Overview
- FC Energie Cottbus has officially signed Lucas Copado from SC Paderborn, with both clubs keeping the transfer fee and contract length private.
- Copado first broke through at Cottbus in 2024/25, when he made 33 appearances and delivered seven goals and six assists for the club.
- His spell at SC Paderborn yielded limited minutes and injuries, totaling nine appearances and one goal before he fell out of the regular first-team squad.
- Cottbus officials said they tried to re-sign him in the winter window and praised his high work rate, pressing, and ability to play on the right, left or as a second striker.
- The move restores a familiar fit for Copado and should speed his return to form, and observers should watch how quickly he wins back a starting role and how the undisclosed fee affects Cottbus’s transfer planning.