| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Oliveira Rosa | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2025 | Valladolid | 73 | (1) |
| 2025– | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Brazil U17 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:50, 31 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Lucas Oliveira Rosa (born 3 April 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dutch club Ajax. Mainly a right-back, he has been deployed as a right wing-back and a left-back on occasion. [1]
Internationally, Lucas played for his native Brazil at under-17 level.
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]
On 4 February 2025, Rosa joined Dutch side Ajax by signing a contract until 2029. [8]
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. [9] Lucas represented Brazil at under-17 level during the preparation for the 2017 South American U-17 Championship.
| 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 | ||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 73 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 80 | 1 | |||
| Ajax | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 129 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 2 | ||
Juventus U23
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