Lucas Leiva
- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Pezzini and the second is Leiva.
Lucas Pezzini Leiva or Lucas Leiva[3] (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈlukɐz ˈlejvɐ]) (born 9 January 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Lazio.
.jpg) Lucas playing for Lazio FC | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Pezzini Leiva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Grêmio | 38 | (4) |
| 2007–2017 | Liverpool | 247 | (1) |
| 2017– | Lazio | 101 | (2) |
| 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 and correct as of 09:13, 24 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2013 (UTC) | |||
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
| 2005 | Grêmio | Série B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Série A | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2007/08 | Liverpool | Premier League | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2009/10 | ||||||||||||
| Country | Brazil | 40 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | 52 | 5 | ||
| England | 43 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 71 | 4 | ||
| Total | 83 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 123 | 9 | ||
International career statistics
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
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
At the end of the 2016–17 season, Lucas received a commemorative trophy to mark 10 years at the club.
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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". Premier League. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "Volante brasileiro Lucas Leiva é apresentado com reforço da Lazio". Globoesporte.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Lucas Leiva". www.national-football-teams.com.
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