Lucas Felipe Calegari (born 27 February 2002) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy, on loan from Fluminense as a right-back.

Lucas Calegari
Personal information
Full name Lucas Felipe Calegari
Date of birth (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Cuiabá, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
LA Galaxy
(on loan from Fluminense)
Number 2
Youth career
2009–2014 Uirapuru
2014–2019 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Fluminense 66 (1)
2023–LA Galaxy (loan) 7 (0)
International career
2019 Brazil U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:48, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 August 2020

Playing career edit

Calegari began playing football locally at the age of 7, and started as a forward with Uirapuru.[1] Calegari joined the youth a academy of Fluminense at the age of 12, and signed his first contract with them in December 2019.[2] Calegari made his professional debut with Fluminense in a 1-0 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A win over Athletico Paranaense on 22 August 2020.[3]

International career edit

Calegari represented the Brazil U17s once in a 4–1 friendly win over the Paraguay U17s on 26 July 2019.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Cuiabano assina contrato com Fluminense e é promessa no sub-20 em 2019". Olho No Esporte MT.
  2. ^ Esportivo, Olhar. "Olhar Esportivo - Cuiabano do Fluminense, Calegari salva gol impressionante em clássico; vídeo". Olhar Esportivo.
  3. ^ "Athletico Paranaense vs. Fluminense - 22 August 2020 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Em São Januário, Seleção Brasileira Sub-17 volta a vencer o Paraguai". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol.

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