Lucas Vieira de Souza (born 4 July 1990) is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Souza started playing professionally with Paraná Clube. In 2013 he moved to Portugal, being relegated from the Primeira Liga with S.C. Olhanense in his first full season.
Souza joined Parma F.C. in late August 2014, for a reported fee of â¬700,000. He made his Serie A debut on 5 October, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1âÂÂ2 home loss against Genoa CFC.
Souza returned to Portugal in late January 2015, being loaned to Moreirense F.C. until the end of the campaign. In the summer, after having cut all ties with the Italian club, he signed a one-year contract with C.D. Tondela also in the Portuguese top division.
On 6 July 2017, Souza joined Cyprus' APOEL FC after one year with AEL Limassol in the same country.
On 5 March 2020, Souza join China League One club Changchun Yatai. On 8 November 2020, Yatai won the division after beating Chengdu Better City 3-0 on the final matchday in his first season and was promoted back to Chinese Super League.
On 10 April 2011, Souza joined fellow Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan on loan. He returned to Yatai on 29 July 2021 after his loan contract expired.
On 29 July 2022, Souza joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Khaleej on a free transfer.
On 26 July 2023, Souza joined Al-Faisaly.