Pablo de Lucas
Pablo de Lucas Torres (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo ðe ˈlukas ˈtores]; born 20 September 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Romanian club FC Voluntari mainly as a defensive midfielder.
De Lucas playing for Beitar Jerusalem in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pablo de Lucas Torres | ||
Date of birth | 20 September 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Elche, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Voluntari | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kelme | |||
Sporting Gijón | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | Sporting Gijón B | ||
2005–2009 | Sporting Gijón | 36 | (1) |
2009 | → Alavés (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Villajoyosa | 17 | (1) |
2010 | San Roque | 12 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Rayo Vallecano B | 34 | (7) |
2011–2013 | Salamanca | 63 | (6) |
2013–2015 | Petrolul Ploiești | 52 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Beitar Jerusalem | 9 | (0) |
2016 | Viitorul Constanța | 13 | (2) |
2016–2020 | Xanthi | 69 | (2) |
2020– | Voluntari | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2020 |
Club career
Sporting de Gijón
De Lucas was born in Elche, Province of Alicante. He was a product of Sporting de Gijón's prolific youth system, Mareo,[1] and made his first-team debut on 4 September 2005, playing three minutes in a 4–0 away win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona; the club was then in the second division.[2]
De Lucas' first goal would come during the 2007–08 season, in a 2–1 away win against Albacete Balompié.[3] He contributed with 12 games as the Asturians returned to La Liga after a ten-year absence.
Loan to Alavés
In early January 2009, de Lucas moved on loan to Alavés,[4] not being able to help prevent the Basque side's relegation to the third level.
Villajoyosa
He moved to the same tier in September, signing with lowly Villajoyosa.[5]
San Roque
On 28 January 2010, de Lucas joined Segunda División B side San Roque.[6]
Rayo Vallecano B
In the summer of 2010, de Lucas joined Segunda División B side Rayo Vallecano B.
Salamanca
On 14 July 2011, de Lucas joined Segunda División B side Salamanca.[7]
Petrolul Ploiești
In the summer of 2013, he moved abroad for the first time, joining Petrolul Ploiești in Romania.[8]
On 7 August 2014, de Lucas scored his team's third goal against FC Viktoria Plzeň, contributing to 4–1 away win for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League (5–2 on aggregate).[9]
Beitar Jerusalem
On 7 July 2015, de Lucas signed a two-year contract with Israelian club Beitar Jerusalem.[10]
Viitorul Constanța
On 30 January 2016, de Lucas signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian club Viitorul Constanța.[11]
References
- Rivera, Víctor (30 November 2008). "De campeones juveniles a futbolistas de Primera" [From youth champions to footballers in Primera]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- "Gimnàstic 0–4 Sporting". ABC (in Spanish). 5 September 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- "La derrota con el Sporting hunde al Albacete y a su técnico" [Defeat with Sporting sink Albacete and their coach]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 February 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- "De Lucas: "Quería jugar asiduamente y aquí creo que puedo hacerlo"" [De Lucas: "I wanted to play regularly and i think i can do it here"]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 January 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- "Villajoyosa: llegaron De Lucas y Limones" [Villajoyosa: De Lucas and Limones arrive.] (in Spanish). esFutbol. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- Cortés, F. (28 January 2010). "Pablo de Lucas, un nuevo refuerzo para el San Roque" [Pablo de Lucas, new addition to San Roque] (in Spanish). Huelva Información. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- "Pablo de Lucas deja el Rayo y jugará en la UD Salamanca" [Pablo de Lucas leaves Rayo and will play in UD Salamanca] (in Spanish). Rayo Herald. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- "Pablo De Lucas se va al Petrolul Ploiesti" [Pablo De Lucas goes to Petrolul Ploiesti]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 7 July 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- "Petrolul and Hajduk heroics stun Europe". UEFA. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- Mihaitalazarica (7 July 2015). "Încă un jucător din Liga 1 în Israel. Pablo de Lucas a semnat cu Beitar Ierusalim" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- Mihaitalazarica (30 January 2016). "OFICIAL Viitorul a mai perfectat un transfer! A semnat şi Pablo de Lucas" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- Tsibogiannis, Achilleas; Vasilis, Theodoros (8 June 2017). "Ανακοίνωσε Ντε Λούκας η Ξάνθη" [De Lucas announced at Xanthi] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- Mihaitalazarica (24 January 2020). "PABLO DE LUCAS, VA JUCA LA FC VOLUNTARI!" (in Romanian). Voluntari. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
External links
- Pablo de Lucas at BDFutbol
- Pablo de Lucas at ESPN FC
- Pablo de Lucas at Soccerway