Lucas Pires (footballer)

Lucas Pires Silva (born 24 March 2001), known as Lucas Pires is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Santos.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pires and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Lucas Pires
Personal information
Full name Lucas Pires Silva
Date of birth (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Santos
Number 44
Youth career
2009–2021 Corinthians
2021–2022 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Santos 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:27, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

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.[1] He then moved to the futsal team of Santos at the age of eight,[2] and later joined Corinthians' youth setup,[3] where he spent 13 years.

On 17 July 2017, Lucas Pires signed his first professional contract with Corinthians.[4] 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 teminated his contract, which was due to expire in September.[5]

Santos

On 20 July 2021, Lucas Pires signed a three-year deal with Santos, being initially assigned to the under-23s.[6] The following 31 January, after impressing in the 2022 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was definitely promoted to the first team.[7]

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.[8] He made his Série A debut on 9 April, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against Fluimnense.[9]

Career statistics
As of 19 April 2022[10]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2021 Série A 00———5[lower-alpha 1]050
2022 2090201[lower-alpha 2]0—140
Career total 2090201050190
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References
  1. "Lateral do Santos diz que sair do Corinthians foi 'melhor decisão da vida'" [Santos full-back says that leaving Corinthians was the 'best decision of his life'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. "Lucas Pires lembra infância difícil e começo no Santos: "Representa uma vida"" [Lucas Pires remembers tough childhood and beginnings at Santos: "It represents a life"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. "Saiba quem é Lucas Pires, novo reforço do Peixe" [Know who is Lucas Pires, the new addition of Peixe] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jogada 10. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. "Robinho no Timão? Sósia assina contrato com o Corinthians e aparece no BID" [Robinho at Timão? Copycat signs contract with Corinthians and shows up in the BID] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. "Corinthians e Lucas Pires não chegam a acordo por renovação; jogador deixa o clube de graça" [Corinthians and Lucas Pires do not reach an agreement for a renewal; player leaves the club for free] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Timão. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. "Ex-Corinthians, lateral da base assina com o Santos por três anos" [Formerly of Corinthians, full-back from the youth setup signs with Santos for three years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. "Destaques na Copinha se apresentam no elenco profissional do Santos FC: "Um sonho"" [Spotlights of the Copinha present themselves to the first team of Santos FC: "A dream"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. "Santos vence Corinthians de virada; Sylvinho é demitido" [Santos defeat Corinthians with a comeback; Sylvinho is fired] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  9. "Fluminense e Santos empatam sem gols na abertura do Brasileirão 2022" [Fluminense and Santos draw blank in the opening of the 2022 Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  10. Lucas Pires at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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