Lucas Perri

Not to be confused with Lucas Perrin.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Estellaand the second or paternal family name is Perri.

Lucas Perri

Perri with Brazil U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Estella Perri
Date of birth	(1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Campinas, Brazil
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Lyon
Number	1
Youth career
0000–2013	Ponte Preta
2013–2019	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	São Paulo	5	(0)
2019	→ Crystal Palace (loan)	0	(0)
2022	→ Náutico (loan)	33	(0)
2022–2023	Botafogo	54	(0)
2024–	Lyon	17	(0)
International career
2016–2017	Brazil U20	5	(0)
2019	Brazil U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Lucas Estella Perri (born 10 December 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lyon.

Formed at São Paulo, he did not make his senior debut until the age of 22 and played rarely, also having loans to Crystal Palace in England where he did not play at all, and Náutico where he won the Campeonato Pernambucano and played in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2022. In August that year he signed for Botafogo, where he became a regular in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He signed for Lyon in January 2024.

Club career

São Paulo

Born in Campinas, São Paulo state, Perri began his career at Ponte Preta. In 2013 he joined São Paulo FC in a transfer that saw the club face accusations of an improper approach. ^[1] In March 2015, 17-year-old Perri began training with the first team when Denis, the back-up to veteran goalkeeper Rogério Ceni, suffered a right-shoulder injury with a prognosis of six months. ^[1]

In January 2019, Perri was loaned to Crystal Palace of the English Premier League until the end of the season. ^[2] The move was facilitated by the player's possession of an Italian passport through his ancestry. ^[3] He was completely unused by manager Roy Hodgson, who did not take up the option to make the deal permanent by purchasing 80% of his economic rights for €4.5 million; he was then linked to Sporting CP of Portugal and Galatasaray in Turkey. ^[4]

Perri did not make his debut until 8 December 2019, when on the last day of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A season, he played the entirety of a 2–1 win at relegated CSA. Having just turned 22, he completed his childhood dream of representing the club. ^[5] Excluding games for the under-20 team in the Copa Paulista, he played only nine times for the Tricolor, including 30 minutes on 11 March 2020 in a 3–0 home win over LDU Quito in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores when Tiago Volpi injured his hand. ^[6] He played three games in the Campeonato Paulista in 2021 as his team lifted the title.

For the year 2022, Perri was loaned to Náutico. ^[7] First-choice, he won the Campeonato Pernambucano, defeating Retrô on penalties in the final. ^[8] On 26 June, in a Campeonato Brasileiro Série B game away to Tombense, he was sent off early in the second half and the opposition drew the game 1–1 with a penalty in added time. ^[9]

Botafogo

On 17 August 2022, Perri signed for Botafogo in the top flight until the end of 2025. ^[10] He was initially back-up to Gatito Fernández, but was chosen by manager Luís Castro when the Paraguayan veteran suffered an injury in November. ^[11]

Lyon

On 5 January 2024, Perri signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon on a contract until 30 June 2028. ^[12] Botafogo received a transfer fee of €3.25 million, in addition to a sell-on clause of 50%. ^[13]

Perri was back-up to veteran Anthony Lopes in the league season, and made his debut on 7 February 2024 in the last 16 of the Coupe de France, a 2–1 home win over Lille. ^[14] He remained in goal for the rest of the cup run, which ended with a 2–1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the final. ^{[15] [16]}

International career

In September 2023, Perri received his first call-up to the Brazil national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Bolivia and Peru. ^[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 January 2025 ^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
São Paulo	2016	Série A	0	0	—		—		0	0	11 [a]	0	11	0
	2017	Série A	0	0	—		—		0	0	10 [a]	0	10	0
	2018	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019	Série A	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2020	Série A	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2021	Série A	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		1	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	21	0	27	0
Crystal Palace (loan)	2018–19	Premier League	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Náutico (loan)	2022	Série B	22	0	11	0	1	0	—		10 [b]	0	44	0
Botafogo	2022	Série A	4	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
	2023	Série A	38	0	12	0	6	0	7 [c]	0	—		63	0
	Total		42	0	12	0	6	0	7	0	—		67	0
Lyon	2023–24	Ligue 1	0	0	—		4	0	—		—		4	0
	2024–25	Ligue 1	17	0	—		0	0	5 [d]	0	—		22	0
	Total		17	0	—		4	0	5	0	—		26	0
Career total			82	0	27	0	12	0	12	0	31	0	164	0

1. Appearances in the Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 2021 ^{[ citation needed ]}

Náutico

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 2022 ^[8]

Botafogo

• Taça Rio: 2023 ^{[ citation needed ]}

Lyon

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2023–24 ^[19]

References

1. Hazan, Marcelo; Prado, Marcelo (3 March 2015). "São Paulo promove goleiro de 1,96m de altura para substituir Denis" [São Paulo promote 1.96m-tall goalkeeper to replace Denis] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte . Retrieved 25 May 2024.
2. "Crystal Palace sign goalkeeper Lucas Perri on loan to end of the season". Sky Sports. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
3. Muro, Giuseppe (17 January 2019). "Crystal Palace close in on loan deal for goalkeeper Lucas Perri as he travels to London for medical". Evening Standard . Retrieved 25 May 2024.
4. Canhedo, Ana; Hazan, Marcelo (17 June 2019). "Crystal Palace não exerce opção de compra por Lucas Perri, do São Paulo, e futuro fica aberto" [Crystal Palace do not exercise buying option for São Paulo's Lucas Perri, and the future remains open] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
5. "Perri celebra estreia: 'Realizei o sonho de ser goleiro do São Paulo'" [Perri celebrates debut: 'I completed my dream of being São Paulo's goalkeeper']. Lance! (in Portuguese). 17 December 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
6. "Lucas Perri, reserva de Tiago Volpi, é campeão sul-americano e quase parou no futebol inglês" [Lucas Perri, Tiago Volpi's backup, is a South American champion and nearly ended up in English football] (in Portuguese). Goal. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
7. "Náutico anuncia oficialmente contratação de goleiro Lucas Perri, do São Paulo" [Náutico officially announce signing of goalkeeper Lucas Perri, from São Paulo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
8. Borges, Diego (30 April 2022). "Título no Pernambucano consolida Lucas Perri no Náutico" [Pernambucano title consolidates Lucas Perri at Náutico] (in Portuguese). Esportes DP. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
9. "Com gol no fim do jogo, Tombense arranca empate contra o Náutico pela Série B" [With goal at end of the game, Tombense snatch a draw against Náutico in Série B] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
10. "Botafogo anuncia contratação de Lucas Perri" [Botafogo announce signing of Lucas Perri] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
11. "Lucas Perri ou Gatito: quem será o goleiro do Botafogo em abril?" [Lucas Perri or Gatito: who will be Botafogo's goalkeeper in April?] (in Portuguese). R7. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
12. "The Brazilians Lucas Perri and Adryelson sign with OL until 2028". Olympique Lyonnais. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
13. Bakhkhar, Anas (5 January 2024). "L'OL s'offre les Brésiliens Lucas Perri et Adryelson !" [OL sign the Brazilians Lucas Perri and Adryelson!]. Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
14. "Lucas Perri titulaire dans le but de l'OL contre Lille" [Lucas Perri starter in the OL goal against Lille]. L'Équipe (in French). 7 February 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
15. Guillemet, Hugo (1 April 2024). "Titulaire en demi-finale de Coupe de France, Perri incarne l'avenir de l'OL au poste de gardien" [Starter in French Cup semi-final, Perri embodies the future of OL in the goalkeeper position]. L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
16. "Le PSG termine sa saison en beauté en gagnant la Coupe de France contre Lyon (2–1)" [PSG end their season beautifully by winning the French Cup against Lyon (2–1)]. La Croix (in French). 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
17. "Botafogo's Lucas Perri receives first Brazil call-up for World Cup qualifiers". Telangana Today. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
18. Lucas Perri at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
19. "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters . 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.