Lucas Otávio Veiga Lopes (born 9 October 1994), known as Lucas Otávio, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Club career Born in Cornélio Procópio, Paraná,Com 1,64 m, Lucas Otávio ignora críticos: "Meu sonho é maior que eu" (With 1.64m, Lucas Otávio ignores critics: "My dream is bigger than me"); Globo Esporte, 24 February 2015 Lucas Otávio began his career in hometown's Bandeirantes Esporte Clube (BEC), and joined Santos FC in 2005, after impressing in a match against Peixe.LUCAS OTÁVIO, meio-campo do Santos Futebol Clube. (LUCAS OTÁVIO, Santos Futebol Clube's midfielder) ; Marcelo Dieguez In April 2012, he signed a three-year professional deal with the latter.Nova promessa do Santos, Lucas Otávio assina primeiro contrato como profissional (New Santos' wonderkid, Lucas Otávio signs first professional deal) ; Diário Lance, 26 April 2012
In July 2013, Lucas Otávio was promoted to Santos' main squad.Relacionado pela primeira vez, Lucas Otávio espera aproveitar chance (Called for the first time, Lucas Otávio hopes to seize chance); Terra Esportes, 23 July 2013 On the 24th he made his first team debut, in a 2–0 away win against CRAC in that season's Copa do Brasil.
On 5 June 2014, Lucas Otávio was loaned to Série B side Paraná until December. A regular starter under manager Claudinei Oliveira, he eventually lost his place under Ricardinho, with his loan being cut short on 26 November due to an injury.
Lucas Otávio returned to Santos in 2015, being definitely included in the club's main squad. He made his Série A debut on 17 May, starting in a 1–0 home win against Cruzeiro.
On 29 September 2015 Lucas Otávio renewed his contract with Peixe, signing until January 2019. On 10 March of the following year, after receiving little playing time under new manager Dorival Júnior, he returned to Paraná on loan until December.
On 6 March 2017, Lucas Otávio was loaned to Avaí until the end of the season. The following 12 January, he joined Ituano also in a temporary deal.
Lucas Otávio left Santos in December 2018, as his contract expired, and subsequently joined PSTC. He scored his first senior goal with the latter side on 21 April 2019, netting his team's fifth in a 5–1 home routing of Nacional de Rolândia.
In May 2019, Lucas Otávio asked to leave the club for personal reasons. He subsequently retired, and became a player's agent.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSantos2013Série A00—10——102014002000——20201514011020——270Subtotal14013030——300Paraná (loan)2014Série B200————200Paraná (loan)2016Série B1304030——200Avaí (loan)2017Série A9040——00130Ituano (loan)2018Paulista—0000——00PSTC2019Paranaense Série Prata—61———61Career total560271600000891
Honours Santos Campeonato Paulista: 2015
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