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>","7379EA3CEBE73A3F":"190cm","185D9308B7C9E0BBE486C613A62D93FE":"2","e_index":5};