Lucas Leiva

Lucas Leiva
Lucas lining up for Lazio in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lucas Pezzini Leiva
Date of birth (1987-01-09) 9 January 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
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
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grêmio 2005 Série B 500000———50
2006 Série A 32417341———538
2007 309200—81—203
Total 40426541—81—7811
Liverpool 2007–08 Premier League 180—413070—321
2008–09 251—2021101—393
2009–10 350—2000131—501
2010–11 330—1010121—471
2011–12 120—0030——150
2012–13 260—100040—310
2013–14 270—1010——290
2014–15 200—305040—320
2015–16 260—105070—400
2016–17 240—4130——311
Total 2471—182241573—3467
Lazio 2017–18 Serie A 362—40—9210504
2018–19 270—50—40—360
2019–20 250—10—3010300
2020–21 320—00—50—370
2021–22 350—20—80—450
Total 1552—120—292201984
Grêmio 2022 Série B 183—————183
2023 Série A 000000———00
Total 1830000———183
Career total 460102653432419462064025
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. 1 2 Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International

Source:

Brazil
YearAppsGoals
200710
200820
200910
201040
2011120
201340
Total240

Honours

Club

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

Grêmio

Liverpool’'

Lazio

International

Brazil Olympic football team

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ↑ "Lucas Leiva: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Lucas Leiva". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Volante brasileiro Lucas Leiva é apresentado com reforço da Lazio". Globoesporte.
  5. 1 2 Lucas Leiva at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Leiva in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Leiva in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Leiva in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Leiva in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Leiva in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Leiva in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Leiva in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Leiva in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Leiva in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Leiva in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Leiva in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Leiva in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Leiva in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Leiva in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Leiva in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  21. ↑ Leiva, Lucas at National-Football-Teams.com
  22. ↑ Hunter, Andy (26 January 2015). "Liverpool's Lucas Leiva wants past put right in Capital One Cup" – via www.theguardian.com.
  23. ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 February 2016). "Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  24. ↑ McNulty, Phil (18 May 2016). "Liverpool 1–3 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  25. ↑ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2019). "Atalanta 0-2 Lazio". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  26. ↑ "Supercoppa: Fixtures and Results: Season 2017–18: Juventus 2–3 Lazio". Lega Serie A. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  27. ↑ Pearce, James (19 November 2016). "fitting tribute to Lucas Leiva's decade of service". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  28. ↑ "Lucas recebe a Bola de Ouro da revista Placar". clicRBS (in Portuguese). 5 December 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  29. ↑ "Campeão, São Paulo domina a seleção do Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Terra. 4 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  30. ↑ Carroll, James (24 May 2011). "Lucas scoops 2010–11 award". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  31. ↑ "Liverpool FC midfielder Lucas named MBNA North West Player of the Year". Liverpool Echo. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  32. ↑ "Lucas Leiva named Lazio's player of the year – with a little help from mischievous Liverpool fans". Liverpool Echo. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  33. ↑ "Lucas Leiva to be named Lazio player of the year thanks to Liverpool fans". CalcioMercato. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2019.