Lucas Leiva

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This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Pezzini and the second is Leiva.
Lucas Leiva
Lazio team line-up before the Europa League match v Dynamo Kyiv (cropped).jpg
Lucas lining up for Lazio in 2018
Personal information
Full nameLucas Pezzini Leiva[1]
Date of birth9 January 1987
     (aged 39)
[2]
Place of birthDourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil[3]
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003Amparo
2004–2005Grêmio
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007Grêmio66(9)
2007–2017Liverpool247(1)
2017–2022Lazio155(2)
2022–2023Grêmio18(3)
Total486(15)
National team
2007Brazil U209(4)
2008Brazil U237(0)
2007–2013Brazil24(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Lucas Pezzini Leiva or Lucas Leiva[4] (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈlukɐz ˈlejvɐ]) (born 9 January 1987) is a Brazilian former professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

At the end of the 2016–2017 season, Lucas received a commemorative trophy to mark 10 years at Liverpool.

Grêmio[5]

Liverpool’'

Lazio

International

Brazil Olympic football team

Honours

Individual

Lucas Leiva Media

References

  1. ↑ The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10 (2009)Mainstream Publishing. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ↑ Lucas Leiva: OverviewPremier League. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lucas LeivaLiverpool F.C..
  4. ↑ Volante brasileiro Lucas Leiva é apresentado com reforço da Lazio. Globoesporte.
  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named SW.
  6. ↑ Hunter, Andy. Liverpool's Lucas Leiva wants past put right in Capital One Cup (26 January 2015).
  7. ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 February 2016). "Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35624164. Retrieved 27 April 2019. 
  8. ↑ McNulty, Phil (18 May 2016). "Liverpool 1–3 Sevilla". BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36254631. Retrieved 27 April 2019. 
  9. ↑ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2019). "Atalanta 0-2 Lazio". BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48285632. Retrieved 15 May 2019. 
  10. ↑ Supercoppa: Fixtures and Results: Season 2017–18: Juventus 2–3 LazioLega Serie A. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  11. ↑ Pearce, James. fitting tribute to Lucas Leiva's decade of service. Liverpool Echo (19 November 2016). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  12. ↑ (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&section=Not%EDcias&espid=51. Retrieved 29 June 2017. [dead link]
  13. ↑ Campeão, São Paulo domina a seleção do Brasileiro (in pt) (4 December 2006)Terra. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  14. ↑ 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. 
  15. ↑ 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. 
  16. ↑ 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. 
  17. ↑ 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.