Lucas Oliveira Rosa (born 3 April 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club Real Valladolid. Mainly a right-back, he has been deployed as a right wing-back and a left-back on occasion.[1]

Lucas Rosa
Personal information
Full name Lucas Oliveira Rosa
Date of birth (2000-04-03) 3 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Valladolid
Number 22
Youth career
Vale Sports
2015–2016 Taubaté
2017–2018 Palmeiras
2018–2019 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Juventus U23 31 (0)
2021–2022 Valladolid B 25 (1)
2022– Valladolid 52 (1)
International career
2016 Brazil U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:50, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Internationally, Lucas played for his native Brazil at under-17 level.

Club career

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Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Lucas played for local Vale Sports, Taubaté and Palmeiras' youth categories over his formation in his birthplace.[2]

In April 2018, Lucas joined Italian side Juventus,[3] where he finished his formation and got promoted to the Under-23 team. He made his debut in the competition on 30 March 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Luca Zanimacchia in a 4–0 defeat against Pistoiese.[4]

In his first professional experience, the defender played 19 league matches for the club in Serie C, the third level of the Italian football league system, before the tournament be stopped by the Italian government due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5][6]

On 27 May 2021, Rosa signed a four-year contract with Spanish club Real Valladolid, being initially assigned to the reserves.[7]

International career

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Lucas was born in Brazil, and is of Italian descent. As he was granted Italian citizenship, Lucas Rosa is also eligible to be called up to the Italy national team.[8] Lucas represented Brazil at under-17 level during the preparation for the 2017 South American U-17 Championship.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 2 June 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus U23 2018–19 Serie C 2 0 2 0
2019–20 Serie C 17 0 17 0
2020–21 Serie C 12 0 12 0
Total 31 0 31 0
Real Valladolid B 2021–22 Primera Federación 22 1 0 0 22 1
2022–23 Segunda Federación 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 25 1 0 0 25 1
Real Valladolid 2022–23 La Liga 17 0 3 0 20 0
2023–24 Segunda División 35 1 2 0 37 1
Total 52 1 5 0 57 1
Career total 108 2 5 0 0 0 113 2

Honours

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Juventus U23

References

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  1. ^ "Focus Juventus Primavera e Under 23: alla scoperta dei talenti in bianconero". Calcio Nazionale. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Da base do Taubaté para sonho com Seleção e dicas de CR7: este é Lucas Rosa, da Juve" [From the youth setup of Taubaté to the dream with the national team and tips from CR7: this is Lucas Rosa, from Juve] (in Brazilian Portuguese). TNT Sports. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Jovem lateral campeão no Palmeiras em 2017 vai jogar na Juventus-ITA" [Young full-back champion at Palmeiras in 2017 will play at Juventus-ITA] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (30 March 2019). "Juventus U23-Pistoiese 0-4: pesante ko per i bianconeri HIGHLIGHTS". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Coronavirus: All sport in Italy to be suspended because of outbreak". BBC Sport. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Lateral da Juventus B, Lucas Rosa mantém rotina de treinos no interior de SP durante quarentena". Globoesporte. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  7. ^ "LUCAS ROSA, PRIMER REFUERZO PARA EL PROMESAS" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 27 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Ex-Palmeiras, promessa brasileira treina com CR7 no time da Juventus: "Muito enriquecedor"". Globoesporte. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. ^ Lucas Rosa at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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