PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Forward
Lucas João.
CA Petróleos Luanda · Angola
TM 234787 · Current player profileAge today33
Recorded moves18
Peak recorded value€5.50m
Current market value€200k
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Lucas Eduardo dos Santos João
- Born
- 04 Sep 1993
- Nationality
- Angola
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 193
- Joined current club
- 01 Jul 2026
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- CD NacionalLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2026
- ÜmraniyesporLast recorded move · 21 Jul 2025
- Persepolis FCLast recorded move · 11 Feb 2025
- Umm Salal SCLast recorded move · 08 Sep 2024
- Shanghai PortLast recorded move · 12 Feb 2024
- Reading FCLast recorded move · 28 Jul 2023
- Sheffield WednesdayLast recorded move · 06 Aug 2019
- Blackburn RoversLast recorded move · 31 May 2017
- SC MirandelaLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2013
- CD Nacional U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2012
- Beira-Mar de AlmadaLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2011
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | 32 | CD Nacional | €200k |
| 18 Dec 2025 | 32 | CD Nacional | €200k |
| 25 Jun 2025 | 31 | Ümraniyespor | €300k |
| 02 Apr 2025 | 31 | Ümraniyespor | €500k |
| 23 Dec 2024 | 31 | Persepolis FC | €600k |
| 02 May 2024 | 30 | Umm Salal SC | €800k |
| 14 Dec 2023 | 30 | Shanghai Port | €800k |
| 01 Jun 2023 | 29 | Reading FC | €1.20m |
| 24 Mar 2023 | 29 | Reading FC | €1.20m |
| 27 Oct 2022 | 29 | Reading FC | €2.00m |
| 14 Sep 2022 | 29 | Reading FC | €3.00m |
| 13 May 2022 | 28 | Reading FC | €4.50m |
| 24 Nov 2021 | 28 | Reading FC | €5.50m |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 27 | Reading FC | €5.50m |
| 10 Mar 2021 | 27 | Reading FC | €5.50m |
| 22 Dec 2020 | 27 | Reading FC | €4.50m |
| 15 Oct 2020 | 27 | Reading FC | €3.50m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 26 | Reading FC | €2.80m |
| 27 Feb 2020 | 26 | Reading FC | €3.50m |
| 17 Oct 2019 | 26 | Reading FC | €3.50m |
| 28 Jun 2019 | 25 | Sheffield Wednesday | €2.50m |
| 24 Sep 2018 | 25 | Sheffield Wednesday | €2.00m |
| 27 Feb 2018 | 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | €2.00m |
| 18 Sep 2017 | 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | €2.00m |
| 27 Feb 2017 | 23 | Blackburn Rovers | €2.50m |
| 01 Sep 2016 | 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | €2.50m |
| 20 Apr 2016 | 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | €2.00m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 21 | CD Nacional | €1.80m |
| 17 Feb 2015 | 21 | CD Nacional | €700k |
| 25 Jul 2014 | 20 | CD Nacional | €500k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2026 | CD Nacional | CA Petróleos Luanda | Transfer | Free |
| 21 Jul 2025 | Ümraniyespor | CD Nacional | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Ümraniyespor | Not recorded | Not recorded | — |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Persepolis FC | Ümraniyespor | Transfer | Free |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Persepolis FC | Not recorded | Not recorded | — |
| 08 Sep 2024 | Umm Salal SC | Persepolis FC | Transfer | Free |
| 08 Sep 2024 | Umm Salal SC | Persepolis FC | Not recorded | — |
| 12 Feb 2024 | Shanghai Port | Umm Salal SC | Transfer | Free |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Reading FC | Shanghai Port | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2023 | Reading FC | Not recorded | Not recorded | — |
| 06 Aug 2019 | Sheffield Wednesday | Reading FC | Transfer | €5.40m |
| 31 May 2017 | Blackburn Rovers | Sheffield Wednesday | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 30 Jan 2017 | Sheffield Wednesday | Blackburn Rovers | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 Jul 2015 | CD Nacional | Sheffield Wednesday | Transfer | €2.78m |
| 30 Jun 2013 | SC Mirandela | CD Nacional | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Sep 2012 | CD Nacional | SC Mirandela | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2012 | CD Nacional U19 | CD Nacional | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2011 | Beira-Mar de Almada | CD Nacional U19 | Transfer | — ? |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.