Pablo de Lucas

Pablo de Lucas Torres (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo ðe ˈlukas ˈtores]; born 20 September 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a defensive midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De Lucas and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
Pablo de Lucas
De Lucas playing for Beitar Jerusalem in 2015
Personal information
Full name Pablo de Lucas Torres
Date of birth (1986-09-20) 20 September 1986
Place of birth Elche, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Kelme
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Sporting Gijón B
2005–2009 Sporting Gijón 36 (1)
2009 → Alavés (loan) 10 (0)
2009–2010 Villajoyosa 17 (1)
2010 San Roque 12 (0)
2010–2011 Rayo Vallecano B 34 (7)
2011–2013 Salamanca 63 (6)
2013–2015 Petrolul Ploiești 52 (2)
2015–2016 Beitar Jerusalem 9 (0)
2016 Viitorul 13 (2)
2016–2020 Xanthi 69 (2)
2020 Voluntari 19 (0)
2020–2021 Voluntari 12 (0)
2021 Argeș Pitești 4 (0)
2021–2022 Kukësi 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:23, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Club career

De Lucas was born in Elche, Province of Alicante. He was a product of Sporting de Gijón's prolific youth system, Mareo,[1] and made his first-team debut on 4 September 2005, playing three minutes in a 4–0 away win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona; the club was then in the Segunda División.[2]

De Lucas' first goal would come during the 2007–08 season, in a 2–1 away victory over Albacete Balompié.[3] He contributed 12 games as the Asturians returned to La Liga after a ten-year absence.[4]

In early January 2009, de Lucas moved on loan to Deportivo Alavés,[5] not being able to help prevent the Basque side's relegation to Segunda División B. He moved to the same tier in September, signing with lowly Villajoyosa CF.[6]

De Lucas spent the following years of his career in the third tier in representation of several teams,[7][8] scoring on his debut for Rayo Vallecano B on 30 August 2010 from a last-minute penalty in a 1–1 draw with Universidad de Las Palmas CF.[9] In the summer of 2013, he moved abroad for the first time, joining FC Petrolul Ploiești in Romania.[10]

On 7 August 2014, de Lucas scored his team's third goal against FC Viktoria Plzeň, contributing to 4–1 away win in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League (5–2 on aggregate).[11] In the following years he continued abroad, representing in quick succession Beitar Jerusalem FC,[12] FC Viitorul Constanța,[13] Xanthi FC,[14] FC Voluntari (two spells)[15][16] and FC Argeș Pitești.[17]

References
  1. Rivera, Víctor (30 November 2008). "De campeones juveniles a futbolistas de Primera" [From youth champions to footballers in Primera]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. "Gimnàstic 0–4 Sporting". ABC (in Spanish). 5 September 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. "La derrota con el Sporting hunde al Albacete y a su técnico" [Defeat with Sporting sink Albacete and their coach]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 February 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  4. Romero Bernal, David (21 May 2013). "Pablo de Lucas, clase por bandera" [Pablo de Lucas, class as a way of life] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. "De Lucas: "Quería jugar asiduamente y aquí creo que puedo hacerlo"" [De Lucas: "I wanted to play regularly and i think i can do it here"]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 January 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  6. "Villajoyosa: llegaron De Lucas y Limones" [Villajoyosa: De Lucas and Limones arrive.] (in Spanish). esFutbol. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  7. Cortés, F. (28 January 2010). "Pablo de Lucas, un nuevo refuerzo para el San Roque" [Pablo de Lucas, new addition to San Roque] (in Spanish). Huelva Información. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  8. "Pablo de Lucas deja el Rayo y jugará en la UD Salamanca" [Pablo de Lucas leaves Rayo and will play in UD Salamanca] (in Spanish). Rayo Herald. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  9. "Pablo De Lucas anota el gol del empate para el Rayo Vallecano B" [Pablo De Lucas scores goal of draw for Rayo Vallecano B]. Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). 30 August 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  10. "Pablo De Lucas se va al Petrolul Ploiesti" [Pablo De Lucas goes to Petrolul Ploiesti]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 7 July 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  11. "Petrolul and Hajduk heroics stun Europe". UEFA. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  12. "Încă un jucător din Liga 1 în Israel. Pablo de Lucas a semnat cu Beitar Ierusalim" [Another Liga 1 player in Israel. Pablo de Lucas signed with Beitar Jerusalem] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  13. "OFICIAL Viitorul a mai perfectat un transfer! A semnat şi Pablo de Lucas" [OFFICIAL Viitorul have completed another transfer! Pablo de Lucas also signed] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  14. Tsibogiannis, Achilleas; Vasilis, Theodoros (8 June 2017). "Ανακοίνωσε Ντε Λούκας η Ξάνθη" [De Lucas announced at Xanthi] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  15. "Pablo de Lucas, va juca la FC Voluntari!" [Pablo de Lucas, will play for FC Voluntari!] (in Romanian). FC Voluntari. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  16. "Două transferuri importante la FC Voluntari! Fiul unui celebru antrenor a semnat cu ilfovenii" [Two important transfers to FC Voluntari! The son of a famous coach signed with the ilfovenii] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  17. ""Bine ați venit şi mult succes, Deian Boldor, Pablo de Lucas şi Mario Tudose!"" ["Welcome and good luck, Deian Boldor, Pablo de Lucas and Mario Tudose!"] (in Romanian). FC Argeș Pitești. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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