Lucas Rosa

Lucas Oliveira Rosa (born 3 April 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dutch club Ajax. Mainly a right-back, he has been deployed as a right wing-back and a left-back on occasion.

Internationally, Lucas played for his native Brazil at under-17 level.

Club career Early career Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Lucas played for local Vale Sports, Taubaté and Palmeiras' youth categories.

Juventus In April 2018, Lucas moved to Italy to join Juventus, initially playing for their Primavera (under-19) squad. He was promoted to the Juventus U23 team (later renamed Juventus Next Gen) competing in Serie C. He made his professional debut for the U23s on 30 March 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute against Pistoiese. Over three seasons, Rosa made 31 appearances for Juventus U23 in Serie C. He was also part of the squad that won the Coppa Italia Serie C in the 2019–20 season.

Real Valladolid On 27 May 2021, Rosa signed a four-year contract with Spanish club Real Valladolid, initially assigned to the reserve team, Real Valladolid Promesas, playing in the Primera Federación. He was a regular starter for the B team during the 2021–22 season, making 25 appearances and scoring his first professional goal against Calahorra on 16 April 2022.

Rosa was promoted to the Real Valladolid first team for the 2022–23 season. He made his senior debut for the club on 19 October 2022, starting in a 4–1 La Liga defeat against Celta. He made his debut for the club on 13 February 2025, starting in a 2–0 away victory against Union SG in the UEFA Europa League knockout round play-offs. He subsequently made appearances in both the Eredivisie and the Europa League, including a notable performance against PSV Eindhoven on 30 March.

International career Lucas was born in Brazil, and is of Italian descent. As he was granted Italian citizenship, Lucas Rosa is also eligible to be called up to the Italy national team. Lucas represented Brazil at under-17 level during the preparation for the 2017 South American U-17 Championship.

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Honours Juventus U23 Coppa Italia Serie C: 2019–20