Burnley

Lucas Pires

A left back whose close control looks more like a winger's than a defender's, a habit traced back to years playing futsal as a boy before he ever played on grass. He is comfortable receiving the ball under pressure in tight spaces most defenders avoid.
Brazil Burnley DEF
Appearances
2
Tackles won
0

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
26
13.00 per match
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets contributed
0
as defensive proxy

Season Stats

Appearances
2
Minutes played
26
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clearances
0
Blocks
0

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 defenders

Tackles won
95th of 95
Interceptions
90th of 90
Clearances
130th of 130
Blocks
66th of 66
👑 Assist Kings #140 of 220
🎯 Pass Master #249 of 417
😈 Bad Boys #256 of 267
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Sat 29 Aug
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19:00
Wed 2 Sep
MID
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14:00
Sat 5 Sep
BRC
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18:45
Tue 8 Sep
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14:00
Sat 12 Sep
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Lucas Pires, The Full Back Built By Futsal

A defender whose comfort in tight spaces comes from a childhood spent playing futsal rather than the full sized game.

Pires spent his early years playing futsal, a version of football that rewards close control and quick decisions in almost no space, and that background still shows in how comfortably he receives the ball under pressure now. Where a lot of defenders want the ball played into space to run onto, he is happy taking it to feet with an opponent tight against him. That foundation lets him play out from the back under pressure rather than needing to clear the danger.

He made an immediate impact after moving to English football, setting up goals rather than just avoiding mistakes in his own third. The tension for a technically gifted full back is whether that comfort on the ball gets exposed against a winger built purely for physical duels. Pires has to prove futsal translates into defending as well as it clearly translates into passing.

The Rest Of The Squad

32 players

Goalkeepers

1
Max Weiss
Age 22
2 apps
13
Ben Amos
Port Vale · Age 36
0 apps
37
Grégoire Coudert
Age 27
0 apps

Defenders

6
Bashir Humphreys
Age 23
2 apps
2
Kyle Walker
Age 36
2 apps
3
Max Alleyne
Manchester City · Age 21
2 apps 1a
22
Oliver Sonne
Age 25
2 apps
14
Connor Roberts
Age 30
1 app
15
Anel Ahmedhodzic
Age 27
0 apps
18
Hjalmar Ekdal
Sweden · Age 27
0 apps
4
Joe Worrall
Age 29
0 apps
36
Jordan Beyer
Age 26
0 apps
20
Shurandy Sambo
Curaçao · Age 25
0 apps

Midfielders

21
Aaron Ramsey
Leicester City · Age 23
2 apps
28
Hannibal Mejbri
Tunisia · Age 23
2 apps
29
Josh Laurent
Age 31
2 apps
8
Ugo Raghouber
Age 23
2 apps
24
Josh Cullen
Age 30
0 apps

Forwards

27
Armando Broja
Age 24
2 apps
7
Jacob Bruun Larsen
Age 27
2 apps
10
Marcus Edwards
Age 27
2 apps
11
Zeki Amdouni
Switzerland · Age 25
2 apps
12
Dastan Satpaev
Age 18
1 app
31
Mike Trésor
Age 27
1 app
19
Zian Flemming
Age 28
1 app 2g
17
Andréas Hountondji
Age 24
0 apps
35
Ashley Barnes
Age 36
0 apps
48
Enock Agyei
Age 21
0 apps
34
Jaydon Banel
Derby County · Age 21
0 apps
30
Lluc Castell
Age 19
0 apps
9
Lyle Foster
South Africa · Age 25
0 apps
45
Michael Obafemi
Blackpool · Age 26
0 apps

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