Lucas Da Cunha (born 9 June 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-06-09) 9 June 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Roanne, France | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Roanne Matel | ||
| 2010–2016 | Roannais Foot | ||
| 2016–2019 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Rennes II | 19 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Rennes | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Nice | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 27 | (6) |
| 2022 | → Clermont (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | France U16 | 6 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | France U17 | 11 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | France U18 | 10 | (2) |
| 2019 | France U19 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2021 | |||
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] On 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]
Born in France, Da Cunha is of Portuguese descent.[7] He is a youth international for France.
Rennes U19
Nice
OGC Nice – current squad | |
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