Ricardo Lucarelli Souza

Ricardo Lucarelli Souza is a distinguished Brazilian professional volleyball player, recognized for his contributions as an outside hitter to various international clubs and the Brazilian national team. After securing a gold medal at the South American Championship in 2010 with the Brazilian Junior National Team, Ricardo Lucarelli Souza commenced his distinguished professional volleyball career as a prominent outside hitter. He joined Minas Tênis Clube in 2010 and by 2011, had transitioned to the senior Brazilian National Team. With the national squad, Lucarelli achieved significant early success, securing gold medals at the World Grand Champions Cup and the South American Championship in 2013, alongside a silver at the World League that year, where he was individually recognized as ‘Best Outside Spiker’.

Expanding his career internationally, Lucarelli joined Itas Trentino in 2020, then Cucine Lube Civitanova in 2021. He concurrently led Brazil to a gold medal in the FIVB Nations League (2021) and another gold at the South American Championship (2021), earning him another ‘Best Outside Spiker’ award, and achieved a silver medal at the FIVB Club World Championship in Betim (2021). In 2022, Lucarelli joined Gas Sales Piacenza and helped the Brazilian National Team secure a bronze medal at the FIVB World Championship. With Gas Sales Piacenza, he notably won the Italian Cup in 2023.

He further earned a silver medal at the South American Championship in 2023, receiving another ‘Best Outside Spiker’ award. Most recently, Ricardo Lucarelli Souza expanded his global footprint by joining JTEKT Stings in Japan in 2024.