Lucas Cunha

Following his move to Sport Recife, Cunha's current-season form is level with last season (Season 5→5), while his Rating eased 44→32. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Ponte Preta	13	6.63	—	—
2025/26	RB Bragantino	4	6.65	—	—
2025/26	Sport Recife · 20th	6	6.8	32	5
2024/25	RB Bragantino · 16th	11	6.74	44	5
2023/24	RB Bragantino · 6th	1	6.3	48	0
2022/23	GIL Vicente · 13th	15	6.96	53	17

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Brazil · international

Side	Apps	G
Brazil U20	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Lucas Cunha is a 29-year-old central defender at Sport Recife, rated 31.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (12.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.35 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cunha.

On the season, Cunha graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 3.349 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 5). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 29 Cunha is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down

31.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

4.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

12.6%

Minutes

limited game time

3.35

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sport Recife finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.35

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 6 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

Game time. Only 12.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 31.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %12.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.349

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.419

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~15), then tapers with age. At 29, Cunha sits on 8.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cunha's projected Rating — 31.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles5

Interceptions6

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.5M total transfer fees · 8 moves

PPonte PretaDec 2025 – now-

RB Bragantino(back from loan)Dec 2025 – Dec 2025

Sport Recife(on loan)Feb 2025 – Dec 2025

RB BragantinoJan 2023 – Feb 2025€ 1.5M

GIL VicenteJul 2021 – Jan 2023Free

Celta Vigountil Jul 2021

SC Braga(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2021

Estoril(on loan)Jan 2020 – Jul 2020

SC BragaJan 2017 – Jan 2020

Mirassoluntil Jan 2017

About Lucas Cunha

Lucas de Souza Cunha is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Sport Recife, born on January 23, 1997 in Três Lagoas, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Sport Recife currently sit 20th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, Lucas Cunha has made 6 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 437 minutes, averaging a 6.45 match rating over his last 2 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Serie B, the Paulista - A1 and the Copa Do Brasil.

Recent matches

August 7, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Ceara (94 minutes, 6 rating)
July 3, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Fortaleza EC (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Lucas Cunha's next match is on September 5, 2026, when Sport Recife face Ceara away in the Serie B.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Lucas Cunha at 31.8 with a Season form score of 4.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Pernambucano 1. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, Lucas Cunha has totalled 183 club appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 32 appearances for GIL Vicente.

Lucas Cunha's career has also included time at PPonte Preta, RB Bragantino, GIL Vicente, Celta Vigo, SC Braga, Estoril and Mirassol.

On the international stage, Lucas Cunha has represented Brazil U20 — 4 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

Also this season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sport Recife finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

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