| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Ezequiel Piovi | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LDU 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) |
| 2020–2021 | → LDU Quito (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2021– | LDU Quito | 112 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:39, 31 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Lucas Ezequiel Piovi (born 1 January 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for LDU Quito.[2]
Career
Piovi started his career in the youth system of Vélez Sarsfield, prior to departing in 2013.[3] Piovi subsequently joined Lega Pro Seconda Divisione side Messina, making his bow in Italian football on 13 October 2013 against Foggia.[2][4] He made two further appearances, versus Poggibonsi and Chieti, as Messina won their group.[2] On 30 June 2014, Piovi completed a return to Argentina by agreeing to sign for General Lamadrid.[2][5] Eleven appearances followed in Primera C Metropolitana.[2] 2015 saw Piovi join Primera B Metropolitana's Fénix.[2] He scored his first senior goal on 4 October 2015 in a win away to Almagro.[2]
In June 2016, Piovi was loaned by the aforementioned Almagro; a team now in Primera B Nacional.[2] He scored two goals in twenty-six matches in 2016–17, which led to the club signing Piovi permanently.[2] His first appearance as a full-time Almagro player arrived versus Ferro Carril Oeste on 23 September 2017.[2] 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.[2] In July 2020, Piovi headed abroad to join Ecuadorian Serie A team L.D.U. Quito.[2][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.[2]
Personal life
Piovi's brother, Gonzalo, is also a professional footballer.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 25 September 2021.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | — | — | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 206 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 230 | 8 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the Supercopa Ecuador
References
- 1 2 "Lucas Piovi". World Football. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Argentina - L. Piovi". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- 1 2 "Rotan para buscar la victoria". Vélez Sarsfield. 17 September 2012. 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
- Lucas Piovi at Soccerway