Brazilian forward Lucas Ribeiro Costa hasn't needed all the time in the world to turn heads since arriving in South Africa in July last year.
In only his first season, Ribeiro Costa had 25 goal contributions (16 goals and 9 assists) and has continued the same way into the new campaign by leading the Sundowns attack.
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Value for money is what Sundowns have gotten out of the 25-year-old.
"Unfortunately, in Brazil he is not yet very well known," says fellow Brazilian Ricardo Nascimento, who spent five-and-half years playing for Sundowns and is now back home and retired.
Nascimento is well informed about being at Chloorkop as he won five league titles, CAF Champions League, CAF Super Cup, MTN8, Telkom KnockOut, and Nedbank Cup.
The now retired 37-year-old has described his time at Sundowns as having been his best through a career that took him from Brazil to Portugal and Romania before ending at his boyhood club Rio Branco Esporte Clube.
Ribeiro is into his second season at Sundowns after arriving from Belgium and has already won the league and African Football League.
"While he is not yet well known (in Brazil), he is building an excellent history.
"I hope that South African football becomes more recognised," says Nascimento.
As strange as this may sound, none of the Brazilian who have played in South Africa in the past had ever heard of Ribeiro Costa prior to his signing at Sundowns.
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From the older generation of Pio Nogueira, Camilo Freitas through to Pepe de Jesus, Dani Julio, Helton Da Rocha, Davi Rancan, Igor Alves, and Vinicius da Silva, and even Nascimento none of them knew about Ribeiro Costa.
Ribeiro Costa left Brazil as a teenager having only played for the reserve team of Brazilian club Pinheiros Atletico Clube before spending time in France and Belgium.
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