Lucas Gonçalves de Paula (born 14 March 1999), known as De Paula, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Career Born in Caieiras, São Paulo, De Paula represented Paulista and Nacional-SP as a youth, and made his senior debut with the latter in 2019. He moved to Oeste in the following year, where he started to feature regularly in 2021.
In August 2022, De Paula was presented at Hercílio Luz for the year's Copa Santa Catarina. On 6 April of the following year, he was loaned to ABC in the Série B.
In July 2023, after featuring rarely at ABC, De Paula returned to Oeste for the Copa Paulista. On 17 November, he was announced at Novo Hamburgo for the 2024 Campeonato Gaúcho.
On 27 March 2024, De Paula moved to Grêmio Prudente, and helped in the club's promotion to the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 before joining Águia de Marabá on loan in April. He returned to Prudente for the Copa Paulista, before agreeing to a deal with Santa Catarina on 9 December.
De Paula was a regular starter for Santa Catarina in the 2025 Campeonato Catarinense, as the club reached the semifinals for the first time in their history. On 24 March of that year, he signed for Portuguesa.
On 6 January 2026, De Paula was loaned to Pouso Alegre for the Campeonato Mineiro.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState leagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNacional-SP2019Paulista A2—21——4061Oeste2020Série B1606011——2312021Série C140184———3242022Série D2014110——171Total32038521——726Hercílio Luz2022Catarinense————1341342023Série D0081———81Total0081——134215ABC (loan)2023Série B300000——30Oeste2023Paulista A2————8383Novo Hamburgo2024Série D0070———70Grêmio Prudente2024Paulista A3—63——81144Águia de Marabá (loan)2024Série D30————30Santa Catarina2025Catarinense—135———135Portuguesa2025Série D70————70Pouso Alegre (loan)2026Série D0070———70Career total4508118210033816127
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