Lucas Estella Perri (born 10 December 1997) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Brazil national team. Formed at

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, he did not make his senior debut until the age of 22 and played rarely, also having loans to

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in England where he did not play at all, and Náutico where he won the

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and played in the

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in 2022. In August that year he signed for

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, where he became a regular in

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. He signed for Lyon in January 2024.

Club career

São Paulo

Born in

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, Perri began his career at Ponte Preta. In 2013 he joined

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in a transfer that saw the club face accusations of an improper approach. In March 2015, 17-year-old Perri began training with the first team when

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, the back-up to veteran goalkeeper

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, suffered a right-shoulder injury with a prognosis of six months. In January 2019, Perri was loaned to

of the English

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until the end of the season. The move was facilitated by the player's possession of an

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through his ancestry. He was completely unused by manager

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, who did not take up the option to make the deal permanent by purchasing 80% of his economic rights for €4.5 million; he was then linked to

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of Portugal and

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in Turkey. Perri did not make his debut until 8 December 2019, when on the last day of the

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, he played the entirety of a 2–1 win at relegated CSA. Having just turned 22, he completed his childhood dream of representing the club. Excluding games for the under-20 team in the

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, he played only nine times for the ''Tricolor'', including 30 minutes on 11 March 2020 in a 3–0 home win over

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in the

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of the

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when

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injured his hand. He played three games in the

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as his team lifted the title. For the year 2022, Perri was loaned to Náutico. First-choice, he won the

, defeating Retrô on penalties in the

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. On 26 June, in a

game away to Tombense, he was sent off early in the second half and the opposition drew the game 1–1 with a penalty in added time.

Botafogo

On 17 August 2022, Perri signed for

in the top flight until the end of 2025. He was initially back-up to

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, but was chosen by manager

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when the Paraguayan veteran suffered an injury in November.

Lyon

On 5 January 2024, Perri signed for

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club

on a contract until 30 June 2028. Botafogo received a transfer fee of €3.25 million, in addition to a sell-on clause of 50%. Perri was back-up to veteran

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in the league season, and made his debut on 7 February 2024 in the last 16 of the

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, a 2–1 home win over

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. He remained in goal for the rest of the cup run, which ended with a 2–1 loss to

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in the

International career

In September 2023, Perri received his first call-up to the Brazil national team for the

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games against

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and

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Career statistics

Honours

São Paulo *

Náutico *

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Botafogo *

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Lyon *

runner-up: 2023–24

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Perri, Lucas 1997 births Living people Brazilian people of Italian descent Footballers from Campinas Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players São Paulo FC players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Crystal Palace F.C. players Olympique Lyonnais players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen