Lucas Galdino de Paiva, or simply Lucão, (born 28 June 1990) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Lucas Galdino was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1990. He played in the youth team of Flamengo in 2007. Grand Commander of the back four, the team captain is also part of the Brazil national team category, and participated in the 2007 Pan American Games, and the Campeonatos Mundial and the South American Under-17 Football Championship.
He began his career at six years old, in Bangu, adjacent to the goalkeeper Marcelo Carné. From there, he was acting in futsal for Fluminense. But if it was signed in the field and at Flamengo youth team, where he plays alongside major players such as VinÃÂcius Paquetá, Guilherme Camacho and Michael.
He made his first workout in first team in 2008 in a triangular organized by the then coach of the Flamengo Caio Júnior.
according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website and FlaestatÃÂstica.