Lucas Leiva é um ex-volante brasileiro revelado pelo Grêmio, com quase dez anos de Liverpool, cinco temporadas na Lazio e 24 jogos pela seleção brasileira.
Lucas Leiva
Lucas Pezzini Leiva was born on January 9, 1987, in Dourados (MS), and played as a midfielder throughout a professional career spanning 23 years. Developed by Grêmio, he won the Rio Grande do Sul state championship in 2006 and 2007 and, in 2006, became the youngest player to receive the Bola de Ouro award from Placar magazine, honoring the best player of the Brazilian Championship. In 2007 he was signed by Liverpool for approximately 5 million pounds, where he made 247 appearances and scored one goal. In 2017 he transferred to Lazio, appearing in 155 matches and scoring two goals, and won the Italian Cup and two Supercopas. For the Brazilian national team, he earned 24 caps, with participation in the 2011 Copa América and a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games. He returned to Grêmio in 2022.