Lucas Ribeiro (footballer, born 1998)

Lucas Ribeiro
Lucas Ribeiro presenting Espérance kit after signing with the club in 2026
Personal information
Full name Lucas William Ribeiro Costa
Date of birth (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998
Place of birth Santa Helena, Maranhão, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Espérance de Tunis
Number 10
Youth career
Pinheiros
2017–2018 Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Valenciennes 0 (0)
2019–2020 Virton 8 (4)
2020–2022 Royal Charleroi 8 (0)
2021 → RWDM Brussels (loan) 11 (0)
2021–2022 → Mouscron (loan) 15 (5)
2022 → Beveren (loan) 10 (2)
2022–2023 Beveren 31 (11)
2023–2025 Mamelodi Sundowns 44 (28)
2025–2026 Cultural Leonesa 27 (5)
2026– Espérance de Tunis 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026

Lucas William Ribeiro Costa ⓘ (born 9 October 1998)[1] is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance de Tunis.

Professional career

A youth product of Pinheiros, Ribeiro moved to France with Valenciennes[2] and made his professional debut with Virton in a 3–2 Belgian First Division B win over Roeselare on 27 October 2019.[3]

On 30 June 2020, Ribeiro signed for Charleroi.[4] He left on 1 February 2021, joining Belgian First Division B club RWDM on loan until the end of the season.[5]

On 11 August 2021, Ribeiro joined Mouscron on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[6] On 19 January 2022, he was loaned again to Waasland-Beveren until the end of the season.[7] Beveren triggered the option to buy on 6 April and Ribeiro signed a two-year contract with the club.[8]

On 6 July 2023, Mamelodi Sundowns confirmed Ribeiro's signing for an undisclosed fee.[9] He made his debut on 4 August in the Premiership in a 2–1 victory over Sekhukhune United, scoring in the 57th minute,[10] and helped the Sundowns win the African Football League later in the year.[11] He won the 2024–25 player of the month awards for September, October, January, February, and May.[12][13]

Ribeiro was a part of Mamelodi Sundowns' 2025 FIFA Club World Cup squad. On 21 June 2025, against Borussia Dortmund, he ran 67 yards past two opposing defenders and slotted the ball beyond Gregor Kobel to open the scoring in an eventual 3–4 loss.[14] His goal was later voted as the goal of the tournament by FIFA.[15]

In August 2025, Ribeiro terminated his contract with Mamelodi Sundowns and took the matter up with FIFA for his release from the club.[16] On 12 September 2025, he moved to Spanish second division side Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[17]

On 13 August 2026, Ribeiro officially completed his transfer to Tunisian club Espérance de Tunis. Espérance vice-president Chokri El Ouaer traveled to Libya to meet with Al-Ittihad SC executive director Abdelmajid Saleh, where both delegations finalized all arrangements for the transfer, securing the Brazilian forward on a three-year contract.[18]

Career statistics

As of 31 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valenciennes 2018–19 Ligue 2 001100——11
Virton 2019–20 Belgian First Division B 8400———84
Royal Charleroi 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 8000—2[c]0—100
RWDM Brussels (loan) 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 11010———120
Mouscron (loan) 2021–22 Belgian First Division B 15511———166
Beveren (loan) 2021–22 Belgian First Division B 10200———102
Beveren 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 311120———3311
Total 411320———4313
Mamelodi Sundowns 2023–24 South African Premiership 1812313[d]012[e]31[f]03716
2024–25 South African Premiership 2616207[g]113[e]33[h]15121
Total 442851101256418837
Cultural Leonesa 2025–26 Segunda División 27541———316
Espérance de Tunis 2026–27 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 0000—000000
Career total 154551441012764120967
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup, Nedbank Cup, Copa del Rey and Tunisian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Carling Knockout Cup and MTN 8
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in MTN 8
  5. 1 2 Appearances in CAF Champions League
  6. ↑ Appearance in African Football League
  7. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in Carling Knockout Cup, three appearances in MTN 8
  8. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

TypeHonourYear(s)
Club
(Mamelodi Sundowns)[19]		 South African Premiership 2023–24, 2024–25
African Football League 2023
Individual 2024–25 South African Premiership Player of the Month September, October, January, February, May[12][13]
FIFA Club World Cup Goal of the Tournament 2025
South African Premiership Golden Boot 2024–25
South African Premiership Goal of the Season 2024–25
South African Premiership Player's Player of the Season 2024–25
South African Premiership PSL Footballer of the Season 2024–25[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Lucas Ribeiro Costa". ESPN. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Lucas Ribeiro Costa signe à Charleroi". RTBF Sport. 31 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Excelsior Virton vs. KSV Roeselare – 27 October 2019 – Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "Une nouvelle recrue au Sporting de Charleroi: Lucas Ribeiro Costa s'est engagé pour deux saisons". Le Soir. 30 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "C'est officiel: le SC Charleroi prête Lucas Ribeiro Costa au RWDM" [It's official: SC Charleroi loan Lucas Ribeiro Costa to RWDM]. sudinfo.be (in French). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Lucas Ribeiro Costa en prêt pour une saison" (in French). Mouscro n. 11 August 2021. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, LUCAS RIBEIRO COSTA!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Optie gelicht in contract van Lucas Ribeiro Costa". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Vardien, Tashreeq. "Sundowns sign Brazilian midfielder Lucas Ribeiro Costa". Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Taylor, Craig. "Shalulile, Ribeiro help Sundowns open PSL season with a win over gallant Sekhukhune". Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "COACH RULANI REACTS TO FORMIDABLE VICTORY IN AFL FINAL – Mamelodi Sundowns | Official Website". 13 November 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Riveiro, Ribeiro Scoop Up PSL Monthly Awards". Soccer Laduma. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  13. 1 2 Alexander, Nasri (30 May 2025). "Vodacom Soccer | News | Sundowns' Lucas Riberio Costa wins Betway Premiership player of the month award". Vodacom Soccer. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Dortmund find scoring stride against spirited Sundowns". FIFA. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Lucas Ribeiro wins goal of the tournament". FIFA. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  16. ↑ Dube, Mthokozisi (21 August 2025). "Lucas Ribeiro's contract saga with Sundowns heads to FIFA". FARPost. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Lucas Ribeiro se incorpora a la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa" [Lucas Ribeiro joins the Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa]. cydleonesa.com (in Spanish). 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  18. ↑ "Al Ittihad de Tripoli: Lucas Ribeiro devient Sang et Or". Mosaïque FM. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Honour". sundownsfc.co.za.
  20. ↑ "Lucas Ribeiro Big Winner". sabcsport.com. 29 July 2025.
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