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| Full name: | Lucas Pezzini-Leiva | |
| Date of birth: | 9 January 1987 | |
| Place of birth: | Dourados,  Brazil
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| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position: | Defensive midfielder | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2004–2005 | Grêmio
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 2007–2017 2017–2022 2022–2023 Total |
Grêmio Liverpool Lazio Grêmio
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66 (9) 247 (1) 155 (2) 18 (3) 486 (15) |
| National team | ||
| 2007 2008 2007–2013 |
Brazil U20 Brazil U23 Brazil
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9 (4) 7 (0) 24 (0) |
Lucas Pezzini Leiva (born 9 January 1987), known as Lucas or Lucas Leiva, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for Grêmio, Liverpool, Lazio and Brazil.
Lucas began his career as a box-to-box midfielder at Grêmio where he won the Campeonato Gaúcho in 2006 and 2007. In July 2007 he moved to Liverpool, where he developed into one of the league's premier defensive midfielders. Lucas has since made over 300 appearances for the club and won the League Cup in 2012. Between 2010 and 2016 Lucas led the Premier League in tackles per game five times in six seasons.
A full international since 2007, he has earned 24 caps and represented Brazil at the 2008 Olympics and 2011 Copa América, winning a bronze medal at the former. He also captained the under-20 team to victory in the 2007 South American Youth Championship.
He joined S.S. Lazio in the 2017 summer transfer window, after 10 seasons with Liverpool F.C.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (1): 2005
- Campeonato Gaúcho (2): 2006, 2007
- League Cup (1): 2011–12
International[]
- Olympic Bronze Medal (1): 2008
- 2007 South American Youth Championship (1): 2007
Individual[]
- Bola de Ouro (1): 2006
- Liverpool Young Player of The Year (1): 2009–10
- Liverpool Player of the Season (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
- Liverpool Player of the Month Award (1): November 2011
External links[]
Template:Brazil Squad (2011 Copa América)
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