Lucas Pires
Lucas Pires with Santos in 2022
Personal information
Full name Lucas Pires Silva
Date of birth (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Cádiz
(on loan from Santos)
Number 33
Youth career
2009–2021 Corinthians
2021–2022 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Santos 49 (0)
2023– → Cádiz (loan) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Lucas Pires Silva (born 24 March 2001), known as Lucas Pires, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Cádiz, on loan from Santos.

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 playing for 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 Fluimnense.[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 CF on loan for the 2023–24 season.[13]

Career statistics

As of 28 June 2023[14]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2021 Série A 00———5[lower-alpha 1]050
2022 200100507[lower-alpha 2]0—420
2023 90100404[lower-alpha 2]0—270
Total 2902009011050740
Cádiz (loan) 2023–24 La Liga 00—00——00
Career total 2902009011050740
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ↑ "Lucas Pires". Santos FC. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  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.
  9. ↑ "Santos vence Corinthians de virada; Sylvinho é demitido" [Santos defeat Corinthians with a comeback; Sylvinho is fired] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Fluminense e Santos empatam sem gols na abertura do Brasileirão 2022" [Fluminense and Santos draw blank in the opening of the 2022 Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  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. ↑ Lucas Pires at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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