Lucca (footballer, born 2003)
 Lucca training at Internacional in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucca Holanda Sampaio Tavares | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Fortaleza, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Internacional | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ceará | |||
| 2020–2021 | → Internacional (loan) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Internacional | 36 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:37, 10 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Lucca Holanda Sampaio Tavares (born 2 April 2003), simply known as Lucca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Internacional.
Club career
[edit]Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Lucca joined Internacional's youth setup in 2020, on loan from Ceará. On 28 July 2021, he signed a permanent deal with Inter after the club paid R$ 1.2 million for 60% of his economic rights.[1]
On 13 December 2022, Lucca was promoted to the first team of Internacional for the 2023 season.[2] He made his senior debut on 21 January 2023, coming on as a late substitute for Alexandre Alemão in a 2–2 Campeonato Gaúcho home draw against Juventude.[3]
Lucca scored his first senior goal on 16 February 2023, netting his team's second in a 2–0 home win over São José-RS.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 10 April 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional | 2023 | Série A | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
References
[edit]- ^ "Ceará vende atacante da base ao Internacional" [Ceará sell forward of the youth setup to Internacional] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Da Base. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Artilheiro do sub-20 será integrado ao time principal do Inter na pré-temporada" [Top scorer of the under-20s will be included in the first team of Inter in the pre-season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Atuações ENM: Lucca estreia, De Pena e Pedro Henrique marcam, mas Internacional não consegue vencer o Juventude" [ENM notes: Lucca debuts, De Pena and Pedro Henrique score, but Internacional cannot beat Juventude] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Centroavante Lucca comemora primeiro gol como profissional do Inter" [Centre forward Lucca celebrates first goal as a professional of Inter] (in Brazilian Portuguese). RDC TV. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Lucca at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Internacional profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)
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