Tuta (footballer, born 1999)

Lucas Silva Melo (born 4 July 1999), known as Tuta, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eintracht Frankfurt.[1]

Tuta
Personal information
Full name Lucas Silva Melo
Date of birth (1999-07-04) 4 July 1999
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 35
Youth career
0000–2018 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 São Paulo 0 (0)
2019– Eintracht Frankfurt 6 (0)
2019–2020Kortrijk (loan) 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:51, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

In January 2019, Tuta joined Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt from São Paulo, signing a four-and-half-year contract lasting until 30 June 2023.[2] In August 2019, Tuta joined Belgian club Kortrijk on a season-long loan from Frankfurt.[3] He made his debut for Kortrijk in the Belgian First Division A on 24 November 2019, starting in the away match against Anderlecht, which finished as a 0–0 draw.[4]

References

  1. "Tuta". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. "Perspektivspieler Tuta kommt aus Sao Paulo an den Main" [Perspective player Tuta comes from Sao Paulo to the Main]. Eintracht Frankfurt (in German). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. "Tuta joins KV Kortrijk on loan". Eintracht Frankfurt. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. "RSC Anderlecht – KV Kortrijk 0:0 (Eerste klasse A 2019/2020, 16. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.


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