The Cong Viettel recruits V-League top scorer

TPO - Brazilian striker Lucas Vinicius (Lucao do Break) will play for The Cong Viettel from the 2025/26 season.

On June 24, before the National Cup semi-final, The Cong Viettel officially announced the successful recruitment of striker Lucao. The Brazilian striker has played in the V-League for nearly 5 years in the colors of Hanoi FC, Da Nang FC and most recently Hai Phong FC.

With a height of 1m84 and an ideal physique, the striker born in 1991 has the ability to press, fight in the air and shoot in a variety of ways in the penalty area. In the 2024/25 season, Lucao was one of the 3 players leading the scoring list in LPbank V-League with 14 goals - contributing 48% of the total goals of Hai Phong Club (29 goals).

The Cong Viettel needs to strengthen its attack for the race in the new season.

Sharing on the day of signing the contract, Lucao said: “I am very honored to wear the shirt of a club with a rich tradition like The Cong Viettel. This is a team with a strong fighting spirit, a thirst for victory and always receives enthusiastic support from fans. I came here to dedicate myself, score goals and most importantly, conquer titles with the whole team.”

Meanwhile, coach Velizar Popov said that Lucao is the piece that the army team is waiting for, a striker with good finishing ability. At the end of LPbank V-League 2024/25, The Cong Viettel only ranked 4th, not completing the set goal.

This is also the reason why coach Nguyen Duc Thang left, paving the way for Mr. Popov to take over the command of the army team.

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Source: https://tienphong.vn/the-cong-viettel-chieu-mo-vua-pha-luoi-v-league-post1754169.tpo