Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucas Ezequiel Piovi | ||
Date of birth | 20 August 1992 | ||
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) |
2016–2017 | → Almagro (loan) | 26 | (2) |
2017–2021 | Almagro | 45 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Arsenal Sarandí (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2020– | LDU Quito | 102 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024 |
Lucas Ezequiel Piovi (born 20 August 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for L.D.U. Quito.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Piovi's brother, Gonzalo, is also a professional footballer.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 14 May 2024.[3]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | 25 | 0 | — | — | 8[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
2022 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[e] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
2023 | 27 | 0 | — | — | 13[e] | 1 | — | 40 | 1 | |||||
2024 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 5[b] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||||
Total | 102 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 3 | |||
Career total | 259 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 313 | 11 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Supercopa Ecuador
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Recopa Sudamericana
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lucas Piovi". World Football. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Rotan para buscar la victoria". Vélez Sarsfield. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Argentina - L. Piovi". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Calcio: sarà un Messina giovane e internazionale. Hanno convinto Piovi, Scoponi e Guilana". Stretto Web. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de LUCAS PIOVI". BDFA. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Ezequiél Piovi es nuevo refuerzo de Arsenal de Sarandí". Arsenal de Sarandí. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Ezequiel Piovi es el primer refuerzo de Arsenal". IAM Noticias. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Lucas Ezequiel Piovi se unió a Liga de Quito tras una 'odisea' en tres países". El Comercio. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Lucas Piovi at Soccerway