Lucas Felipe Calegari (born 27 February 2002) is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays for
Major League Soccer
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club
LA Galaxy
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, on loan from
Fluminense as a
right-back
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.
Playing career
Calegari began playing football locally at the age of 7, and started as a forward with Uirapuru. Calegari joined the youth a academy of
Fluminense at the age of 12, and signed his first contract with them in December 2019. Calegari made his professional debut with Fluminense in a 1-0
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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win over
Athletico Paranaense
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on 22 August 2020.
International career
Calegari represented the
Brazil U17s once in a 4–1 friendly win over the
Paraguay U17s on 26 July 2019.
References
External links
Fluminense profile
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2002 births
Living people
Footballers from Cuiabá
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazil men's youth international footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Fluminense FC players
Major League Soccer players
LA Galaxy players
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