Lucas Moura is a rising star in world football. Brazilian midfielder playing for one of the top clubs in England, Tottenham Hotspur.
Biography
The talented football player was born in 1992 on August 13 in Brazil, São Paulo. In a country where football is a real cult, Lucas, like all boys, started kicking the ball from childhood and dreamed of becoming a real star. From the age of six, he already studied at the football academy. The boy really wanted to play this sport and tried to show his talents to the maximum. But before the scouts of professional clubs found him, he changed more than one school.
In 2002, he was noticed by the breeders of the famous Brazilian club "Corinthians". In the academy of this team, he spent three years, after which he moved to another eminent club "São Paulo". Upon reaching adulthood, Lucas immediately signed his first professional contract with the team.
Career
At his first adult club, Moura spent three seasons. After successful performances for the youth team, the coach recommended that he be transferred to the main team. But the head coach of São Paulo did not see anything outstanding in the player, and at first Lucas did not get enough game practice.
Everything changed when the team was headed by another specialist - Paulo Cesar Karpezhiani. Under the new manager of the club, Lucas began to get into the squad more often, and then completely entrenched in it. For three fruitful seasons, the talented footballer made 128 appearances on the field and scored 33 goals. In 2012, Lucas won the first major trophy. Sao Paulo won the South American Cup.
In 2013, the scouts of the famous French club Paris-Saint-Germain became interested in the guy. For Lucas, this was a new challenge and at the same time a step forward in his football career. The first season in the team, he rarely appeared in the starting lineup, the club was very competitive and in order to gain a foothold in the start, it was necessary to try very hard. Moure managed to break into the base, and from the next season he regularly appeared on the field. In total, the footballer played 172 matches, scoring goals 26 times.
Despite the fact that the contract with PSG was calculated until 2019, during the winter transfer window, Tottenham Hotspur announced the transfer of Lucas Moura to Spurs, and he spent the rest of the season with the English club. Since the start of the 18/19 season, Moura has regularly appeared on the pitch. The contract with the team is valid until 2023.
Since 2010, he has also played for the Brazilian national team. For her, he played 31 matches and already won the Confederations Cup in 2013.
Personal life
Lucas Moura met his love back in Sao Paulo. They met through a mutual friend. The girl's name is Larissa Saad, she is a well-known presenter and fashion model in Brazil. In December 2016, the couple got married, and in 2017 they had a child.
