nationalcaps birth_date currentclub years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
9 7 24 9 january 1987 liverpool 2004 -- 2005 2007 -- 2004 -- 2005 38 198 4 1 200 2007 2008 2007 -- lucas jpg leiva us tour 2012 -lrb- cropped -rrb- . lucas leiva lucas in 2012 lucas pezzini leiva dourados , brazil brazil u20 brazil u23 brazil 1.79 m on 21 4 0 0 grêmio grêmio liverpool defensive midfielder lucas leiva

lucas leiva

lucas pezzini leiva -lrb- born 9 january 1987 -rrb- , known as lucas , is a brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for liverpool and the brazil national team .
originally beginning his career as a box to box midfielder at grêmio , he moved to liverpool f.c. in 2007 , eventually establishing himself as a squad regular .
