Lucas Olaza
Personal information
Full name Lucas René Olaza Catrofe[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Krasnodar
Number 15
Youth career
2009–2011 River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 River Plate Montevideo 31 (7)
2014–2015 → Atlético Paranaense (loan) 6 (0)
2015–2016 → Celta B (loan) 24 (0)
2016–2017 Danubio 27 (6)
2017–2019 Talleres 24 (4)
2018–2019 → Boca Juniors (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2021 Boca Juniors 0 (0)
2019–2021 → Celta (loan) 63 (1)
2021 → Valladolid (loan) 14 (1)
2021–2023 Valladolid 34 (0)
2022 → Elche (loan) 5 (1)
2023– Krasnodar 14 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 Uruguay U20 9 (0)
2023– Uruguay 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
Men's Football
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2013 Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2023

Lucas René Olaza Catrofe (born 21 July 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left back for Russian club Krasnodar and the Uruguay national team.

Club career

Olaza was born in Montevideo. After graduating from River Plate's youth system, he made his professional debut on 19 February 2012, in a 3–2 away loss against Nacional.[3]

On 7 January 2014, Olaza joined Brazilian Série A side Atlético Paranaense, in a season-long loan deal.[4] He made his Série A debut on 20 April, playing the last 23 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Grêmio.[5]

On 29 July 2015, Olaza moved to La Liga side RC Celta de Vigo, initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[6] After his loan ended, he returned to his home country and joined Danubio.

On 27 July 2017, Olaza agreed to a three-year deal with Talleres de Córdoba, as the club bought 70% of his federative rights.[7] On 1 August of the following year, he moved to fellow Argentine Primera División side Boca Juniors,[8] helping the side reach the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals.

On 31 January 2019, Olaza returned to Celta, now being assigned to the main squad after agreeing to a six-month loan.[9] He made his debut for Celta on 30 March 2019, starting in a 3–2 win against Villarreal, where he provided the assist for the second goal.[10] He remained an integral part of the starting XI from this point, eventually helping the team to escape relegation on the final matchday. Following his decent performances, his loan was extended to another year on 2 July 2019. [11]

On 1 February 2021, Olaza joined Real Valladolid on loan until the end of the season.[12] The move was made permanent in the summer of 2021, as he signed a contract until June 2025.

On 31 January 2022, Olaza returned to the top tier after agreeing to a loan deal with Elche CF, with a buyout clause.[13]

On 6 August 2023, Olaza signed a contract with Russian Premier League club Krasnodar for two years, with a conditional option for a third year.[14]

International career

On 21 October 2022, Olaza was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[15] In June 2023, he received his first call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Nicaragua and Cuba.[16] He made his debut on 14 June in a 4–1 win against Nicaragua.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate Montevideo 2012–13 Uruguayan Primera División 16 1 — — — 16 1
2013–14 Uruguayan Primera División — — 4[a] 0 — 4 0
2014–15 Uruguayan Primera División 15 6 — — — 15 6
Total 31 7 0 0 4 0 0 0 35 7
Athletico Paranaense (loan) 2014 Série A 6 0 — 0 0 — 6 0
Celta B (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División B 24 0 — — — 24 0
Danubio 2016–17 Uruguayan Primera División 5 0 — — — 5 7
2017 Uruguayan Primera División 22 6 — 2[a] 2 — 24 6
Total 27 6 — 2 2 — 48 13
Talleres 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 24 4 — — — 24 4
Boca Juniors (loan) 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 4 0 1 0 6[b] 0 — 7 0
Boca Juniors 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
Celta Vigo 2018–19 La Liga 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
2019–20 La Liga 35 1 2 0 — — 37 1
2020–21 La Liga 18 0 0 0 — — 18 0
Total 63 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 65 1
Real Valladolid (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
Real Valladolid 2021–22 La Liga 11 0 3 0 — — 14 0
2022–23 La Liga 23 0 0 0 — — 23 0
Total 34 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 37 0
Elche (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 5 1 — — — 5 1
Krasnodar 2023–24 Russian Premier League 14 0 3 0 — — 17 0
Career total 246 20 9 0 12 2 0 0 267 27
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

International

As of 14 June 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Uruguay U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2013 Runner-up

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Lucas Olaza. Official site FC Krasnodar". fckrasnodar.ru. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ Nacional 3–2 River Plate; ESPN Deportes, 19 February 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Atlético-PR fecha com Lucas Olaza, promessa da seleção uruguaia sub-20 (Atlético-PR signs Lucas Olaza, Uruguay under-20's wonderkid); Terra Esportes, 7 January 2014 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ "Atlético-PR marca, segura pressão do Grêmio e vence no Orlando Scarpelli" [Atlético-PR scores, holds off Grêmio's pressure and wins at Orlando Scarpelli] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Lucas Olaza llega cedido al Celta" [Lucas Olaza arrives on loan at Celta] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Talleres le compró el 70 por ciento de la ficha y Olaza firmó por tres años" [Talleres bought 70% of his rights and Olaza signed for three years] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Boca ficha a Olaza con polémica" [Boca sign Olaza with controversy] (in Spanish). Sport. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  9. ^ "El RC Celta completa su defensa con el lateral Lucas Olaza" [RC Celta complete their defense with the full back Lucas Olaza] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  10. ^ "RC Celta vs Villarreal CF Live". La Liga. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Lucas Olaza will carry on one more season in RC Celta". RC Celta. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  12. ^ "OLAZA COMPLETA LA PLANTILLA" (in Spanish). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Olaza, cedido al Elche CF" [Olaza, loaned to Elche CF] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  14. ^ "ЛУКАС ОЛАСА СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ «КРАСНОДАРА»" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 6 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Siguen sumándose futbolistas convocados a los entrenamientos". 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Selección: Bielsa eligió a Matías Viña como capitán en un equipo con muchos debutantes". 14 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

External links

FC Krasnodar – current squad
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