Tuta (footballer, born 1999)
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.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Silva Melo | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team 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 | 86 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023 | |||
He acquired his nickname due to his likeness to former Brazilian footballer Moacir Bastos, who is also known as Tuta.
Career edit
In January 2019, Tuta joined Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt from São Paulo, signing a four-and-half-year contract lasting until 30 June 2023.[3] In August 2019, Tuta joined Belgian club Kortrijk on a season-long loan from Frankfurt.[4] 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.[5] 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 2020-21 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.[6] 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.[7]
On 18 May 2022, Tuta won the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League title. He appeared in the starting formation in the final against Rangers F.C..[8]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 21 January 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 60 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 5 | ||
| Kortrijk (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
Honours edit
Eintracht Frankfurt
References edit
- ^ "Tuta". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt's unbeaten run to winning the UEFA Europa League". Bundesliga. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Tuta". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 January 2023.