Born in Imperatriz, Maranhão, Lourency started his career at JV Lideral's youth setup in 2008, aged 12.
Initially assigned to the under-20s, he made his first team debut on 30 January 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Ananias in a 2–1 Campeonato Catarinense home win against Internacional de Lages.
[4] Lourency made his Série A debut on 15 May 2016, again replacing Ananias in a 0–0 away draw against former club Internacional.
[5] On 16 September, he scored his first professional goal, netting the winner in a 2–1 success at Fluminense.
[6] Lourency was not on board the ill-fated LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 that crashed on 28 November 2016, and killed 19 of his teammates, due to a request from Chapecoense's under-20 manager.