Lucas Venuto

Lucas Henrique Ferreira Venuto (born 14 January 1995) is a Brazilian professional association footballer who plays as a forward for Sport Recife, on loan from Santos.

Lucas Venuto
Personal information
Full name Lucas Henrique Ferreira Venuto
Date of birth (1995-01-14) 14 January 1995
Place of birth Governador Valadares, Brazil
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sport Recife
(on loan from Santos)
Number 95
Youth career
2007–2011 Cruzeiro
2011–2012 Red Bull Brasil
2014 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Red Bull Brasil 5 (0)
2014–2015 Liefering 18 (5)
2014–2015 → Grödig (loan) 11 (1)
2015–2016 Grödig 20 (7)
2016–2019 Austria Wien 68 (12)
2019 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 22 (3)
2019– Santos 5 (0)
2020– → Sport Recife (loan) 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:00, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Venuto joined Cruzeiro's youth setup in 2007, aged 12. Released at the age of 16, he subsequently joined Red Bull Brasil.[1]

Venuto made his senior debut on 29 February 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute for Aleílson in a 1–0 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 home loss against América-SP.[2] Despite being his only appearance of the campaign, he was promoted to the senior squad in November.[3]

Red Bull Salzburg / Grödig

In January 2014, Venuto moved abroad and joined RB Leipzig's under-19 side. In July, however, he joined FC Red Bull Salzburg and was assigned to the reserve team, FC Liefering.[4] He made his debut abroad on 18 July, starting in a 3–0 away defeat of TSV Hartberg for the Austrian Football Second League championship.

Venuto scored his first senior goal on 29 August 2014, netting his team's third in a 4–1 home routing of SV Horn. The following 31 January, after scoring five goals, he was loaned to Austrian Football Bundesliga side SV Grödig for the remainder of the campaign.[5] In June, he signed a permanent contract with the latter side.[6]

Austria Wien

On 8 January 2016, after scoring seven goals during the campaign, Venuto signed a contract with FK Austria Wien until 2019.[7] He made his debut for the new club on 6 February, starting in a 1–0 away success over former side Grödig.

Venuto scored his first goal for Austria Wien on 23 April 2016, scoring the seventh in a 9–0 away routing of SV Mattersburg.[8] On 31 July, he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against the same opponent.

Vancouver Whitecaps

On 25 January 2019, Venuto was transferred to Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC, agreeing to a three-year contract.[9] He made his debut in the MLS on 2 March, playing the last 21 minutes in a 3–2 home loss against Minnesota United FC.

Venuto scored his first goal for the Caps on 4 May 2019, netting his team's second in a 3–2 away win against Colorado Rapids. On 1 August, Venuto terminated his contract with the club, after three league goals in 22 appearances.[10]

Santos

On 6 August 2019, Venuto returned to his home country after agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year contract with Santos.[11] He made his debut for the club on 8 September, replacing Jean Mota in a 1–1 home draw against Athletico Paranaense.

Sport Recife (loan)

On 6 August 2020, after being rarely used, Venuto was loaned to fellow top tier side Sport Recife until the end of the season.[12]

Career statistics
As of 3 February 2021[13]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Bull Brasil 2012 Paulista A2 —10———10
2013 —40——7[lower-alpha 1]0110
Total —50——70120
Liefering 2014–15 Austrian Football First League 185————185
Grödig 2014–15 Austrian Football Bundesliga 110—20——130
2015–16 207—10——217
Total 317—30——347
Austria Wien 2015–16 Austrian Football Bundesliga 153—21——174
2016–17 297—3112[lower-alpha 2]0—448
2017–18 141—001[lower-alpha 2]0—151
2018–19 101—10——111
Total 6812—62130—8714
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019 Major League Soccer 223———2[lower-alpha 3]0243
Santos 2019 Série A 40————40
2020 00100000—10
Total 40100000—50
Sport Recife (loan) 2020 Série A 80————80
Career total 1512760921309018829
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in Canadian Championship

References
  1. "BR no Mundo: Lucas Venuto" [BR in the World: Lucas Venuto] (in Portuguese). De Bate e Pronto. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. "Red Bull 0 x 1 América – Toro loko sofre a segunda derrota seguida na A2" [Red Bull 0–1 América – Toro Loko suffer second consecutive defeat at the A2] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. "Paulista A2: Red Bull apresenta oficialmente treinador e ex-atacante do Guarani" [Paulista A2: Red Bull officially present manager and former Guarani forward] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. "FC Liefering-Elfer mit Lucas Venuto" [FC Liefering-Elfer with Lucas Venuto] (in German). FC Liefering. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. "FC Liefering verleiht Lucas Venuto an den SV Grödig" [FC Liefering loan Lucas Venuto to SV Grödig] (in German). Sport Report. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. "Mit vielen neuen Gesichtern in die Vorbereitung" [Pre-season with many new faces] (in German). FC Liefering. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  7. "Brasilianer Venuto ab sofort ein Violetter" [Brazilian Venuto now a violet] (in German). Der Standard. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  8. "9:0 – Austria deklassiert Mattersburg" [9:0 – Austria outclassed Mattersburg] (in German). Kurier. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  9. "Whitecaps FC acquire 24-year-old Brazilian winger Lucas Venuto". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  10. "Whitecaps FC and winger Lucas Venuto mutually agree to part ways". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  11. "Atacante Lucas Venuto é o 16º reforço do Santos FC para a temporada" [Forward Lucas Venuto is the 16th addition of Santos FC for the season] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  12. "Sport acerta a contratação de Lucas Venuto, do Santos, até o fim do Brasileirão" [Sport sign Lucas Venuto, from Santos, until the end of the Brasileirão] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  13. Lucas Venuto at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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