Lucas Piovi
Argentine footballer(born 1992)
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Lucas Ezequiel Piovi (born 20 August 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Estudiantes.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Ezequiel Piovi | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estudiantes | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vélez Sarsfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Messina | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | General Lamadrid | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Fénix | 52 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Almagro (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2017–2021 | Almagro | 45 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Arsenal Sarandí (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2020–2025 | LDU Quito | 121 | (5) |
| 2025– | Estudiantes | 19 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:23, 2 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Piovi started his career in the youth system of Vélez Sarsfield, prior to departing in 2013.[2] Piovi subsequently joined Lega Pro Seconda Divisione side Messina, making his bow in Italian football on 13 October 2013 against Foggia.[3][4] He made two further appearances, versus Poggibonsi and Chieti, as Messina won their group.[3] On 30 June 2014, Piovi completed a return to Argentina by agreeing to sign for General Lamadrid.[3][5] Eleven appearances followed in Primera C Metropolitana.[3] 2015 saw Piovi join Primera B Metropolitana's Fénix.[3] He scored his first senior goal on 4 October 2015 in a win away to Almagro.[3]
In June 2016, Piovi was loaned by the aforementioned Almagro; a team now in Primera B Nacional.[3] He scored two goals in twenty-six matches in 2016–17, which led to the club signing Piovi permanently.[3] His first appearance as a full-time Almagro player arrived versus Ferro Carril Oeste on 23 September 2017.[3] On 14 June 2019, Piovi agreed loan terms with Primera División side Arsenal de Sarandí.[6][7] One goal, in a 3–3 draw with River Plate, occurred across twenty appearances for Arsenal.[3] In July 2020, Piovi headed abroad to join Ecuadorian Serie A team L.D.U. Quito.[3][8]
His debut for the Quito club came on 22 August against Aucas, while September would see him appear in the Copa Libertadores for the first time; featuring in wins over Binacional (twice) and São Paulo.[3]
On 29 January 2025, Piovi returned to Argentina to join Estudiantes, signing a four-year contract.[9]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of 14 May 2024.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Messina | 2013–14 | Lega Pro Seconda Divisione | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| General Lamadrid | 2014 | Primera C Metropolitana | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Fénix | 2015 | Primera B Metropolitana | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3 | ||||
| Almagro (loan) | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Almagro | 2017–18 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4[a] | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 81 | 4 | ||||
| Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) | 2019–20 | Primera División | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 2020 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | — | — | 4[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 25 | 0 | — | — | 8[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[e] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 27 | 0 | — | — | 13[e] | 1 | — | 40 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 5[b] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 102 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 259 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 313 | 11 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Supercopa Ecuador
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Recopa Sudamericana
Honours
Club
- LDU Quito
- Estudiantes