Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucas Pires Silva | ||
Date of birth | 24 March 2001 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Cádiz (on loan from Santos) | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2021 | Corinthians | ||
2021–2022 | Santos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Santos | 49 | (0) |
2023– | → Cádiz (loan) | 21 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:44, 18 March 2024 (UTC) |
Lucas Pires Silva (born 24 March 2001) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Cádiz, on loan from Santos.
Born and raised in Jabaquara, a district of São Paulo, Lucas Pires started his career with the futsal team of Nacional-SP at the age of just six.[2] He then moved to the futsal team of Santos at the age of eight,[3] and later joined Corinthians' youth setup,[4] where he spent 13 years.
On 17 July 2017, Lucas Pires signed his first professional contract with Corinthians.[5] He represented the under-17, under-20 and under-23 squads at the club, but failed to make a breakthrough in the first team. On 10 July 2021, after failing to agree new terms, he terminated his contract, which was due to expire in September.[6]
On 20 July 2021, Lucas Pires signed a three-year deal with Santos, being initially assigned to the under-23s.[7] The following 31 January, after impressing in the 2022 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was definitely promoted to the first team.[8]
Lucas Pires made his professional debut on 2 February 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for Felipe Jonatan in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista away win over former side Corinthians.[9] He made his Série A debut on 9 April, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against Fluminense.[10]
On 31 May 2022, after establishing himself as a starter, Lucas Pires renewed his contract until May 2026.[11] On 27 June 2023, he was fined 50% of his wages and separated from the first team squad due to disciplinary reasons, being also transfer-listed by the club.[12]
On 25 July 2023, Pires joined La Liga side Cádiz CF on loan for the 2023–24 season.[13] He made his debut abroad on 14 August, replacing Javi Hernández in a 1–0 home win over Deportivo Alavés.[14]
Pires scored his first professional goal on 1 October 2023, netting the opener in a 3–2 away loss to Atlético Madrid.[15]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Santos | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
2022 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
2023 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
Total | 29 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 0 | ||
Cádiz (loan) | 2023–24 | La Liga | 21 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
Career total | 50 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 1 |