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Lucas Piovi
Personal information
Full name Lucas Ezequiel Piovi
Date of birth (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina [1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
L.D.U. Quito
Number 18
Youth career
Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2013–2014 Messina 3 (0)
2014 General Lamadrid 11 (0)
2015–2017 Fénix 52 (3)
2016–2017Almagro (loan) 26 (2)
2017–2021 Almagro 45 (1)
2019–2020Arsenal Sarandí (loan) 20 (1)
2020–2024LDU Quito (loan) 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:39, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Lucas Ezequiel Piovi (born 20 August 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for L.D.U. Quito.

Career

Piovi started his career in the youth system of Vélez Sarsfield, prior to departing in 2013. [2] Piovi subsequently joined Lega Pro Seconda Divisione side Messina, making his bow in Italian football on 13 October 2013 against Foggia. [3] [4] He made two further appearances, versus Poggibonsi and Chieti, as Messina won their group. [3] On 30 June 2014, Piovi completed a return to Argentina by agreeing to sign for General Lamadrid. [3] [5] Eleven appearances followed in Primera C Metropolitana. [3] 2015 saw Piovi join Primera B Metropolitana's Fénix. [3] He scored his first senior goal on 4 October 2015 in a win away to Almagro. [3]

In June 2016, Piovi was loaned by the aforementioned Almagro; a team now in Primera B Nacional. [3] He scored two goals in twenty-six matches in 2016–17, which led to the club signing Piovi permanently. [3] His first appearance as a full-time Almagro player arrived versus Ferro Carril Oeste on 23 September 2017. [3] On 14 June 2019, Piovi agreed loan terms with Primera División side Arsenal de Sarandí. [6] [7] One goal, in a 3–3 draw with River Plate, occurred across twenty appearances for Arsenal. [3] In July 2020, Piovi headed abroad to join Ecuadorian Serie A team L.D.U. Quito. [3] [8]

His debut for the Quito club came on 22 August against Aucas, while September would see him appear in the Copa Libertadores for the first time; featuring in wins over Binacional (twice) and São Paulo. [3]

Personal life

Piovi's brother, Gonzalo, is also a professional footballer. [2]

Career statistics

As of 25 September 2021. [3]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Messina 2013–14 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
General Lamadrid 2014 Primera C Metropolitana 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Fénix 2015 Primera B Metropolitana 33 1 0 0 0 0 33 1
2016 19 2 0 0 0 0 19 2
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 66 3 0 0 0 0 66 3
Almagro (loan) 2016–17 Primera B Nacional 26 2 0 0 0 0 26 2
Almagro 2017–18 23 0 0 0 2 [a] 0 25 0
2018–19 22 1 4 0 4 [a] 1 30 2
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 71 3 4 0 6 1 81 4
Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) 2019–20 Primera División 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
L.D.U. Quito 2020 Serie A 16 0 4 [b] 0 20 0
2021 Serie A 19 0 8 [c] 0 2 [d] 0 29 0
Total 35 0 12 0 2 0 49 0
Career total 206 7 4 0 0 0 12 0 8 1 230 8
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in the Supercopa Ecuador

References

  1. ^ a b "Lucas Piovi". World Football. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Rotan para buscar la victoria". Vélez Sarsfield. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Argentina - L. Piovi". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Calcio: sarà un Messina giovane e internazionale. Hanno convinto Piovi, Scoponi e Guilana". Stretto Web. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de LUCAS PIOVI". BDFA. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Ezequiél Piovi es nuevo refuerzo de Arsenal de Sarandí". Arsenal de Sarandí. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Ezequiel Piovi es el primer refuerzo de Arsenal". IAM Noticias. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Lucas Ezequiel Piovi se unió a Liga de Quito tras una 'odisea' en tres países". El Comercio. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

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