Lucas Eduardo dos Santos João
Lucas João attacks space with his 1.93m frame, pulling centre-backs and stretching lines. Lucas João rose from Nacional, had a loan at Mirandela, then shone for Sheffield Wednesday and Reading before a 2022 international switch. He presses high and recovers quickly. In 2023 he won the Chinese Super League with Shanghai Port and in 2022 switched allegiance to Angola. In 2024–25 he travelled through Umm Salal, Persepolis and Ümraniyespor before returning to Nacional in 2025. Lucas João operates as a centre-forward, linking play with one-touch layoffs and driving runs beyond the line. He finishes moves and gets shots off quickly for Nacional.
Xtra rating
1489
Global rank
30612
Updated: 2 May 2026
Country of Birth
Angola
Preferred Foot
N/A
Agent
YES SPORTS
Latest Signing Fee
N/A
Date of Birth
4 September 1993
Position
Forward
Shoes
N/A
Wage
£780,000 (£15,000 a week)
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 277 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 2024 | 15 | 691 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 18 | 1275 | 6 | 3 | 0.42 | 0.21 |
| 2022 | 35 | 1957 | 7 | 2 | 0.32 | 0.09 |
| 2021 | 24 | 1895 | 10 | 3 | 0.47 | 0.14 |
| 2020 | 40 | 3162 | 22 | 7 | 0.63 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 20 | 1199 | 7 | 3 | 0.53 | 0.23 |
| 2018 | 32 | 1620 | 10 | 2 | 0.56 | 0.11 |
| 2017 | 31 | 1767 | 9 | 3 | 0.46 | 0.15 |
| 2016 | 23 | 1090 | 3 | 3 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| 2015 | 38 | 1567 | 6 | 2 | 0.34 | 0.11 |
| 2014 | 34 | 2195 | 7 | 0 | 0.29 | 0 |
| 2013 | 19 | 682 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Form - Last 10 games
Strengths Analysis <:season:> 2024
Role: AttackerTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
Primeira Liga
Teams
Transfers
20 Jul 2025
Free agent
Ümraniyespor
Nacional
11 Feb 2025
Free Transfer
Persepolis FC
Ümraniyespor
08 Sep 2024
Free
UMM Salal
Persepolis FC
05 Feb 2024
Free
SHANGHAI SIPG
UMM Salal
28 Jul 2023
Free
Reading
SHANGHAI SIPG
06 Aug 2019
£ 7M
Sheffield Wednesday
Reading
01 Jul 2017
N/A
Blackburn
Sheffield Wednesday
30 Jan 2017
Loan
Sheffield Wednesday
Blackburn
31 Jul 2015
N/A
Nacional
Sheffield Wednesday
01 Jul 2013
N/A
Mirandela
Nacional
31 Aug 2012
Loan
Nacional
Mirandela
Injuries & Sidelined
No injury records for this player.
Honors
No honors recorded for this player.