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| Full name | Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1992-08-13)13 August 1992 (age 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger,attacking midfielder[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | São Paulo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Juventus-SP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Corinthians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | São Paulo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | São Paulo | 103 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Paris Saint-Germain | 153 | (34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Tottenham Hotspur | 152 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | São Paulo | 62 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Brazil U20 | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Brazil U23 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Brazil | 37 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:29, 10 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:37, 10 September 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva (born 13 August 1992), known asLucas Moura (Brazilian Portuguese:[ˈlukazˈmowɾɐ]),[4] is a Brazilian professionalfootballer who plays as awinger orattacking midfielder forCampeonato Brasileiro Série A clubSão Paulo and theBrazil national team.
Moura started his professional career atSão Paulo where he became one of the best players in theCampeonato Brasileiro. His pace and dribbling skills garnered attention from numerous European clubs, eventually earning him a transfer to French sideParis Saint-Germain. After winning multiple domestic trophies over a five-year span at the club, Moura was then signed by English sideTottenham Hotspur. He was involved in the side reaching their first everUEFA Champions League final, scoring a historic hat-trick againstAjax in the second leg of the semi-final of the competition to help Spurs advance to the final. After five years with Tottenham, Moura returned to São Paulo in 2023, winning theCopa do Brasil in his first season back at the club.
Moura made his senior international debut forBrazil in 2011 and has since earned over 30caps, representing the nation at two editions of theCopa América, the2012 Olympics (where he won a silver medal), and the2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, winning the latter title.
Moura joinedSão Paulo FC in 2005 after playing for the youth teams ofClube Atlético Juventus andCorinthians and was known asMarcelinho since he played for aMarcelinho Carioca football school as a child and also had physical resemblance with the former footballer.[5] Having had prominence at youth level, he was promoted to play professionally by Milton Cruz. Moura made his debut with the São Paulo first-team in 2010, scoring 4 goals and providing four assists in 25 appearances. In the same year, he stated his desire to be known for his given name instead of a nickname to "make his own history in football without comparisons".[6][7] In 2011, Moura scored nine goals and provided four assists in 28 appearances in theCampeonato Brasileiro and 13 goals and eight assists in all competitions.[citation needed]
During the summer of 2012,Manchester United andInter Milan were reported to be interested in signing Moura.[8] On 8 August 2012,Paris Saint-Germain won the battle and announced the player would be moving to the club in January 2013. He would be the club's most expensive signing.[9] The transfer fee was reported to be in the region of €45 million (£38 million).[10] It was announced that Moura would wear the No. 29 shirt for the remainder of the season.[citation needed]
On 11 January 2013, Moura made his debut againstAC Ajaccio, in a match that ended as a 0–0 draw. He also played in theChampions League away victory overValencia on 12 February, assisting a goal in the process.[11] On 13 September 2013, he scored his first goal for PSG in a 2–0league victory over Bordeaux.[12]
For the2014–15 season, followingJérémy Ménez's transfer toA.C. Milan, Moura was handed the No. 7 shirt – the same number he wore while playing forSão Paulo.[13] He made his season debut for PSG in their 2–0Trophée des Champions victory overCoupe de France winnersEA Guingamp on 2 August 2014 at theWorkers Stadium inBeijing.[14]
He scored his first goal of the2014–15 Ligue 1 campaign on 16 August, volleying in aGregory van der Wiel cross as PSG defeatedBastia 2–0.[15] On 5 October, Moura scored the opening goal in a match that finished 1–1 against title rivalsMonaco.[16] With his two goals in PSG's 3–0 victory overBordeaux on 25 October, he equalled his league tally from the previous season.[17]
On 7 August 2015, Moura scored the first goal of the2015–16 Ligue 1 season in PSG's 1–0 defeat ofLille OSC at theStade Pierre-Mauroy.[18]
On 15 October 2016, Moura scored PSG's first goal in the 13th minute in a 2–1 away win againstAS Nancy in a Ligue 1 match with a curling free-kick from the left which nobody got a touch to; that was his fifth league goal of the2016–17 Ligue 1 season.[19] For the2017–18 Ligue 1 season, he appeared only as substitute six times for the club, and left in January 2018.[20]
On 31 January 2018, Moura signed a contract withTottenham Hotspur until 2023 for a transfer fee of around £25 million.[20][21] He made his debut for Tottenham in the2017–18 UEFA Champions League match againstJuventus on 13 February 2018, coming on as a late substitute in the match that ended in a 2–2 draw.[22] He made his first start as well as scoring his first goal for the club in theFA Cup tie againstRochdale on 18 February 2018 that also finished 2–2.[23]
In the2018–19 season, Moura scored his first Premier League goal on 18 August 2018 in Spurs' 3–1 win overFulham.[24] In the following match on 27 August 2018, he scored a brace against Manchester United as Tottenham won 3–0 in only their third away win at Old Trafford in 27 games.[25][26] He scored his firstChampions League goal for Spurs in the group round match againstPSV.[27] In the away match againstBarcelona atCamp Nou, Moura scored a late equaliser after Barcelona took an early lead in the game. The game ended 1–1, which sent Tottenham through into the knockout stage together with Barcelona.[28] On 13 April 2019, he scored ahat-trick in the 4–0 win overHuddersfield Town. This was his first hat-trick in Europe and the first ever hat-trick scored at the newTottenham Hotspur Stadium.[29]
On 8 May 2019, Moura scored a second half hat-trick in Tottenham's 3–2 victory overAjax at theJohan Cruyff Arena in the second leg of their Champions League semi-finals. Spurs came back from 2–0 down on the night, and 3–0 down on aggregate to win on away goals. His third goal, in the 96th minute, sent his team into aChampions League final for the first time in their history.[30] This performance ledL'Équipe to award him a perfect 10 rating, making him the tenth ever player to be awarded a 10 rating by them.[31]
On 9 August 2019, Moura signed a new contract with Tottenham until 2024.[32] He scored his first goal of the2019–20 season on 17 August 2019, equalising againstManchester City within nineteen seconds of being introduced as a substitute.[33]
On 12 January 2023, it was announced that Moura's Spurs contract would not be extended.[34] On 18 May, the club confirmed that he would depart in the summer.[35] On 28 May, the last day of the Premier League season, Moura netted during stoppage time in an emphatic 4–1 win overLeeds United in his final game for the club.[36]
In August 2023, after three months without a club, Lucas Moura returned toSão Paulo Futebol Clube, marking his comeback after eleven years. His signing garnered attention as the biggest move of the winter transfer window in Brazilian football, creating a significant buzz on social media.[37][38] The contract stipulated his stay until December.[39]
During his presentation, he received the number 7 shirt, worn in his initial stint, handed over by the previous holder,Alisson.[40]
On 6 July, he played his return match, coming in on the second half in the 2–0 defeat against Atlético Mineiro atMorumbi.[41][42] He participated in an emotional pre-match presentation alongside the high-profile additionJames Rodríguez.[43] Despite a positive debut with chances created, he conceded the penalty which resulted in the second Atlético goal.[44][45] He scored his first goal since his return on 13 August, in the 1–1 draw against Flamengo in the 19th round of Brasileirão.[46]
On 16 August, he had the standout performance of theCopa do Brasil semifinals, helping São Paulo win the return match against Corinthians by 2–0 (3–2 on aggregate). During the match, Lucas outpaced and dribbled past Corinthians' slow and visibly frustrated defense, creating multiple chances before finally scoring a header in the 32nd minute of the first half, securing the comeback in the aggregate score.
On 24 August, he scored the only goal in São Paulo's 2–1 away defeat to LDU in the Copa Sudamericana, which marked his first appearance in the competition since 2012.
Lucas played both legs of the Cup final againstFlamengo, with São Paulo winning the away game 1–0 and tying the home match 1–1, thus securing São Paulo's first Copa do Brasil title.[47] Despite only playing three matches, Lucas was praised as one of the key players in the tournament.[48]
On 22 December, he extended his contract with São Paulo until the end of 2026.[49]
Moura was a frequent member ofBrazil's Under-20 international side. In February 2011, he played forBrazil in theUnder-20 South American Championship where he scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 victory overUruguay in the final. Moura made his senior international debut forBrazil in a friendly match againstScotland on 27 March 2011. On 28 September 2011, Moura scored his first senior international goal for Brazil againstArgentina.[citation needed]
Moura was named inMano Menezes' squad for the2011 Copa América in Argentina. Moura appeared in the group stage matches againstParaguay,Ecuador andVenezuela as a second-half substitute on all occasions. He once again featured as a substitute in Brazil'spenalty shoot-out defeat toParaguay in the quarter-finals which eliminated Brazil from the competition.[citation needed]
Moura was selected to compete for theBrazil Olympic football team in the2012 Summer Olympics in London along with club teammatesCasemiro andBruno Uvini. He appeared in three matches as a substitute, including theGold medal match withMexico, and started in the 3–0group stage victory overNew Zealand.[citation needed]
Moura was selected byLuiz Felipe Scolari for the2013 FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil.[50]
In 2016, Moura was named inDunga's 23-man squad for theCopa América Centenario in the United States.[51]
In September 2024, six years after his last cap, Moura was called up for the2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay, and claimed that he initially thought it was a prank.[52] He came on as a substitute in both matches.[53][54]
Credited as a quick and mobilewinger, who is also powerful, creative, and technically gifted,[55] Moura is also known for his explosive acceleration, agility, jumping, and pace – both on and off the ball –, as well as his movement, and his excellentdribbling skills, in particular his use oftrickery andfeints, which make him a dangerous offensive threat.[56][57][58][59][60] A versatile player, he is also capable of playing in several positions, and has also been deployed as aforward,[61] inmidfield,[62] as asupport striker,[63] or even as anattacking midfielder behind the strikers.[64] However, he has been accused of being inconsistent in the media, in particular in his youth,[63] while his vision and decision–making have also been cited as weaknesses to his game.[65]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| São Paulo | 2010 | Série A | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2011 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 1 | — | 43 | 13 | ||||
| 2012 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | 9[d] | 2 | — | 60 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 2 | — | 12 | 3 | — | 128 | 33 | ||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 36 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 53 | 5 | |||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 7 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 46 | 8 | |||
| 2015–16 | 36 | 9 | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9[e] | 2 | 1[f] | 0 | 56 | 13 | |||
| 2016–17 | 37 | 12 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 1 | 53 | 19 | |||
| 2017–18 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 153 | 34 | — | 18 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 229 | 46 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2017–18 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1[e] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 10 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12[e] | 5 | — | 49 | 15 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 35 | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6[e] | 1 | — | 47 | 7 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13[g] | 5 | — | 50 | 9 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 34 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5[h] | 1 | — | 45 | 6 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 152 | 20 | — | 17 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 40 | 12 | — | 221 | 39 | ||||
| São Paulo | 2023 | Série A | 14 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2[d] | 1 | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2024 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 7[i] | 1 | — | 47 | 14 | ||||
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[i] | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | — | 80 | 20 | ||||
| Career total | 422 | 84 | 47 | 14 | 55 | 14 | 29 | 4 | 99 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 656 | 137 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Brazil | 2011 | 10 | 1 |
| 2012 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 28 September 2011 | Estádio Olímpico do Pará, Belém, Brazil |  Argentina | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2011 Superclásico de las Américas |
| 2 | 10 September 2012 | Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil |  China | 3–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 11 October 2012 | Swedbank Stadion, Malmö, Sweden |  Iraq | 6–0 | 6–0 | |
| 4 | 9 June 2013 | Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre, Brazil |  France | 3–0 | 3–0 |
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