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Lucas João

Lucas João

Attack - Centre-Forward  at CD Nacional
Age32
CitizenshipAngola Portugal
Height1.93 m
Footright
BornSeptember 4, 1993
at CD Nacional 307 days · joined 2025-07-21
👕200+ Apps 50+ Goals
Market value €300k
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.26
goals / match
Sheffield Wednesday
top club · 127 apps

Career highs

€5.50m
peak value · 2021
€5.40m
top transfer fee · 19/20
22
best season · 20/21
13 / 4
int'l caps / goals
365Appearances
95Goals
46Assists
26Yellow cards
1Red cards
41Full matches (90′)
Full nameLucas João
Name in home countryLucas Eduardo dos Santos João
Date of birth1993-09-04 (32 yrs)
Place of birthLisboa, Angola
CitizenshipAngola Portugal
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height193.00 m
Current clubCD Nacional
Joined2025-07-21
Contract expires2027-06-30
Jul 2025
Transfer: Ümraniyespor → Nacional
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — CD Nacional
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2025
Transfer: Persepolis → Ümraniyespor
24/25 · Transfer
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2024
Transfer: Umm Salal SC → Persepolis
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Ümraniyespor, Persepolis FC
24 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2024
Transfer: SH Port → Umm Salal SC
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
Transfer: Reading → SH Port
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Shanghai Port
9 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — Shanghai Port, Umm Salal SC
13 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Reading FC
36 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
30 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Reading FC
24 matches · 10 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
20/21 — Reading FC
40 matches · 22 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Aug 2019
Transfer: Sheff Wed → Reading
19/20 · Transfer · €5.40m
Jul 2019
19/20 — Reading FC, Sheffield Wednesday
20 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
18/19 — Sheffield Wednesday
32 matches · 10 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Sheffield Wednesday
34 matches · 9 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
May 2017
Transfer: Blackburn → Sheff Wed
16/17 · Return from loan
Jan 2017
Transfer: Sheff Wed → Blackburn
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Blackburn Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday
25 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Nacional → Sheff Wed
15/16 · Transfer · €2.78m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Sheffield Wednesday
48 matches · 8 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — CD Nacional
38 matches · 7 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — CD Nacional
19 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2013
Transfer: Mirandela → Nacional
12/13 · Return from loan
Sep 2012
Transfer: Nacional → Mirandela
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — CD Nacional, SC Mirandela
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Nacional U19 → Nacional
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Transfer: B. Mar Almada → Nacional U19
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
3,727 min
Minutes played by club
CD Nacional 20.6%
Persepolis FC 1.9%
Ümraniyespor 10.7%
Umm Salal SC 10.5%
Shanghai Port 4.4%
Reading FC 22.6%
Sheffield Wednesday 24.8%
Blackburn Rovers 4.4%
SC Mirandela 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
CD Nacional 4 12/13 25/26 59 8 10 769
Persepolis FC 1 24/25 24/25 15 1 3 69
Ümraniyespor 1 24/25 24/25 9 1 0 399
Umm Salal SC 1 23/24 23/24 12 5 2 393
Shanghai Port 2 2023 23/24 10 3 1 164
Reading FC 4 19/20 22/23 119 45 16 844
Sheffield Wednesday 5 15/16 19/20 127 29 13 924
Blackburn Rovers 1 16/17 16/17 13 3 1 165
SC Mirandela 1 12/13 12/13 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€1.4M15€2.8M22€4.1M29€5.5M13/14 — 1 goals (CD Nacional)13/14 — 1 assists213/1414/15 — 7 goals (CD Nacional)14/15 — 9 assists1614/1515/16 — 8 goals (Sheffield Wednesday)15/16 — 4 assists1215/1616/17 — 4 goals (Blackburn Rovers)16/17 — 4 assists816/1717/18 — 9 goals (Sheffield Wednesday)17/18 — 4 assists1317/1818/19 — 10 goals (Sheffield Wednesday)18/19 — 2 assists1218/1919/20 — 7 goals (Reading FC)19/20 — 4 assists1119/2020/21 — 22 goals (Reading FC)20/21 — 7 assists2920/212023 — 3 goals (Shanghai Port)2023 — 1 assists4202321/22 — 10 goals (Reading FC)21/22 — 3 assists1321/2222/23 — 7 goals (Reading FC)22/23 — 2 assists922/2323/24 — 5 goals (Umm Salal SC)23/24 — 2 assists723/2424/25 — 2 goals (Ümraniyespor)24/25 — 3 assists524/2525/2614/15 — €500K15/16 — €1.8M16/17 — €2.5M17/18 — €2.5M18/19 — €2M19/20 — €3.5M20/21 — €4.5M21/22 — €5.5M22/23 — €4.5M23/24 — €1.2M24/25 — €800K25/26 — €500KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

12/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 7714/1515/16: 8815/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 9917/1818/19: 101018/1919/20: 7719/2020/21: 222220/212023: 33202321/22: 101021/2222/23: 7722/2323/24: 5523/2424/25: 2224/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

12/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 9914/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 7720/212023: 11202321/22: 3321/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 3324/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Liga Portugal CD Nacional 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 1.Lig Ümraniyespor 9 1 0 1 1 399
24/25 AFC Champions League Persepolis FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Hazfi Cup Persepolis FC 1 1 1 0 0 69
24/25 Iran Super Cup Persepolis FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Persian Gulf League Persepolis FC 7 0 2 0 0 0
23/24 AFC CL-Qualification Shanghai Port 1 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 Amir Cup Umm Salal SC 2 2 0 0 0 105
23/24 Stars League Umm Salal SC 10 3 2 1 0 288
22/23 Championship Reading FC 34 7 2 0 0 268
22/23 FA Cup Reading FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Championship Reading FC 24 10 3 1 0 189
2023 Super League Shanghai Port 9 3 1 1 0 164
20/21 Championship Reading FC 39 19 7 3 0 162
20/21 EFL Cup Reading FC 1 3 0 0 0 27
19/20 Championship Reading FC 19 6 4 1 0 198
19/20 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 1 1 0 0 0 12
18/19 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 31 10 2 3 0 161
18/19 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 30 9 4 0 0 186
17/18 EFL Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday 3 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Championship Blackburn Rovers 13 3 1 2 0 165
16/17 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 10 0 3 1 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 1 0 0 0 92
16/17 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 40 6 3 2 0 307
15/16 Championship Play-Offs Sheffield Wednesday 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 League Cup Sheffield Wednesday 4 2 1 0 0 166
14/15 Allianz Cup CD Nacional 3 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League Qualifying CD Nacional 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Liga NOS CD Nacional 30 6 7 5 0 329
14/15 Taça de Portugal CD Nacional 4 1 2 0 0 242
13/14 Allianz Cup CD Nacional 3 1 0 0 0 198
13/14 Liga ZON Sagres CD Nacional 16 0 1 3 0 0
12/13 Liga ZON Sagres CD Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Taça de Portugal SC Mirandela 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
11/12 2011-07-01 B. Mar Almada Nacional U19 Transfer 0
12/13 2012-07-01 Nacional U19 Nacional Transfer 0
12/13 2012-09-01 Nacional Mirandela Loan 0
12/13 2013-06-30 Mirandela Nacional Return from loan 0
15/16 2015-07-31 Nacional Sheff Wed Transfer 1800000 €2.78m
16/17 2017-01-30 Sheff Wed Blackburn Loan 2500000
16/17 2017-05-31 Blackburn Sheff Wed Return from loan 2500000
19/20 2019-08-06 Sheff Wed Reading Transfer 2500000 €5.40m
23/24 2023-07-28 Reading SH Port Transfer 1200000
23/24 2024-02-12 SH Port Umm Salal SC Transfer 800000
24/25 2024-09-08 Umm Salal SC Persepolis Transfer 800000
24/25 2025-02-11 Persepolis Ümraniyespor Transfer 600000
25/26 2025-07-21 Ümraniyespor Nacional Transfer 300000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
19/20 Hamstring injury 2020-01-01 2020-03-14 74 18
21/22 Hip injury 2021-08-14 2022-01-12 152 30
22/23 Knee injury 2023-02-01 2023-03-01 29 5
24/25 Groin injury 2024-12-05 2024-12-14 10 2
Current€500k
Peak€5.50m
Low€300k
Δ since start+—
€300k€1.60m€2.90m€4.20m€5.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53807 1 0 retired national player
Team #53246 #21 1 0 retired national player
Team #16374 #21 3 2 retired national player
Team #16373 #9 2 1 retired national player
Team #3585 4 1 former national player
Team #3300 #23 2 0 retired national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Tom McIntyre 1 2 0
Liam Moore 2 1 0
Fernando Forestieri 2 7 0
Rafael Cabral 2 0 0
Josh Laurent 1 4 0
Yakou Méïté 1 5 0
Sam Hutchinson 2 1 0
Ovie Ejaria 1 5 0
Liam Palmer 1 0 0
Tom Lees 1 0 0
Marco Matias 1 4 0
Michael Morrison 1 1 0
Daniel Pudil 1 1 0
Adam Reach 1 6 0
Andy Yiadom 1 4 0
Tom Holmes 1 1 0
Barry Bannan 2 3 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
20/21 Championship Reading FC 19 39
18/19 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 10 31
21/22 Championship Reading FC 10 24

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
20/21 Championship Reading FC 7 39
14/15 Liga NOS CD Nacional 7 30
17/18 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 4 30

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2017-05-31 Blackburn Sheff Wed Return from loan €2.50m
16/17 2017-01-30 Sheff Wed Blackburn Loan €2.50m
12/13 2013-06-30 Mirandela Nacional Return from loan
12/13 2012-09-01 Nacional Mirandela Loan

Last 50 matches for CD Nacional The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-16 PO1 CD Nacional 2–0 Vitória SC Available
2026-05-11 PO1 CD Santa Clara 2–0 CD Nacional Available
2026-05-11 PO1 CD Santa Clara 2–0 CD Nacional Available
2026-05-02 PO1 CD Nacional 1–2 AVS Available
2026-05-02 PO1 CD Nacional 1–2 AVS Available
2026-04-25 PO1 CD Tondela 0–2 CD Nacional Available
2026-04-25 PO1 CD Tondela 0–2 CD Nacional Available
2026-04-18 PO1 CD Nacional 1–0 FC Alverca Available
2026-04-18 PO1 CD Nacional 1–0 FC Alverca Available
2026-04-12 PO1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 CD Nacional Available
2026-04-04 PO1 CD Nacional 2–0 CF Estrela da Amadora Available
2026-03-21 PO1 FC Famalicão 1–0 CD Nacional Available
2026-03-15 PO1 CD Nacional 0–1 GD Estoril Praia Available
2026-03-07 PO1 Moreirense FC 1–1 CD Nacional Available
2026-02-28 PO1 CD Nacional 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga Available
2026-02-21 PO1 FC Arouca 3–0 CD Nacional Available
2026-02-15 PO1 CD Nacional 0–1 FC Porto Available
2026-02-08 PO1 CD Nacional 0–0 Casa Pia AC Available
2026-02-01 PO1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 CD Nacional Available
2026-01-25 PO1 CD Nacional 4–0 Rio Ave FC Available
2026-01-17 PO1 Gil Vicente FC 2–1 CD Nacional Available
2026-01-11 PO1 CD Nacional 3–3 CD Santa Clara Available
2026-01-02 PO1 Vitória Guimarães 2–1 CD Nacional Available
2025-12-21 PO1 AVS 2–2 CD Nacional Available
2025-12-15 PO1 CD Nacional 3–1 CD Tondela Available
2025-12-07 PO1 FC Alverca 1–0 CD Nacional Available
2025-11-29 PO1 CD Nacional 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica Available
2025-11-09 PO1 CF Estrela da Amadora 1–1 CD Nacional Available
2025-11-01 PO1 CD Nacional 0–1 FC Famalicão Available
2025-10-26 PO1 GD Estoril Praia 1–1 CD Nacional Available
2025-10-04 PO1 CD Nacional 3–2 Moreirense FC Available
2025-09-28 PO1 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 CD Nacional Available
2025-09-20 PO1 CD Nacional 1–2 FC Arouca Available
2025-09-13 PO1 FC Porto 1–0 CD Nacional Available
2025-08-30 PO1 Casa Pia AC 0–2 CD Nacional Available
2025-08-23 PO1 CD Nacional 1–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal Available
2025-08-17 PO1 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Nacional Available
2025-08-09 PO1 CD Nacional 0–2 Gil Vicente FC Available
2025-05-17 PO1 FC Porto 3–0 CD Nacional Available
2025-05-10 PO1 CD Nacional 3–3 Rio Ave FC Available
2025-05-03 PO1 CD Nacional 1–2 Vitória Guimarães Available
2025-04-27 PO1 Moreirense FC 1–1 CD Nacional Available
2025-04-19 PO1 CD Nacional 0–3 Gil Vicente FC Available
2025-04-12 PO1 Boavista FC 0–1 CD Nacional Available
2025-04-06 PO1 CD Nacional 0–1 CF Estrela da Amadora Available
2025-03-30 PO1 CD Santa Clara 1–0 CD Nacional Available
2025-03-16 PO1 CD Nacional 3–1 Casa Pia AC Available
2025-03-08 PO1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 CD Nacional Available
2025-03-01 PO1 CD Nacional 2–1 FC Famalicão Available
2025-02-21 PO1 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 CD Nacional Available

Teams faced most often by Lucas João's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Derby County 44 12 14 18 47 55 -8 27%
Birmingham City 43 14 14 15 58 56 +2 33%
Nottingham Forest 41 18 11 12 66 55 +11 44%
Middlesbrough FC 40 13 10 17 36 44 -8 33%
Leeds United 40 15 8 17 50 45 +5 38%
Ipswich Town 39 14 12 13 54 55 -1 36%
Wigan Athletic 38 19 6 13 49 45 +4 50%
Brentford FC 37 14 6 17 52 66 -14 38%
Bolton Wanderers 36 14 13 9 48 41 +7 39%
Millwall FC 35 13 11 11 45 35 +10 37%
Charlton Athletic 34 19 6 9 48 30 +18 56%
Queens Park Rangers 34 12 12 10 40 37 +3 35%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
12/13 Senior debut season
13/14 First senior goal
20/21 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 24 468 1 0 1 0.38
23/24 13 393 2 0 0 0.46
21/22 24 189 1 0 0 0.48
2023 9 164 1 0 0 0.55
20/21 40 189 3 0 0 1.43
19/20 20 210 1 0 0 0.43
18/19 32 161 3 0 0 1.68
16/17 25 257 3 0 0 1.05
15/16 48 473 3 0 0 0.57
14/15 38 571 5 0 0 0.79
13/14 19 198 3 0 0 1.36

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
241 apps
71 G
29 A
Liga ZON Sagres
48 apps
6 G
8 A
League Cup
7 apps
6 G
1 A
Stars League
10 apps
3 G
2 A
Super League
9 apps
3 G
1 A
Amir Cup
2 apps
2 G
0 A
Taça de Portugal
5 apps
1 G
2 A
Hazfi Cup
1 apps
1 G
1 A
1.Lig
9 apps
1 G
0 A
Allianz Cup
6 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Lucas João

Who is Lucas João?

Lucas João is an Angola professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for CD Nacional.

How old is Lucas João?

Lucas João is 32 years old. He was born on September 4, 1993 in Lisboa.

What position does Lucas João play?

Lucas João plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Lucas João play for?

Lucas João currently plays for CD Nacional.

How many career goals has Lucas João scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Lucas João has scored 95 goals in 365 appearances.

What is Lucas João's market value?

Lucas João's most recent reported market value is €300k.