOL Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "Στον Απόλλωνα οι Λούκας Πολέτο και Άγγελος Καρατάσιος" [In Apollon, Lucas Poletto and Angelos Karatassios] (in Greek). Sport Larissa. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "Ηρακλής - Απόλλων Λάρισας 3-4" (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-11-22.
- "Ο Πλατανιάς... πάγωσε το Ηράκλειο, μόνος πρώτος ο Απόλλων Λάρισας! (pics)" (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- "Απόλλων Λάρισας - Βόλος 1-1 (vids)" (in Greek). Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- "Ξάνθη: Επίσημα στους Ακρίτες ο Λούκας Πολέτο Κόστα". www.sport24.gr. 12 June 2019.
- "Lucas Poletto". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- Lucas Poletto at Soccerway