Lucas Pezzini Leiva
Football player
Brazilian association football player (born 1987)
- Born 9 January 1987
About Lucas Pezzini Leiva
Lucas Pezzini Leiva (born 9 January 1987), known as Lucas or Lucas Leiva (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈlukɐz ˈlejvɐ]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for Grêmio, Liverpool, 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 made 346 appearances over the course of a decade, winning the League Cup in 2012.