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Lucas
Personal information
Full name Lucas François Bernard Hernández Pi
Date of birth (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team 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 11 (0)
International career‡
2012 France U16 1 (0)
2014 France U18 2 (0)
2014–2015 France U19 13 (0)
2015– France U20 3 (0)
2016– France U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016
‡ 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

Lucas Hernandez was born in Marseille, France, while his father was playing for Olympique de Marseille. Lucas started his career at Rayo Majadahonda, where he was an academy player till 2007, when he joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup, 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] he entered at the same point in the final, a shootout loss to neighbours Real Madrid in the San Siro on 28 May.[10]

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.[11]

His younger brother, Theo, was also groomed at the club.[12]

Honours

Atlético Madrid

References

  1. ^ "Lucas Hernández: el 'jefazo' de la cantera" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Lucas Hernández: "Es un sueño poder estar en la convocatoria del primer equipo"" (in Spanish). Vavel. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "El Atlético saca provecho de su manual de supervivencia" (in Spanish). Marca. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "El Atlético B cayó de penalti en Zubieta" (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Lucas, primer 'fichaje'" (in Spanish). Marca. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  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" (in Spanish). Marca. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Lucas Hernández renueva hasta el 2019" (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Atlético Madrid overcome PSV in lengthy shoot-out". UEFA.com. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Spot-on Real Madrid defeat Atlético in final again". UEFA.com. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Lucas, el futuro jefe de la defensa" (in Spanish). ABC. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Theo y Lucas, dos hermanos del Atlético sobre el campo 60 años después" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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