In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pezzini and the second or paternal family name is Leiva.
Lucas Leiva
Lucas lining up for Lazio in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Lucas Pezzini Leiva[1]
Date of birth
(1987-01-09) 9 January 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth
Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil[3]
Height
1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s)
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)
International career
2007
Brazil U20
9
(4)
2008
Brazil U23
7
(0)
2007–2013
Brazil
24
(0)
Medal record
Representing Brazil
Men's football
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing
Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Lucas Pezzini Leiva (born 9 January 1987), known as Lucas or Lucas Leiva[4] (Brazilian Portuguese:[ˈlukɐzˈlejvɐ]), 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 played 347 professional matches over the course of a decade, winning the League Cup in 2012. Between 2010 and 2016 Lucas led the Premier League in tackles per game five times in six seasons. He has the second most tackles in Premier League history, and remains the Brazilian with the 3rd most Premier League appearances.[5][6] He joined Lazio in 2017.
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.
^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.
^ ab"Lucas Leiva". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
^"Volante brasileiro Lucas Leiva é apresentado com reforço da Lazio". Globoesporte.
^"Premier League Player Stats". Premier League. premierleague.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^"Premier League Player Stats". premierleague.com. 20 January 2022.
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