Joiner Lucas | Who Is Lucas Venuto?

A very fast winger from Brazil. But will he be a good MLS player? Let’s examine that issue.

Career Summary:

Venuto was discovered in Governador Valadares, a small town in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, by Red Bull Brasil, the Brazilian wing of the Red Bull club empire. He did well and was sent to Austria to train with Red Bull Salzburg. In 2014 he was transferred to second division side F.C Liefering, where he scored 5 goals and 3 assists in his first season. Later that year he was loaned out to F.C Grödig where he played with current Whitecap Yordy Reyna. In the 15/16 season he had a breakout year scoring 7 goals and 2 assists in the Austrian Bundesliga. This earned him a big move to…