Maidstone’s Lucas Covolan: ‘Playing for Brazil’s under-20s was a dream come true’
Former teammate of Coutinho and Oscar has made career in England’s lower leagues and has FA Cup third round in his sights
There aren’t too many Brazilian footballers whose go-to phrase is “oh my days” but then there aren’t too many Brazilian footballers knocking about the sixth tier of English football. Lucas Covolan is not your typical lower-league goalkeeper but at 32 he is a veteran in the UK, after a rollercoaster career that has featured depression and a coach’s death on a journey that has taken him from Rio de Janeiro, via Spain, to Whitehawk, Worthing, Torquay United, Port Vale, Chesterfield and now Maidstone United.
The National League South side, managed by the former Wolves defender George Elokobi, will reach the FA Cup third round for the first time if they win at home to League Two Barrow on Saturday.