Lucas Mezenga
Personal information
Full name Lucas de Souza Mombra Rosa
Date of birth (2001-10-20) 20 October 2001
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Tondela
(on loan from Botafogo)
Number 44
Youth career
Nova Iguaçu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Nova Iguaçu 18 (0)
2021 → Botafogo (loan) 4 (0)
2022– Botafogo 9 (1)
2023– → Tondela (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024

Lucas de Souza Mombra Rosa (born 20 October 2001), commonly known as Lucas Mezenga, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Tondela, on loan from Botafogo.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Mezenga was a Nova Iguaçu youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 4 July 2020, starting in a 1–1 Campeonato Carioca away draw against America-RJ.

On 7 June 2021, Lucas Mezenga moved on loan to Botafogo on loan, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad.[1] He asked to leave the club in September after having an offer from Emirates Club,[2] but the move was denied in the following month.[3] On 13 December, he still signed a permanent deal with Fogão.[4]

Lucas Mezenga scored his first senior goal on 7 March 2022, netting the second in a 5–0 home routing of Volta Redonda.[5] He made his Série A debut on 17 July, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow debutant DG in a 1–0 away loss against Atlético Mineiro.

On 21 August 2023, Liga Portugal 2 side Tondela announced the signing of Lucas Mezenga on a season-long loan from Botafogo.[6]

Personal life

Lucas Mezenga is the godson of another footballer, Bruno Mezenga.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 January 2023[8]
Club Season League State League National cup League cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nova Iguaçu 2020 Carioca —80— ——80
2021 —100— ——100
Total —180— ——180
Botafogo 2021 Série B 40—— ——40
2022 Série A 404100 ——81
2023 001000 —0010
Total 805100 —00131
Tondela (loan) 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 8023100 00311

    References

    1. ↑ "Lucas Mezenga, zagueiro que disputou o campeonato carioca pelo Nova Iguaçu, é o novo reforço do Botafogo" [Lucas Mezenga, stopper who played the Campeonato Carioca for Nova Iguaçu, is the new addition of Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Resenha Alvinegra. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
    2. ↑ "Com proposta do exterior, Lucas Mezenga pede rescisão com Botafogo por dívida trabalhista" [With an offer from abroad, Lucas Mezenga asks to rescind with Botafogo due to labor debt] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
    3. ↑ "Justiça recusa tutela de urgência em tentativa de Lucas Mezenga rescindir indiretamente com o Botafogo" [Court deny injunctive relief in an attempt from Lucas Mezenga to indirectly rescind with Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
    4. ↑ "Botafogo chega a acordo com Nova Iguaçu e encaminha permanência de Lucas Mezenga" [Botafogo reach agreement with Nova Iguaçu and set the permanence of Lucas Mezenga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
    5. ↑ "Noite especial: Lucas Mezenga e Rikelmi marcam primeiro gol pelo Botafogo em goleada" [Special night: Lucas Mezenga and Rikelmi score first goal for Botafogo in routing] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
    6. ↑ "Lucas Mezenga é Auriverde" [Lucas Mezenga is Gold and Green]. CD Tondela (in European Portuguese). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
    7. ↑ "Tio atacante, sobrinho zagueiro: pupilo de Bruno Mezenga busca sonho no campo" [Uncle forward, nephew stopper: Bruno Mezenga's pupil seeks dream on the field] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
    8. ↑ Lucas Mezenga at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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