Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva (born 13 August 1992), known as Lucas Moura (), is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a winger and forward for

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club

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. Moura started his professional career at

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where he became one of the best players in the Campeonato Paulista. His pace and dribbling skills garnered attention from numerous European clubs, eventually earning him a transfer to French side

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. After winning multiple domestic trophies over a five-year span at the club, Moura was then signed by English side Tottenham Hotspur. He was involved in the side reaching their first ever

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, scoring a historic hat-trick in the second leg of the semi-final of the competition to help Spurs advance to the final. Moura made his senior international debut for

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in 2011 and has since earned over 30

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, representing the nation at two editions of the Copa América, the 2012 Olympics (where he won a silver medal), and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, winning the latter title.

Club career

São Paulo

Moura joined São Paulo FC in 2005 after playing for the youth teams of

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and

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and was known as Marcelinho since he played for a

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football school as a child and also had physical resemblance with the former footballer. Having had prominence at youth level, he was promoted to play professionally by Milton Cruz. Moura made his debut with the São Paulo first-team in 2010, scoring 4 goals and providing four assists in 25 appearances. In the same year, he stated his desire to be known for his given name instead of a nickname to "make his own history in football without comparisons". In 2011, Moura scored nine goals and provided four assists in 28 appearances in the Campeonato Brasileiro and 13 goals and eight assists in all competitions.

Paris Saint-Germain

During the summer of 2012, Manchester United and

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were reported to be interested in signing Moura. On 8 August 2012,

won the battle and announced the player would be moving to the club in January 2013. He would be the club's most expensive signing. The transfer fee was reported to be in the region of €45 million (£38 million). It was announced that Moura would wear the No. 29 shirt for the remainder of the season. On 11 January 2013, Moura made his debut against

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, in a match that ended as a 0–0 draw. He also played in the Champions League away victory over

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on 12 February, assisting a goal in the process. On 13 September 2013, he scored his first goal for PSG in a 2–0

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victory over Bordeaux. For the 2014–15 season, following

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's transfer to

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, Moura was handed the No. 7 shirt – the same number he wore while playing for

. He made his season debut for PSG in their 2–0

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victory over

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winners EA Guingamp on 2 August 2014 at the Workers Stadium in

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. He scored his first goal of the

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campaign on 16 August, volleying in a

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cross as PSG defeated

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2–0. On 5 October, Moura scored the opening goal in a match that finished 1–1 against title rivals

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. With his two goals in PSG's 3–0 victory over

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on 25 October, he equalled his league tally from the previous season. On 7 August 2015, Moura scored the first goal of the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season in PSG's 1–0 defeat of Lille OSC at the

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. On 15 October 2016, Moura scored PSG's first goal in the 13th minute in a 2–1 away win against

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in a Ligue 1 match with a curling free-kick from the left which nobody got a touch to; that was his fifth league goal of the

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season. For the

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season, he appeared only as substitute six times for the club, and left in January 2018.

Tottenham Hotspur

On 31 January 2018, Moura signed a contract with

until 2023 for a transfer fee of around £25 million. He made his debut for Tottenham in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League match against Juventus on 13 February 2018, coming on as a late substitute in the match that ended in a 2–2 draw. He made his first start as well as scoring his first goal for the club in the

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tie against

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on 18 February 2018 that also finished 2–2. In the 2018–19 season, Moura scored his first Premier League goal on 18 August 2018 in Spurs' 3–1 win over Fulham. In the following match on 27 August 2018, he scored a brace against Manchester United as Tottenham won 3–0 in only their third away win at Old Trafford in 27 games. He scored his first Champions League goal for Spurs in the group round match against PSV. In the away match against

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at Camp Nou, Moura scored a late equaliser after Barcelona took an early lead in the game. The game ended 1–1, which sent Tottenham through into the knockout stage together with Barcelona. On 13 April 2019, he scored a

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in the 4–0 win over

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. This was his first hat-trick in Europe and the first ever hat-trick scored at the new

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. On 8 May 2019, Moura scored a second half hat-trick in Tottenham's 3–2 victory over

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at the Johan Cruyff Arena in the second leg of their Champions League semi-finals. Spurs came back from 2–0 down on the night, and 3–0 down on aggregate to win on away goals. His third goal, in the 96th minute, sent his team into a

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for the first time in their history. This performance lead ''

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'' to award him a perfect 10 rating, making him the tenth ever player to be awarded a 10 rating by them. On 9 August 2019, Moura signed a new contract with Tottenham until 2024. He scored his first goal of the 2019–20 season on 17 August 2019, equalising against Manchester City within nineteen seconds of being introduced as a substitute.

International career

Youth career and early senior career

Moura was a frequent member of Brazil's Under-20 international side. In February 2011, he played for

in the Under-20 South American Championship where he scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 victory over

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in the final. Moura made his senior international debut for

in a friendly match against

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on 27 March 2011. On 28 September 2011, Moura scored his first senior international goal for Brazil against

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2011 Copa América

Moura was named in Mano Menezes' squad for the 2011 Copa América in Argentina. Moura appeared in the group stage matches against

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and

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as a second-half substitute on all occasions. He once again featured as a substitute in Brazil's

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defeat to

in the quarter-finals which eliminated Brazil from the competition.

2012 Olympics

Moura was selected to compete for the

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in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London along with club teammates

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and

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. He appeared in three matches as a substitute, including the

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with

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, and started in the 3–0

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victory over

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2013 Confederations Cup

Moura was selected by

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for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil.

Copa América Centenario

In 2016, Moura was named in

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's 23-man squad for the

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in the United States.

Style of play

Credited as a quick and mobile winger, who is also powerful, creative, and technically gifted, Moura is also known for his explosive acceleration, agility, jumping, and pace – both on and off the ball –, as well as his movement, and his excellent

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skills, in particular his use of

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and

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, which make him a dangerous offensive threat. A versatile player, he is also capable of playing in several positions, and has also been deployed as a forward, in

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, as a support striker, or even as an

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behind the strikers. However, he has been accused of being inconsistent in the media, in particular in his youth, while his vision and decision–making have also been cited as weaknesses to his game.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results tables list Brazil's goal tally first.''

Honours

São Paulo * Copa Sudamericana:

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Paris Saint-Germain * Ligue 1:

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, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 *

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 * Coupe de la Ligue: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 *

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, 2015,

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Tottenham Hotspur * EFL Cup runner-up:

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runner-up: 2018–19 Brazil U20 *

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: 2011 Brazil U23 * Summer Olympic silver medal:

Brazil * FIFA Confederations Cup:

Individual * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:

* Bola de Prata: 2012 * UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: October 2014 *

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: August 2018 *UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2018–19

References

External links

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