Port Vale sign Brazilian goalkeeper Lucas Covolan

Port Vale have made Brazilian keeper Lucas Covolan their sixth signing of the summer, the club has announced.

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Covolan hit the headlines at the weekend with a stoppage time equaliser in the National League play-off final. Unfortunately, it was not enough as Torquay lost to Hartlepool in extra-time. Covolan started his career in the Brazilian Leagues before a move to Spain and subsequently a move to non-leaguers Whitehawk. He broke through into the Torquay first-team this season and has played a key role in their impressive progress to the play-off finals, making 49 appearances this season.

Here’s a tweet of  his stoppage time goal against Hartlepool:

He joins Dan Jones, Brad Walker, Ben Garrity, James Wilson and Aaron Martin in joining the Valiants this summer.

An official club tweet said:

A club statement said:

Port Vale Football Club is delighted to confirm an agreement has been reached with Brazilian goalkeeper Lucas Covolan.

The 6ft 3’ shot-stopper who hails from Curitiba joined Torquay United in the summer of 2019 and during this period registered 53 appearances for the Gulls, catching the eye of several clubs competing in the EFL.

Vale Fans may already be familiar with our new goalie, after he managed to force extra time in the National League play-off final with a wonderfully executed 95th minute header to level the scoring at 1-1. Despite two saves in the penalty shootout however, Torquay lost out to eventual winners Hartlepool United.

Covolan spent his youth career with Rio de Janeiro outfit Vasco da Gama, earning a call up to the Brazil U20 side in the process. Spells at Atletico Paranaense, Bento Golcalves, Toledo, Rio Branco and Union Deportivo Alaro followed, before an opportunity to make the switch to England arose.

The 30-year-old initially joined non-league side Whitehawk for the 2016/17 season, with impressive spells at Lewes and Worthing to follow, alerting the Gulls to his potential.

Speaking on conclusion of the deal, Manager Darrell Clarke commented:

“Lucas had a very good season with Torquay and has earned his right to move up the ladder. He is hungry to prove he’s a league-level player and we feel he has all the attributes to succeed at this level.”

Welcome to the Vale, Lucas!

Port Vale fans, what do you think of this signing? Share your thoughts and post a comment at the bottom of the article.