Lucas Olaza

Lucas Olaza
Personal information
Full name Lucas René Olaza Catrofe
Date of birth (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Celta B
(on loan from River Plate)
Youth career
River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012– River Plate 30 (7)
2014–2015 → Atlético Paranaense (loan) 6 (0)
2015– → Celta B (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2013 Uruguay U20 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 September 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Olaza and the second or maternal family name is Catrofe.

Lucas René Olaza Catrofe (born 21 July 1994) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a left defender for Spanish club Celta de Vigo B, on loan from River Plate.

Club career

Olaza was born in Montevideo. After graduating from River Plate's youth system, he made his professional debut on 19 February 2012, in a 2–3 away loss against Nacional.[1]

On 7 January 2014 Olaza joined Brazilian Série A side Atlético Paranaense, in a season-long loan deal.[2] He made his Série A debut on 20 April, playing the last 23 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Grêmio.[3]

On 29 July 2015 Olaza moved to La Liga side Celta de Vigo, initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[4]

Honours

2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner Up

References

  1. ↑ Nacional 3–2 River Plate; ESPN Deportes, 19 February 2012 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Atlético-PR fecha com Lucas Olaza, promessa da seleção uruguaia sub-20 (Atlético-PR signs Lucas Olaza, Uruguay under-20's wonderkid); Terra Esportes, 7 January 2014 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ "Atlético-PR marca, segura pressão do Grêmio e vence no Orlando Scarpelli" [Atlético-PR scores, holds off Grêmio's pressure and wins at Orlando Scarpelli] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Lucas Olaza llega cedido al Celta" [Lucas Olaza arrives on loan at Celta] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

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