Richard Luca Rosa da Silva Sousa (born 6 January 1998), known as Richard Luca or simply Richard, is a Brazilian professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for Canadian club Cavalry FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Luca Rosa da Silva Sousa | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Aparecida de Goiânia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tepatitlán | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Goiás | ||
| 2016–2018 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Goiás | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Tigres UANL | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Correcaminos (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Torpedo Kutaisi (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Aparecidense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Cavalry FC | 18 | (1) |
| 2022– | Tepatitlán | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Brazil U15 | 14 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2021 | |||
In 2013, Richard Luca played for Goiás' U-15 side, where he scored 27 goals in 22 appearances.[1] On 12 March 2016, he made his senior debut for Goiás as a 60th-minute substitute in a Campeonato Goiano match against Atlético Goianiense.[2]
On 20 September 2016, Richard Luca signed a three-year contract with Brazilian giants Santos.[3] While at Santos, he played in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior and was scouted by FC Barcelona.[1]
On 13 April 2018, Richard Luca signed with Liga MX side Tigres UANL.[1]
On 11 June 2018, Richard Luca was loaned to Ascenso MX side Correcaminos.[4] He made ten league appearances in the Apertura that season, before returning to Tigres in November 2018.[5]
In early 2019, Richard Luca was loaned to Georgian Erovnuli Liga side Torpedo Kutaisi.[5] He made thirteen league appearances that season, scoring three goals, and scored a brace in one Georgian Cup appearance.[5]
On 2 December 2019, after turning down offers from Europe, Richard Luca was loaned to his hometown club, Aparecidense, so that he could be closer to his family.[6]
On 19 February 2020, Richard Luca signed for Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC, but was unable to join the team that season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8] On 4 December 2020, he re-signed to a multi-year contract.[9] After the 2021 season, Cavalry announced that Luca would leave the club after two seasons.[10]
In 2013, Richard Luca played for the Brazilian U15 team, scoring two goals in fourteen appearances.[1]
Richard Luca grew up in the Vale do Sol area of Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás State.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goiás | 2016 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Correcaminos | 2018–19 | Ascenso MX | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Cavalry FC | 2021 | CPL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Career total | 41 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 6 | ||