Lucas Da Cunha

Lucas Da Cunha
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-09) 9 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Roanne, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Como
Number 33
Youth career
2007–2010 Roanne Matel
2010–2016 Roannais Foot
2016–2019 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Rennes B 19 (4)
2019–2020 Rennes 2 (0)
2020–2023 Nice 10 (0)
2020–2021 → Lausanne-Sport (loan) 27 (6)
2022 → Clermont (loan) 15 (2)
2023– Como 67 (10)
International career
2017 France U16 6 (3)
2017–2018 France U17 11 (3)
2018–2019 France U18 10 (2)
2019 France U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 30 December 2024 (UTC).

Lucas Da Cunha (born 9 June 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Como.

Club career

Da Cunha is a youth product of Rennes. In the final of the 2018–19 Championnat National U19, he scored a hat-trick to help his team lift the trophy.[2] In December 2017, Da Cunha signed his first professional contract with Rennes.[3] He made his professional debut in a 3–2 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Amiens on 18 December 2019.[4]

On 30 September 2020, Da Cunha signed a contract with Nice. He subsequently joined Lausanne-Sport on a season-long loan.[5] On 17 January 2022, Da Cunha joined Clermont on a loan deal until the end of the season.[6]

On 16 January 2023, Da Cunha was sold by Nice to Serie B club Como for a fee of €500,000.[7] He signed a contract until the end of June 2026.[8]

International career

Born in France, Da Cunha holds French and Portuguese nationalities.[9][10] He is a youth international for France.

Career statistics

As of match played 30 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes II 2017–18 Championnat National 2 2 0 — — — 2 0
2018–19 Championnat National 3 9 1 — — — 9 1
2019–20 Championnat National 3 7 3 — — — 7 3
2020–21 Championnat National 3 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 19 4 — — — 19 4
Rennes 2019–20 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 5 0
Lausanne-Sport (loan) 2020–21 Swiss Super League 27 6 1 0 — — 28 6
Nice 2021–22 Ligue 1 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Clermont Foot (loan) 2021–22 Ligue 1 15 2 — — — 15 2
Como 2022–23 Serie B 14 2 0 0 — — 14 2
2023–24 Serie B 35 7 1 0 — — 36 7
2024–25 Serie A 16 1 1 0 — — 17 1
Total 65 10 2 0 — — 67 10
Career total 138 16 4 0 1 0 2 0 145 22
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Rennes U19

Nice

References

  1. ^ "Lucas Da Cunha". OGC Nice. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Championnat national U19". www.fff.fr. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ "De Roanne à Rennes, "L'explosion" de Lucas Da Cunha". 28 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Amiens SC vs. Rennes - 18 December 2019". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "Da Cunha signs for Nice and joins Lausanne with Guessand". ogcnice.com. 30 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Lucas Da Cunha prêté au Clermont Foot 63". clermontfoot.com. 17 January 2022.
  7. ^ "OGC Nice : le milieu Lucas Da Cunha vendu en Italie". France Bleu (in French). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Lucas Da Cunha al Como". Como 1907 (in Italian). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Vidéo : le triplé de Lucas Da Cunha en finale du championnat de France !". 5 June 2019.
  10. ^ Lucas Da Cunha. unfp.org.
  11. ^ "Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  • Profile at the Como 1907 website

Lucas Da Cunha – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)