Tuta (footballer, born 1999)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucas Silva Melo | ||
Date of birth | 4 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | São Paulo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | São Paulo | 0 | (0) |
2019– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 28 | (2) |
2019–2020 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 14 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 December 2021 |
Lucas Silva Melo (born 4 July 1999), known as Tuta, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[1]
He acquired his nickname due to his likeness to former Brazilian footballer Moacir Bastos, who is also known as Tuta.
Career[]
In January 2019, Tuta joined Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt from São Paulo, signing a four-and-half-year contract lasting until 30 June 2023.[2] In August 2019, Tuta joined Belgian club Kortrijk on a season-long loan from Frankfurt.[3] He made his debut for Kortrijk in the Belgian First Division A on 24 November 2019, starting in the away match against Anderlecht, which finished as a 0–0 draw.[4] He made 18 appearances and scored one goal for Kortrijk until April 2020, when the season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He returned to Frankfurt for the Bundesliga 2021-21 season and made four appearances for the club the first half of the season. After Eintracht team captain David Abraham retired from professional football in January 2021, Tuta became a starting player, playing in the central defense together with Evan Ndicka and Martin Hinteregger.[5] Tuta scored his first goal for Frankfurt and in the Bundesliga on 30 October 2021, when he scored the late equalizer in a 1-1 draw against RB Leipzig.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Tuta". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Perspektivspieler Tuta kommt aus Sao Paulo an den Main" [Perspective player Tuta comes from Sao Paulo to the Main]. Eintracht Frankfurt (in German). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Tuta joins KV Kortrijk on loan". Eintracht Frankfurt. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "RSC Anderlecht – KV Kortrijk 0:0 (Eerste klasse A 2019/2020, 16. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Philipp Geiger (13 February 2021). "Eintracht Frankfurt: Tuta lässt Abraham fast vergessen". 90min.de (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Tuta pulls late equaliser out of the bag as Eintracht Frankfurt hold RB Leipzig". bundesliga.com. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
External links[]
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from São Paulo
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football central defenders
- São Paulo FC players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- K.V. Kortrijk players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Brazilian football biography stubs