Lucas Olaza

Lucas René Olaza Catrofe (born 21 July 1994) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a left back for Spanish club Celta de Vigo on loan from Argentine club Boca Juniors.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Olaza and the second or maternal family name is Catrofe.
Lucas Olaza
Personal information
Full name Lucas René Olaza Catrofe
Date of birth (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Celta Vigo
(on loan from Boca Juniors)
Number 15
Youth career
2009–2011 River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 River Plate Montevideo 31 (7)
2014–2015 → Atlético Paranaense (loan) 6 (0)
2015–2016 → Celta Vigo B (loan) 24 (0)
2016–2017 Danubio 27 (6)
2017–2019 Talleres de Córdoba 24 (4)
2018–2019 → Boca Juniors (loan) 4 (0)
2019– Boca Juniors 0 (0)
2019– → Celta Vigo (loan) 36 (1)
National team‡
2012–2013 Uruguay U20 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 July 2013

Club career

Olaza was born in Montevideo. After graduating from River Plate's youth system, he made his professional debut on 19 February 2012, in a 2–3 away loss against Nacional.[1]

On 7 January 2014 Olaza joined Brazilian Série A side Atlético Paranaense, in a season-long loan deal.[2] He made his Série A debut on 20 April, playing the last 23 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Grêmio.[3]

On 29 July 2015 Olaza moved to La Liga side RC Celta de Vigo, initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[4] After his loan ended, he returned to his home country and joined Danubio.

On 27 July 2017, Olaza agreed to a three-year deal with Talleres de Córdoba, as the club bought 70% of his federative rights.[5] On 1 August of the following year, he moved to fellow Argentine Primera División side Boca Juniors,[6] helping the side reach the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals.

On 31 January 2019, Olaza returned to Celta, now being assigned to the main squad after agreeing to a six-month loan.[7] He made his debut for Celta on 30 March 2019, starting in a 3-2 win against Villarreal, where he provided the assist for the 2nd goal.[8] He remained an integral part of the starting XI from this point, eventually helping the team to escape relegation on the final matchday.

Following his decent performances, his loan was extended to another year on July 2 2019. [9]

Honours

International
Uruguay U20

FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2013 Runner-up

References
  1. Nacional 3–2 River Plate; ESPN Deportes, 19 February 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. Atlético-PR fecha com Lucas Olaza, promessa da seleção uruguaia sub-20 (Atlético-PR signs Lucas Olaza, Uruguay under-20's wonderkid); Terra Esportes, 7 January 2014 (in Portuguese)
  3. "Atlético-PR marca, segura pressão do Grêmio e vence no Orlando Scarpelli" [Atlético-PR scores, holds off Grêmio's pressure and wins at Orlando Scarpelli] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  4. "Lucas Olaza llega cedido al Celta" [Lucas Olaza arrives on loan at Celta] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  5. "Talleres le compró el 70 por ciento de la ficha y Olaza firmó por tres años" [Talleres bought 70% of his rights and Olaza signed for three years] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. "Boca ficha a Olaza con polémica" [Boca sign Olaza with controversy] (in Spanish). Sport. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. "El RC Celta completa su defensa con el lateral Lucas Olaza" [RC Celta complete their defense with the full back Lucas Olaza] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  8. "RC Celta vs Villarreal CF Live". La Liga. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  9. "Lucas Olaza will carry on one more season in RC Celta". RC Celta. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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