Edu (footballer, born 2000)

Edu
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Eduardo Ribeiro de Souza
Date of birth	16 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Goiás
Youth career
	Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020	Cruzeiro
2020–2023	Athletico Paranaense
2021	→ Remo (loan)
2023–	→ Goiás (loan)
2024–	Goiás
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:48, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Lucas Eduardo Ribeiro de Souza (born 16 June 2000), commonly known as Edu, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Goiás.

Club career

Cruzeiro

Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Edu was a Cruzeiro youth graduate. In June 2019, he was called up to the main squad by manager Mano Menezes, after the club sold Murilo Cerqueira to FC Lokomotiv Moscow.^[1]

Edu made his professional debut on 22 January 2020, replacing Jadsom in the 58th minute of a 2–0 Campeonato Mineiro home win against Boa Esporte.^[2] He scored his first senior goal on 13 February, netting his team's first in a 2–2 away draw against São Raimundo-RR, for the year's Copa do Brasil; he was also sent off in that match.

Athletico Paranaense

On 5 June 2020, Edu joined Série A side Athletico Paranaense on a four-year deal,^[3] as a replacement to OGC Nice-bound Robson Bambu.

Honours

Goiás

Copa Verde: 2023

References

^ Arruda, Rafael. "Após vender Murilo a clube russo, Cruzeiro incorpora jovem da base ao time principal". Super Esportes. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ "Cruzeiro vs. Boa 2 - 0". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ "Zagueiro Edu é o novo reforço do Athletico" [Stopper Edu is the new addition of Athletico] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Athletico Paranaense. 5 June 2020. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

External links

Edu at Soccerway

[Após_vender_Murilo_a_clube_russo,_Cruzeiro_incorpora_jovem_da_base_ao_time_principal-1] Arruda, Rafael. "Após vender Murilo a clube russo, Cruzeiro incorpora jovem da base ao time principal". Super Esportes. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[Cruzeiro_vs._Boa_2_-_0-2] "Cruzeiro vs. Boa 2 - 0". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[3] "Zagueiro Edu é o novo reforço do Athletico" [Stopper Edu is the new addition of Athletico] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Athletico Paranaense. 5 June 2020. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

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