Lucas Leiva, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetLucas Leiva
Brazilian footballer
Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1987
Place of Birth: Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Profession: association football player
Nationality: Italy, Brazil
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
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About Lucas Leiva
- Lucas Pezzini Leiva (born 9 January 1987), known as Lucas or Lucas Leiva (Brazilian Portuguese: ['luk?z 'lejv?]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian club Lazio and the Brazil national team. Lucas began his career as a box-to-box midfielder at Grêmio where he won the Campeonato Gaúcho in 2006 and 2007.
- In July 2007 he moved to Liverpool, where he played 347 professional matches over the course of a decade, winning the League Cup in 2012.
- Between 2010 and 2016 Lucas led the Premier League in tackles per game five times in six seasons.
- He joined Lazio in 2017. A full international since 2007, he has earned 24 caps and represented Brazil at the 2008 Olympics and 2011 Copa América, winning a bronze medal at the former.
- He also captained the under-20 team to victory in the 2007 South American Youth Championship.
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