Lucas Pezzini Leiva ( Brazilian port. Lucas Pezzini Leiva ; born January 9, 1987 , Doradus , Mato Grosso do Sul ) is a Brazilian footballer and midfielder of the Italian club Lazio . In Brazil, the name Lucas was usually indicated on his T-shirt, but in the Liverpool pre-season match against Porstmouth , he went out under the name of Leiva . In addition to a Brazilian passport, Lucas also has Italian. His uncle is the famous midfielder of Madrid “ Atletico ” and the Brazilian national team of the 1970s Leivigna .
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| Full name | Lucas Pezzini Leiva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Doradus , Mato Grosso do Sul , Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Brazil  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 179 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Lazio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| room | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Club
Lucas began his career at Gremio , who already in his first season helped secure the right to play in the top division of the Brazilian championship . The following year, his club won the Gaucha League and took third place in the Brazilian championship, and Lucas himself received an honorary award from the Placar magazine , which players like Zico , Falcao , Kareka , Romario , Kaka and Tevez were awarded to him - they recognized him as the Best player of the year in Brazil . In October 2006, he was first called to the matches of the first national team of Brazil .
Liverpool
His performances in 2006 attracted the attention of many famous European clubs, in particular Palermo , Inter , Juventus , Atlético and Barcelona . On May 13, 2007, Liverpool announced that Lucas would join the Merseyside club ahead of the 2007/08 season . Between these two dates, Lucas managed to take part in the Gremio squad in the final of the Libertadores Cup , in which his team lost to the Argentinean Boke Juniors .
On July 26, Lucas was officially introduced as a Liverpool player and the next day made his new team debut in the final match of the friendly tournament in Hong Kong, in which the Reds lost to Portsmouth . In his first season at Liverpool, Lucas managed to hold 18 matches in the championship of England , which was facilitated by the departure of another central midfielder Momo Sissoko . In January 2008, Sissoko was sold to Turin Juventus . In the 2010/11 season, Lucas was recognized as the best player on the team.
As part of the “red” Brazilian midfielder spent almost 350 matches.
Lazio
July 18, 2017 moved to the Italian Lazio for 5 million pounds. [2] [3] [4] . In the first season in Italy, midfielder Lucas Leiva won 36 matches for Lazio and was able to score 2 goals.
International
In October 2006, he held two friendly matches as part of the first Brazilian national team (Lucas turned out to be the youngest player in these matches and one of only two players who were not legionnaires). However, these matches were not recognized by FIFA official, and therefore until August 2007 it was believed that he did not play for the first team.
Lucas was the captain of the Brazil national team for players under 20 years old and led her to victory in the South American Championship in his age category in 2007. It was expected that she would be her captain at the World Championship among players under 20 years old, but due to an injury he could not take part in it.
On August 22, the official debut of Lucas Leiva in the first national team of Brazil took place - he replaced the match with Algeria . As part of the Olympic team, Lucas took part in the Beijing Olympics . Brazil reached the semifinals. where with a crushing score she lost to her principal rivals from Argentina. Lucas received a red card at the end of this match and was sent off for a foul on his Liverpool partner Javier Mascherano . In the match for third place, the Brazilians were stronger than the Belgians and won bronze medals.
Achievements
Team
- Gremio
- Champion of the Brazilian Series “B” : 2005
- Rio Grande do Sul State Champion : 2006, 2007
- Finalist of the Libertadores Cup : 2007
- "Liverpool"
- League Cup : 2011/12
- Lazio
- Italian Cup Winner: 2018/19
- Italian Super Cup : 2017/2018
- Brazil national team
- South American Championship Winner for Players Under 20: 2007
- Olympic bronze medalist: 2008
Personal
- Player of the Year in Brazil : 2006
Personal life
- In July 2009, Lucas married his chosen one - Ariana, in the Cathedral of St. Theresa in Porto Alegre. About 400 guests gathered for the celebration. Among the invitees were soccer players such as Diego Cavalieri , Fabio Aurelio and Alexandre Pato .
- On March 19, 2011, in one of the Liverpool hospitals, Ariana gave birth to a son for Lucas. The child was named Pedro. In this regard, when Liverpool defeated Sunderland 2-0 in the English Premier League's next match, Lucas's teammates, Dirk Kuyt and Luis Suarez , celebrating their goals, rocked a fictional child, making it clear that warmly congratulate the newly made father.
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Lazio agreed on a contract with Leiva . Sport Express (07/14/2017). Date of treatment July 19, 2017.
- ↑ Lucas Leiva completes transfer to SS Lazio . Official website of Liverpool FC (07/18/2017). Date of treatment July 19, 2017.
- ↑ Comunicato 07/18/17 (Italian) . Sito ufficiale della SS Lazio (07/18/2017). Date of treatment July 19, 2017.