Lucas de los Santos

Lucas de los Santos
Personal information
Full name Lucas Paul de los Santos Ruiz Díaz
Date of birth (2001-07-26) 26 July 2001
Place of birth Paysandú, Uruguay
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Puebla
Youth career
–2021 Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Defensor Sporting 61 (0)
2023– Puebla 12 (0)
2024–2025Celaya (loan) 32 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2025

Lucas Paul de los Santos Ruiz Díaz (born 26 July 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mexican club Celaya on loan from Puebla.

Career

Lucas de los Santos played locally in his hometown of Paysandú before arriving in the capital to sign for Defensor Sporting and came through their youth ranks.[1] He made his first team debut on 5 October, 2021 in the 1-0 defeat of Central Español in the Uruguayan Segunda División.[2] Following their promotion in the 2021 promotion play offs, de los Santos made his debut in the Uruguayan Primera Division on 5 February, 2022 against Liverpool at the Estadio Luis Franzini.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Lucas Paul de los Santos está cerca de abrochar su llegada a un equipo de la MLS". elpais.com.
  2. ^ "CENTRAL ESPAÑOL VS. DEFENSOR SPORTING 1 - 0". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Debuta Defensor Sporting y es un taponazo para el Uruguayo de Primera". elpais.com.
  4. ^ "DEFENSOR SPORTING VS LIVERPOOL 0-3". Soccerway.