Lucas Leiva
- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Pezzini and the second is Leiva.
Lucas Pezzini Leiva or Lucas Leiva[4] (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈlukɐz ˈlejvɐ]) (born 9 January 1987) is a Brazilian former professional footballer.
.jpg) Lucas lining up for Lazio in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Pezzini Leiva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1987
(aged 38)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil[3] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Amparo | ||
| 2004–2005 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Grêmio | 66 | (9) |
| 2007–2017 | Liverpool | 247 | (1) |
| 2017–2022 | Lazio | 155 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Grêmio | 18 | (3) |
| Total | 486 | (15) | |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Brazil U20 | 9 | (4) |
| 2008 | Brazil U23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2013 | Brazil | 24 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
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Grêmio[5]
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2005
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2006, 2007
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 2007
Liverpool’'
- Football League Cup: 2011–12;[6] runner-up: 2015–16[7]
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2015–16[8]
Lazio
International
Brazil Olympic football team
- Men's tournament, Bronze medal: Beijing 2008.
Honours
Individual
- Bola de Ouro: 2006[11]
- Bola de Prata: 2006[12]
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2006[13]
- Liverpool Player of the Year: 2010–11[14]
- Premier League Player of the Year by Northwest Football Awards: 2011[15]
- Lazio Player of the Season: 2017–18,[16] 2018–19[17]
Lucas Leiva Media
Lucas playing for Liverpool in 2009
Lucas playing for Liverpool in 2012
Martin Škrtel alongside Lucas for Liverpool in 2014
Lucas playing for Lazio during a UEFA Europa League game against Dynamo Kyiv, 15 March 2018.
Lucas playing for Brazil in 2011
References
- ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ↑ "Lucas Leiva: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lucas Leiva". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Volante brasileiro Lucas Leiva é apresentado com reforço da Lazio". Globoesporte.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedSW. - ↑ Hunter, Andy (26 January 2015). "Liverpool's Lucas Leiva wants past put right in Capital One Cup" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 February 2016). "Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35624164. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (18 May 2016). "Liverpool 1–3 Sevilla". BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36254631. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2019). "Atalanta 0-2 Lazio". BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48285632. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ↑ "Supercoppa: Fixtures and Results: Season 2017–18: Juventus 2–3 Lazio". Lega Serie A. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ↑ Pearce, James (19 November 2016). "fitting tribute to Lucas Leiva's decade of service". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ (in pt) Lucas recebe a Bola de Ouro da revista Placar. 5 December 2006. http://www.clicrbs.com.br/especiais/jsp/default.jsp?newsID=a1365050.htm&template=3847.dwt§ion=Not%EDcias&espid=51. Retrieved 29 June 2017.[dead link]
- ↑ "Campeão, São Paulo domina a seleção do Brasileiro" (in português). Terra. 4 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ↑ Carroll, James (24 May 2011). Lucas scoops 2010–11 award. Liverpool F.C.. http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/lucas-scoops-2010-11-award. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Liverpool FC midfielder Lucas named MBNA North West Player of the Year. Liverpool Echo. 2011-11-15. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fc-midfielder-lucas-named-3360210. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ↑ Lucas Leiva named Lazio's player of the year – with a little help from mischievous Liverpool fans. 2 June 2018. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lucas-leiva-named-lazios-player-14736227. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ↑ Lucas Leiva to be named Lazio player of the year thanks to Liverpool fans. CalcioMercato. 15 June 2019. https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/lucas-leiva-to-be-named-lazio-player-of-the-year-thanks-to-liver-16069. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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