Pablo de Lucas Torres (; born 20 September 1986) is a former Spanish professional

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who played mainly as a

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, currently fitness coach at Romanian

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club Chindia Târgoviște.

Club career

De Lucas was born in

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. He was a product of

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...

's prolific youth system, ''Mareo'', and made his first-team debut on 4 September 2005, playing three minutes in a 4–0 away win against

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in . The club was founded in 1886 an ...

; the club was then in the

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. De Lucas' first goal would come during the 2007–08 season, in a 2–1 away victory over

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. He contributed 12 games as the

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returned to

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after a ten-year absence. In early January 2009, de Lucas moved on loan to

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, not being able to help prevent the

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side's

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. He moved to the same tier in September, signing with lowly

Villajoyosa CF Villajoyosa Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Vila Joiosa, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1942, in the 2022–23 season, the club competes in , holding home matches at the ''Estadio Nou Pla'', with a capaci ...

. De Lucas spent the following years of his career in the third tier in representation of several teams, scoring on his debut for

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on 30 August 2010 from a last-minute

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in a 1–1 draw with

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. In the summer of 2013, he moved abroad for the first time, joining

FC Petrolul Ploiești Asociația Clubul Sportiv Petrolul 52, commonly referred to as FC Petrolul Ploiești (), Petrolul Ploiești or simply Petrolul, is a Romanian professional Association football, football Club (organization), club based in Ploiești, Prahova Count ...

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. On 7 August 2014, de Lucas scored his team's third goal against

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, contributing to 4–1 away win in the

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of the

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(5–2 on aggregate). In the following years he continued abroad, representing in quick succession

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, Xanthi FC,

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(two spells) and

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucas, Pablo De 1986 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Elche Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Sporting de Gijón B players Sporting de Gijón players Deportivo Alavés players Villajoyosa CF footballers CD San Roque de Lepe footballers Rayo Vallecano B players UD Salamanca players Liga I players FC Petrolul Ploiești players FC Viitorul Constanța players FC Voluntari players FC Argeș Pitești players Israeli Premier League players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Super League Greece players Xanthi F.C. players Kategoria Superiore players FK Kukësi players Brindisi FC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Israel Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Albania Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century Spanish sportsmen