Lucas Chávez (Bolivian footballer)
Lucas Leonidas Chávez Cruz (born 17 April 2003) is a Bolivian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Bolívar and the Bolivia national football team.
Club career[edit]
Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Chávez began his career at Club Bolívar. He made his debut on 2 May 2021 in a 2–0 home win over C.D. Real Tomayapo in the Bolivian Primera División, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute under manager Natxo González. He totalled six appearances that season, all from the bench.[1]
In 2022, Chávez played 13 games as Bolívar won the Apertura, though the season was abandoned in the Clausura stage. He made his Copa Libertadores debut in a 2–0 loss away to C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador on 2 March, and scored his first goal on 19 April, concluding a 4–1 win at F.C. Universitario de Vinto; both were as a substitute.[1][2]
On 7 June 2023, Chávez scored his first goal in the Libertadores, concluding a 2–0 win over Cerro Porteño of Paraguay at the Estadio Hernando Siles to make it to the last 16.[1] In the league, he scored four goals in 22 games as his team came runners-up to La Paz rivals The Strongest; on 23 July he scored in a 3–0 home win in his first edition of the local derby.[3] On 5 August, he extended his contract until 2026.[1] Days later, he was ruled out with a fracture to his left clavicle.[4] In December, Bolívar also won the 2023 Copa de la División Profesional; Chávez received one of six red cards in an added-time brawl against C.D. Jorge Wilstermann, despite never leaving the substitutes' bench during the final.[5]
International career[edit]
In June 2023, Chávez was called up to the Bolivia national football team for friendlies against Ecuador and Chile.[6] He made his debut against the latter in his hometown, starting in the goalless draw; manager Gustavo Costas praised his performance.[7]
Chávez was called up by former Bolívar manager Antonio Carlos Zago in the preliminary squad for the 2024 Copa América in the United States.[8]
Honours[edit]
Bolívar
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Siles-Zapata, Nicolás (5 August 2023). "Lucas Chávez renueva su contrato con Bolívar" [Lucas Chávez renews his contract with Bolívar] (in Spanish). Late!. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Bolívar goleó 4-1 a Universitario de Vinto con doblete de Bruno Miranda" [Bolívar thrashed Universitario de Vinto 4-1 with brace from Bruno Miranda] (in Spanish). Infobae. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Torrez Clavijo, Samuel (23 July 2023). "Lucas Chávez sumó otras sensaciones únicas a su carrera" [Lucas Chávez added other unique sensations to his career] (in Spanish). Late!. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Panozo, Mauricio (11 August 2023). "Bolívar sufre la baja de Lucas Chávez por fractura de clavícula" [Bolívar suffer loss of Lucas Chávez through fractured clavicle]. El Deber (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Bolivia: Bolívar campeón de copa con final caliente y dos uruguayos entre las seis rojas" [Bolivia: Bolívar cup champions with hot finale and two Uruguayans among the six red cards] (in Spanish). Montevideo.com.uy. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Bolivia convoca a seis 'legionarios' para los amistosos ante Ecuador y Chile" [Bolivia call up six 'legionaries' for friendlies against Ecuador and Chile] (in Spanish). SWI swissinfo. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Panozo, Mauricio (21 June 2023). "Selección: Costas destacó el gran nivel de Guillermo Viscarra, Lucas Chávez y Marcelo Suárez" [National team: Costas highlighted the high level of Guillermo Viscarra, Lucas Chávez and Marcelo Suárez]. El Deber (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Cambará, Mauricio (2 June 2024). "Almada, Chávez, Morales y Miranda, las novedades en la nómina para la Copa América (video)" [Almada, Chávez, Morales and Miranda, new faces in the preliminary squad for the Copa América (video)]. El Deber (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2024.