Lucas Pires (footballer)

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Lucas Pires
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Lucas Pires with Santos in 2023
Personal information
Full name Lucas Pires Silva
Date of birth (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Burnley
Number 23
Youth career
2009–2021 Corinthians
2021–2022 Santos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Santos 49 (0)
2023–2024Cádiz (loan) 28 (1)
2024– Burnley 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:06, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Lucas Pires Silva (born 24 March 2001) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Burnley.

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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. [2] He then moved to the futsal team of Santos at the age of eight, [3] and later joined Corinthians' youth setup, [4] where he spent 13 years.

On 17 July 2017, Lucas Pires signed his first professional contract with Corinthians. [5] 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 terminated his contract, which was due to expire in September. [6]

Santos

Lucas Pires with Santos in 2022 Lucas Pires - Palmeiras-Santos-Campeonato-Paulista-2022.png
Lucas Pires with Santos in 2022

On 20 July 2021, Lucas Pires signed a three-year deal with Santos, being initially assigned to the under-23s. [7] The following 31 January, after impressing in the 2022 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was definitely promoted to the first team. [8]

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. [9] He made his Série A debut on 9 April, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against Fluminense. [10]

On 31 May 2022, after establishing himself as a starter, Lucas Pires renewed his contract until May 2026. [11] On 27 June 2023, he was fined 50% of his wages and separated from the first team squad due to disciplinary reasons, being also transfer-listed by the club. [12]

Loan to Cádiz

On 25 July 2023, Pires joined La Liga side Cádiz on loan for the 2023–24 season. [13] He made his debut abroad on 14 August, replacing Javi Hernández in a 1–0 home win over Alavés. [14]

Pires scored his first professional goal on 1 October 2023, netting the opener in a 3–2 away loss to Atlético Madrid. [15]

Burnley

On 3 July 2024, Pires was transferred to EFL Championship side Burnley in a deal worth £1.9m. This move marks one of Burnley's first signings since being relegated from the Premier League, following the 2023–24 season. He made his debut for the club at their opening game of the season against Luton Town, registering 2 assists. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 August 2024 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState league [lower-alpha 1] National cup [lower-alpha 2] League cup [lower-alpha 3] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2021 Série A 000000005 [lower-alpha 4] 050
2022 Série A200100507 [lower-alpha 5] 0420
2023 Série A90100404 [lower-alpha 5] 0270
Total2902009011050740
Cádiz (loan) 2023–24 La Liga 28120301
Burnley 2024–25 Championship 30001040
Career total60120011010110501081
  1. Includes Campeonato Paulista
  2. Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey
  3. Includes EFL Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

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References

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  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
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  11. "Santos FC renova contrato com Lucas Pires por mais 4 anos" [Santos FC renew contract with Lucas Pires for 4 more years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  12. "Nota oficial – Nathan e Lucas Pires" [Official note – Nathan and Lucas Pires] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  13. "Lateral-esquerdo Lucas Pires é emprestado pelo Santos FC ao Cádiz, da Espanha" [Left-back Lucas Pires is loaned from Santos FC to Cádiz, from Spain] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  14. "Ex-Santos, Lucas Pires celebra estreia na Espanha com vitória e projeta encontro com o Barcelona" [Formerly of Santos, Lucas Pires celebrates debut in Spain with a win and projects match against Barcelona] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  15. "Lucas Pires marca pelo Cádiz sobre o Atlético de Madrid na rodada dos emprestados do Santos" [Lucas Pires scores for Cádiz over Atlético de Madrid in the round of Santos loanees] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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