Lucas Ribeiro dos Santos (born 19 January 1999), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for German club Hoffenheim as a centre back. Born in Salvador, Bahia, Ribeiro graduated from the youth academy of Vitoria (after joining at the age of 16) and was promoted to the senior team in 2018. On 23 August, he made his first team debut, playing the whole ninety minutes of a 1–0 defeat against Flamengo. Eight days later, he extended his contract until 2021. On 28 January 2019, Ribeiro joined German club Hoffenheim and signed a contract until the summer of 2023. In October 2018, Ribeiro was called up to the Brazil under-20 for friendlies against Chile. On 13 December 2018, he was included in the under-20 team for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship. Ribeiro is regarded as one of the best emerging defenders to come out of Brazil. A bright future at international level is predicted for Ribeiro. |
