Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva famed as Lucas Moura is a professional football player who is currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur and Brazil national team by wearing shirt number of 27 as Right Winger. He scored a second-half hat-trick against AFC Ajax to send Tottenham Hotspur to their first Champions League Final 2018-2019. He is a very talented football player.
Tottenham vs. Ajax score: Lucas Moura Champions League hat-trick completes stunning comeback for Spurs
- Lucas Moura answered the call, netting a second-half hat-trick that featured a goal in the 96th minute to beat Ajax 3-2 in the second leg, and giving Spurs a 3-3 aggregate edge thanks to the away goals rule. Tottenham will now play Liverpool in the final on June 1 in Madrid. Ajax started off hot and it looked the Dutch side would cruise to the final. Matthijs de Ligt and Hahim Ziyech scored in the first half to take a 2-0 lead and put the pressure on Spurs, who were already without injured star striker Harry Kane. However, after the break, Lucas scored two quick goals to get his team back into it. First, in the 55th minute, he finished this strike inside the box. Just minutes later, he somehow put this one away after dancing around in the box. In stoppage time, Spurs went forward in need of the third goal. Jan Vertonghen of Tottenham hit the crossbar and Hakim Ziyechof Ajax hit the post, and then it was bedlam. In panic mode, Fernando Llorente used his big frame to play Dele Alli, and the midfielder slipped a little ball through to Lucas who pulled off the miraculous goal to help his team advance to the final.
- Tottenham is now through to its first UCL final, while Ajax's dream run comes to an end. Tottenham will face Liverpool in the all-Premier League Champions League final on June 1.
Where was Lucas born?
On 13th August 1992, Lucas was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was born to father, Jorge Rodrigues, and mother, Maria de Fatima da Silva and grew up with his sibling, Thiago Moura. He belongs to Afro-American ethnicity and holds a Brazilian nationality. His religion is Christian. His full name is Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva. His other early life information will be added soon.
How old is Lucas?
At present, his age is 26 but his age will be turning to 27 on his upcoming birthday in August 13 as of 2019.
How tall is Lucas?
Lucas is a very handsome football player with a tall height of 1.72 m. The weight of Lucas is 72 Kg. He has a balanced weight with a healthy body. His charming smile attracts a lot of people towards him.
Who is the wife of Lucas Moura?
Lucas is a married man. He was married to Larissa Saad on December 23, 2016. Currently, they are together and spending quality time of their life. They are planning to have a baby soon. Previously, he was in a relationship with Bruna Unzueta, Margarita Gauchet, Patricia Limonge.
How much is Lucas Moura's net worth?
The net worth of this famous football player, Lucas is estimated to have around $33 Million. He is earning a cool amount of money from his main source of income as football. His exact salary is £90,000.
What makes Lucas famous?
- In 2005, Lucas began his career in football at Sao Paulo FC.
- He made his profession debut with the Sao Paulo first-team in the year 2010 by scoring 4 goals and providing four assists in 25 appearances.
- In 2011, he scored 9 goals with the appearances of 28.
- On 8th August 2012, he was signed by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) with the transfer fee of €45 million and was provided shirt number of 29.
- He was able to play from January 2013 onwards.
- He made his debut against AC Ajaccio on 11th January 2013 with a score of 0-0.
- He also played in the Champions League away victory over Valencia on 12th February.
- He made his first goal against Bordeaux on 13th September 2013.
- In the season of 2014 to 2015, he was provided shirt number of 7 and made his season debut against Coupe de France.
- On 7th August 2015, he scored the first goal of the 2015-2016 Ligue 1 season for PSG.
- He was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur till 2023 on 31st January 2018 and made his debut on 2017-2018 UEFA Champions League match against Juventus on 13th February 2018.
- He scored his first Premier League goal on 18th August 2018 in the 2018-2019 season.
- He scored a hat-trick in Tottenham's 3-2 victory over Ajax at the Johan Cruyff Arena in the second leg of their Champions League semi-finals, with Spurs coming back from 2-0 down on the night and 3-0 down on aggregate to win on away goals in the 95th minute, sending the team to the final for the first time in their history.
- Talking about his international career, he was the member of Brazil's Under-20 international side, Brazil in the Under-20 South American Championship and many more.
- He was also named in the squad for the 2011 Copa America in Argentina and played very well.
- He was selected to compete for the Brazil Olympic football team in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
