Lucas Hernández

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Pi.
Lucas
Personal information
Full name Lucas François Bernard Hernández Pi
Date of birth (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 19
Youth career
Rayo Majadahonda
2007–2014 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2014–2015 Atlético Madrid B 21 (1)
2014– Atlético Madrid 10 (0)
National team‡
2012 France U16 1 (0)
2014 France U18 2 (0)
2014–2015 France U19 13 (0)
2015– France U20 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:23, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Lucas François Bernard Hernández Pi (born 14 February 1996), known simply as Lucas, is a French professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlético Madrid as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Marseille, France, while his father was playing for Olympique de Marseille, Lucas joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2007, aged 11.[1] On 9 November 2013, while still a junior, he was called up by manager Diego Simeone for a La Liga match against Villarreal CF,[2] but remained unused in the 1–1 away draw on the following day.[3]

Lucas made his senior debut on 26 April 2014, starting for the reserves in a 0–1 away loss against Real Sociedad B for the Segunda División B championship.[4] He appeared in three further matches during the season, as his team narrowly avoided relegation; he also signed a new deal with the club in June, running until 2018.[5]

Lucas made first-team debut on 3 December 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 away success over CE L'Hospitalet for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[6] He made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on the 21st, coming on as a late substitute for Guilherme Siqueira in a 4–1 away win against Athletic Bilbao.[7]

On 10 August 2015, Lucas renewed his contract until 2019 and was definitely promoted to the main squad.[8] His maiden appearance in the UEFA Champions League took place on 15 March 2016, as he replaced injured Diego Godín for extra time of the round-of-16 tie against PSV Eindhoven (0–0 after 120 minutes, 8–7 penalty shootout win).[9]

International career

Lucas gained his first cap on 6 March 2012, playing the full 90 minutes for the French under-16 team in 1–1 friendly draw against Italy at Coverciano. In 2014, he also appeared with the under-18 and under-19 sides.

Personal life

Lucas' father, Jean-François, was also a footballer and a centre back. He too played for Atlético Madrid.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Lucas Hernández: el 'jefazo' de la cantera" [Lucas Hernández: the 'big boss' of the defence] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Lucas Hernández: "Es un sueño poder estar en la convocatoria del primer equipo"" [Lucas Hernández: "It is a dream to be in the first team's list] (in Spanish). Vavel. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "El Atlético saca provecho de su manual de supervivencia" [Atlético takes advantage of their survival guide] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "El Atlético B cayó de penalti en Zubieta" [Atlético B fell from the penalty spot at Zubieta] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Lucas, primer 'fichaje'" [Lucas, first 'signing'] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "L'Hospitalet 0–3 Atletico Madrid: Griezmann and Gabi grind out the win". Goal.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Griezmann fue Diego Costa" [Griezmann was Diego Costa] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Lucas Hernández renueva hasta el 2019" [Lucas Hernández renews until 2019] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Atlético Madrid overcome PSV in lengthy shoot-out". UEFA.com. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Lucas, el futuro jefe de la defensa" [Lucas, the future boss of the defence] (in Spanish). ABC. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

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