Lucas Ribeiro dos Santos (born 19 January 1999), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for German club Hoffenheim as a centre back.<\/P>
Born in Salvador, Bahia, Ribeiro graduated from the youth academy of Vitoria (after joining at the age of 16) and was promoted to the senior team in 2018.<\/P>
On 23 August, he made his first team debut, playing the whole ninety minutes of a 1–0 defeat against Flamengo. Eight days later, he extended his contract until 2021.<\/P>
On 28 January 2019, Ribeiro joined German club Hoffenheim and signed a contract until the summer of 2023.<\/P>
In October 2018, Ribeiro was called up to the Brazil under-20 for friendlies against Chile. On 13 December 2018, he was included in the under-20 team for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship. Ribeiro is regarded as one of the best emerging defenders to come out of Brazil. A bright future at international level is predicted for Ribeiro.<\/P>","F8A44A36F46FF4E4":"Lucas Ribeiro","B30DC6D2B47145B0561823D5497E0EB0F2ED3572A53AF87A":"1","2A56C1DBE121525F":"Goias","32F0494A6A8D9C00F8184D20C089D458":"1999-1-19","809C0B5A31626463":"1226","249186B187931B83":"80kg","A16C626949206183":"1960577","5B991257A722E1E0F74ECF7A8C1C2945":"","E630D11720E4B295":"1","B30DC6D2B47145B087D8B1C6299DD194":"0","556D73B2C9A2AD6A1BFA53519B08D73A":"14","0FA2227E78AF1E09":"Lucas Ribeiro","50F712C5D7EA2EE5C48850A5D641D459":"Ceara Sporting Club","e_index":0};