Lucas Rosa
| 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 | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Brazil U17 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 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.
Club career
Early career
Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Lucas played for local Vale Sports, Taubaté and Palmeiras' youth categories.[2]
Juventus
In April 2018, Lucas moved to Italy to join Juventus, initially playing for their Primavera (under-19) squad.[3] He was promoted to the Juventus U23 team (later renamed Juventus Next Gen) competing in Serie C. He made his professional debut for the U23s on 30 March 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute against Pistoiese.[4] Over three seasons, Rosa made 31 appearances for Juventus U23 in Serie C.[5] He was also part of the squad that won the Coppa Italia Serie C in the 2019–20 season.
Real Valladolid
On 27 May 2021, Rosa signed a four-year contract with Spanish club Real Valladolid, initially assigned to the reserve team, Real Valladolid Promesas, playing in the Primera Federación.[6] He was a regular starter for the B team during the 2021–22 season, making 25 appearances and scoring his first professional goal against Calahorra on 16 April 2022.[5][7]
Rosa was promoted to the Real Valladolid first team for the 2022–23 season. He made his senior debut for the club on 19 October 2022, starting in a 4–1 La Liga defeat against Celta de Vigo.[7] He made his Copa del Rey debut on 12 November against Barbadás.[7] He featured regularly throughout the season, making 17 La Liga appearances and 3 Copa del Rey appearances as Valladolid suffered relegation.[5] In the 2023–24 season, Rosa was a key player in Segunda División, making 35 league appearances and scoring once as the team achieved immediate promotion back to La Liga.[5] He continued as a regular starter in La Liga during the first half of the 2024–25 season, making 21 league appearances before his transfer.[5] In total, he played 80 times for the Real Valladolid first team, scoring once.[5]
Ajax
On 4 February 2025, Rosa returned to the Netherlands, joining Eredivisie side Ajax on a contract until 30 June 2029.[8] He made his debut for the club on 13 February 2025, starting in a 2–0 away victory against Union Saint-Gilloise in the UEFA Europa League knockout round play-offs.[9] He subsequently made appearances in both the Eredivisie and the Europa League, including a notable performance against PSV Eindhoven on 30 March.[5][10]
International career
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.[11] Lucas represented Brazil at under-17 level during the preparation for the 2017 South American U-17 Championship.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 April 2025[12]
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 133 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Juventus U23
- Coppa Italia Serie C: 2019–20
References
- ^ "Focus Juventus Primavera e Under 23: alla scoperta dei talenti in bianconero". Calcio Nazionale. 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Da base do Taubaté para sonho com Seleção e dicas de CR7: este é Lucas Rosa, da Juve" [From the youth setup of Taubaté to the dream with the national team and tips from CR7: this is Lucas Rosa, from Juve] (in Brazilian Portuguese). TNT Sports. 28 July 2020. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Jovem lateral campeão no Palmeiras em 2017 vai jogar na Juventus-ITA" [Young full-back champion at Palmeiras in 2017 will play at Juventus-ITA] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (30 March 2019). "Juventus U23-Pistoiese 0-4: pesante ko per i bianconeri HIGHLIGHTS". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e f g Lucas Rosa at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "LUCAS ROSA, PRIMER REFUERZO PARA EL PROMESAS" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 27 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Lucas Rosa's achievements and success". BeSoccer. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Ajax signs Lucas Rosa". AFC Ajax. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Rosa feels good after debut: 'Ajax is my home'". AFC Ajax. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Rosa: 'I was ready to show myself'". AFC Ajax. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Ex-Palmeiras, promessa brasileira treina com CR7 no time da Juventus: "Muito enriquecedor"". Globoesporte. 11 March 2020. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Lucas Rosa at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
External links
- Profile at the Real Valladolid website (in Spanish)
- Lucas Rosa at BDFutbol