Matías Lacava

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lacava and the second or maternal family name is González.
Matías Lacava
Personal information
Full name Matías Rafael Lacava González
Date of birth (2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Chacao, Venezuela
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Tondela
(on loan from Academia Puerto Cabello)
Youth career
Fratelsa Sport
2013–2015 Barcelona
2015–2018 Lazio
2018–2019 Academia Puerto Cabello
2019 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Academia Puerto Cabello 42 (11)
2021–2022 → Santos (loan) 2 (0)
2022– → Tondela (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2019 Venezuela U17 1 (0)
2020– Venezuela U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:56, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 January 2020

Matías Rafael Lacava González (born 24 October 2002) is a Venezuelan football player who plays for Portuguese club Tondela, on loan from Academia Puerto Cabello. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a winger.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Born in Chacao, Caracas, Lacava joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2013, aged ten, from hometown side Fratelsa Sport FC.[1] He left the club in 2015 after having "contractual problems", and moved to Lazio.[2]

In the 2018 summer, Lacava left Lazio and returned to his home country with Academia Puerto Cabello. On 16 January 2019, under the authorization of FIFA,[3] he signed a youth contract with S.L. Benfica,[4] but returned to Puerto Cabello in July.

Academia Puerto Cabello[]

Lacava made his first team debut for Academia Puerto Cabello on 28 July 2019, coming on as a half-time substitute for Joaquín Suárez in a 1–2 home loss against Aragua. He scored his first professional goals six days later, netting a brace in a 3–2 away win against Metropolitanos; it was his first start as a senior.[5]

Loan to Santos[]

On 3 August 2021, Lacava joined Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Santos on loan until December 2022, and was initially assigned to the under-23 team.[6] He made his first team debut on 13 November, replacing Marcos Guilherme in a 0–0 away draw against Atlético Goianiense.[7]

On 31 January 2022, Santos announced that Lacava's loan was terminated on a "mutual agreement".[8]

Loan to Tondela[]

On 31 January 2022, just hours after leaving Santos, Lacava returned to Portugal after agreeing to a six-month loan deal with Tondela.[9]

International career[]

Lacava represented Venezuela at under-17 and under-23 levels in the 2019 South American U-17 Championship and the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, respectively. On 31 May 2021, he was called up to the full side by manager José Peseiro for two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Bolivia and Uruguay.[10][11]

Personal life[]

Lacava is the son of Carabobo state governor .[12]

Career statistics[]

As of 24 January 2022[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Academia Puerto Cabello 2019 Venezuelan Primera División 15 4 3 1 — — 18 5
2020 19 7 — — — 19 7
2021 8 0 0 0 2[a] 0 — 10 0
Total 42 11 3 1 2 0 — 47 12
Santos (loan) 2021 Série A 2 0 0 0 — 5[b] 0 7 0
Tondela (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 44 11 3 1 2 0 5 0 54 12
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

References[]

  1. ^ "ESPECIAL | Descubrimos a Matías Lacava, un talento en ascenso" [SPECIAL | Discovering Matías Lacava, a talent on the rise] (in Spanish). Grada Digital. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Lazio, alla scoperta del venezuelano Matias Lacava" [Lazio, discovering the Venezuelan Matias Lacava] (in Italian). Gazzetta Regionale. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ "FIFA dá carta branca para Benfica contratar jóia venezuelana" [FIFA gives green light for Benfica to sign Venezuelan pearl] (in Portuguese). Record. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Matías Lacava assina pelo Benfica" [Matías Lacava signs for Benfica] (in Portuguese). SL Benfica. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ "(+VIDEO) Matías Lacava "la rompió" en su debut con Academia Puerto Cabello" [(+VIDEO) Matías Lacava "broke it down" on his debut with Academia Puerto Cabello] (in Spanish). SoloVenEx. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Venezuelano Lacava é o novo reforço do Santos FC" [Venezuelan Lacava is the new addition of Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Lacava comemora estreia no time profissional do Santos: 'Orgulho e alegria'" [Lacava celebrates debut in the first team of Santos: 'Pride and joy'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Tribuna. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Santos FC rescinde o contrato do atleta Matias Lacava" [Santos rescind the contract of athlete Matias Lacava] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. ^ "MATÍAS LACAVA É AURIVERDE" [MATÍAS LACAVA IS YELLOW-AND-GREEN] (in Portuguese). CD Tondela. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ^ "La polémica con Matías Lacava: el Vinotinto criticado por su apellido" [The controversy with Matías Lacava: the Vinotinto criticized due to his surname] (in Spanish). Todos A Hora. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Polémica en Venezuela por llamado del hijo de un gobernador chavista a la selección de fútbol" [Controversy in Venezuela due to the call-up of a son of a chavista governor to the national football team] (in Spanish). Al Navío. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Jovem do Benfica 'provoca' evacuação de zona de imprensa na Venezuela" [Benfica youngster 'provokes' evacuation of the press zone in Venezuela] (in Portuguese). Record. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  13. ^ Matías Lacava at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

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