Lucas Filipe da Silva Dias (born January 18, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC, on loan from Sporting CP B.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Filipe Silva Dias | ||
| Date of birth | January 18, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Cavalry FC (on loan from Sporting CP) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Sporting Academy Toronto | ||
| 2014– | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Sporting CP B | 16 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Cavalry FC (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Portugal U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Canada U23 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 28, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 29, 2021 | |||
Early life edit
Born in Toronto, Dias is of Portuguese descent through both sets of grandparents.[1] He began playing house league soccer at age four in Woodbridge.[2] In 2011, he joined the new Sporting Academy Toronto, which was affiliated with Portuguese club Sporting CP, playing two years up.[1] He attracted the attention of the Portuguese club, being invited for brief training stint's with the club's academy when he was nine,[1] later joining the academy permanently at age 11,[3] becoming the first player to move from the Toronto academy to the Portuguese academy.[4][5] He signed a professional contract with the club at age 16.[6]
Club career edit
After signing his initial pro contract at age 16, he made his senior debut with Sporting B in a league match against Oriental Dragon in the third tier on May 29, 2021.[7] In June 2021, he extended his contract with Sporting for an additional five years.[8][9] He split the 2021–22 season between Sporting B in Liga 3 and Sporting U19, where he played in the UEFA Youth League. He scored his first goal for Sporting B on August 22, 2021, in a 1–0 victory against Caldas, earning man of the match honours.[10][11] He made his debut for the Sporting first team on October 8, 2021, in a friendly against Torreense.[12] He spent the 2022–23 season with the Sporting U23 in the national U23 league and was called up for a training session with the first team in April 2023.[13]
In February 2024, he joined Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC on loan for the 2024 season.[14][15] He made his debut for Cavalry on February 27, in a CONCACAF Champions Cup match against Orlando City SC.[16]
International career edit
Dias is eligible to represent both Canada and Portugal.[17]
He made his debut for the Portugal U16 team on November 29, 2018, against Denmark U16.[18][19]
In 2021, Dias was named to the Canada U23 team for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship at age 18.[20] On March 19, 2021, he made his U23 debut against El Salvador U23.[21] He made four appearances, as Canada failed to qualify after being defeated by Mexico U23 in the semi-finals.[22] In May 2022, Dias was named to the 60-man preliminary squad for the Canada U20 for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[23]
Career statistics edit
- As of April 28, 2024[24]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||||
| Cavalry FC (loan) | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b c "Lucas Dias enjoying first taste of Canadian men's soccer program". Sportsnet. March 28, 2021.
- ^ Lucas Dias at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Lucas Dias". Sporting FC Toronto.
- ^ Vignoli, Leandro (September 11, 2014). "Acclaimed Sporting CP academy in Toronto fosters dreams". Toronto Observer.
- ^ Jacques, John (March 6, 2021). "Nogueira And Dias Make Canada U-23 Squad For Olympic Qualifiers". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (March 28, 2021). "Youngest member of Olympic team enjoying first taste of Canada program". TSN.
- ^ "Lucas Dias renova contrato com o Sporting e revela-se fã de Pote: "É um exemplo"" [Lucas Dias renews his contract with Sporting and reveals himself as a fan of Pote: «It's an example»]. Record (in Portuguese). June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Lucas Dias Renova Ligação ao Sporting CP" [Lucas Dias Renews Connection to Sporting CP]. Sporting CP (in Portuguese). June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Lucas Dias, Mais Cinco Anos" [Lucas Dias, Five More Years]. Record (in Portuguese). June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Lucas Dias Premiado" [Lucas Dias Awarded]. Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese). August 22, 2021.
- ^ Gomes, Rui (August 23, 2021). "Lucas Dias em destaque" [Lucas Dias highlighted]. Camarto Leonino.
- ^ "Sporting bateu Torreense no regresso de Pedro Gonçalves" [Sporting beat Torreense on Pedro Gonçalves' return]. Mais Futbol. October 8, 2021.
- ^ "Três jogadores dos sub-23 chamados ao treino do Sporting" [Three under-23 players called up to Sporting training]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Cavalry FC Signs Midfielder Lucas Dias". Cavalry FC. February 5, 2024.
- ^ Jacques, John (February 5, 2024). "Lisbon Loanee: Cavalry Adds Midfielder Lucas Dias". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (February 27, 2024). "Match Analysis: Cavalry FC go down swinging in Concacaf Champions Cup tie against Orlando City SC". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Saelhof, Todd (February 5, 2024). "Sporting's phenom Lucas Dias joins Cavalry on loan". Calgary Herald.
- ^ da Cunha, Pedro Jorge; Alvarenga, Victor Hugo (October 8, 2021). "Aposta de Ruben Amorim: Lucas Dias, o menino que não vê os pais na bancada" [Ruben Amorim's bet: Lucas Dias, the boy who doesn't see his parents on the bench]. Mais Futbol (in Portuguese).
- ^ Marinaro, Tony [@tonymarinaro] (November 30, 2018). "Congrats to 15 yr old Lucas Dias from Toronto, Ontario" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (March 10, 2021). "A dive into Canada's Olympic Qualifying roster". Waking the Red.
- ^ Molinaro, John (March 19, 2021). "Canadian men's team off to a winning start at Concacaf Olympic qualifiers". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Juventus atenta a Lucas Dias" [Juventus attentive to Lucas Dias]. Record (in Portuguese). March 31, 2021.
- ^ "Canada Soccer's provisional list for the CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ Lucas Dias at Soccerway
External links edit
- Lucas Dias Sporting profile
- Lucas Dias at Soccerway
- Lucas Dias national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Lucas Dias club profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)