| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Ezequiel Piovi | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina [1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estudiantes | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vélez Sarsfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Messina | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | General Lamadrid | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Fénix | 52 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Almagro (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2017–2021 | Almagro | 45 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Arsenal Sarandí (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2020–2024 | LDU Quito | 121 | (5) |
| 2025– | Estudiantes | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:57, 16 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Lucas Ezequiel Piovi (born 20 August 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Estudiantes.
Piovi started his career in the youth system of Vélez Sarsfield, prior to departing in 2013. [2] Piovi subsequently joined Lega Pro Seconda Divisione side Messina, making his bow in Italian football on 13 October 2013 against Foggia. [3] [4] He made two further appearances, versus Poggibonsi and Chieti, as Messina won their group. [3] On 30 June 2014, Piovi completed a return to Argentina by agreeing to sign for General Lamadrid. [3] [5] Eleven appearances followed in Primera C Metropolitana. [3] 2015 saw Piovi join Primera B Metropolitana's Fénix. [3] He scored his first senior goal on 4 October 2015 in a win away to Almagro. [3]
In June 2016, Piovi was loaned by the aforementioned Almagro; a team now in Primera B Nacional. [3] He scored two goals in twenty-six matches in 2016–17, which led to the club signing Piovi permanently. [3] His first appearance as a full-time Almagro player arrived versus Ferro Carril Oeste on 23 September 2017. [3] On 14 June 2019, Piovi agreed loan terms with Primera División side Arsenal de Sarandí. [6] [7] One goal, in a 3–3 draw with River Plate, occurred across twenty appearances for Arsenal. [3] In July 2020, Piovi headed abroad to join Ecuadorian Serie A team L.D.U. Quito. [3] [8]
His debut for the Quito club came on 22 August against Aucas, while September would see him appear in the Copa Libertadores for the first time; featuring in wins over Binacional (twice) and São Paulo. [3]
On 29 January 2025, Piovi returned to Argentina to join Estudiantes, signing a four-year contract. [9]
Piovi's brother, Gonzalo, is also a professional footballer. [2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Messina | 2013–14 | Lega Pro Seconda Divisione | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| General Lamadrid | 2014 | Primera C Metropolitana | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Fénix | 2015 | Primera B Metropolitana | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3 | ||||
| Almagro (loan) | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Almagro | 2017–18 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 [a] | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 81 | 4 | ||||
| Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) | 2019–20 | Primera División | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 2020 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | — | — | 4 [b] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 25 | 0 | — | — | 8 [c] | 0 | 2 [d] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 [e] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 27 | 0 | — | — | 13 [e] | 1 | — | 40 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 5 [b] | 0 | 2 [f] | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 102 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 259 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 313 | 11 | ||