The 27-year-old joined the Brazilians from Belgian side Beveren in 2023 and quickly made his mark, scoring 30 goals in 55 appearances, including strikes in the CAF Champions League final and Club World Cup.
His subsequent move proved to be less successful and he joins Esperance after struggling to replicate his goalscoring form with relegated Spanish Segunda side Cultural Leonesa last season.
Ribeiro had looked set to link up with Rulani Mokwena at Libyan club Al Ittihad, but the former Downs boss has since moved onto Egyptian giants Pyramids FC.
“Last night, the vice president of the Tunisian sports club Esperance, Shakeri Al-Wa’ar, travelled to Libya to complete the procedures for the transfer of the Brazilian player Lucas Ribeiro to our club,” read a club statement.
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“This morning, a meeting was held with a delegation from the Tunisian sports club, led by Shakeri Al-Wa’ar, and a delegation from the Libyan club, led by the executive director Abdelmajid Saleh, to finalize all the arrangements for this process.
“This is thanks to the Tunisian sports club, headed by the club president, Mr. Hamdi Madab, and his brother from the Libyan club, the Union of Libya, for their warm reception and treatment, which paves the way for further strengthening of relations and cooperation in the coming phase.”