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{{short description|Argentine footballer(born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lucas Piovi
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Lucas Ezequiel Piovi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|8|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina<ref name="World Football">{{cite news|title=Lucas Piovi|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/lucas-piovi/|accessdate=14 June 2019|work=World Football}}</ref>
| height = 1.72 m<ref name="World Football">{{cite news|title=Lucas Piovi|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/lucas-piovi/|accessdate=14 June 2019|work=World Football}}</ref>
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[L.D.U. Quito]]
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sarsfield]]
| years1 = 2013–2014
| clubs1 = [[A.C.R. Messina|Messina]]
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014
| clubs2 = [[Club Atlético General Lamadrid|General Lamadrid]]
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2017
| clubs3 = [[Club Atlético Fénix|Fénix]]
| caps3 = 52
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2016–2017
| clubs4 = → [[Club Almagro|Almagro]] (loan)
| caps4 = 26
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2017–2021
| clubs5 = [[Club Almagro|Almagro]]
| caps5 = 45
| goals5 = 1 <!--play-offs not included-->
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = → [[Arsenal de Sarandí|Arsenal Sarandí]] (loan)
| caps6 = 20
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2020–
| clubs7 = [[L.D.U. Quito|LDU Quito]]
| caps7 = 110
| goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2024–
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 11 May 2024
| nationalteam-update =
| medaltemplates =
}}
'''Lucas Ezequiel Piovi''' (born 20 August 1992) is an Argentine professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder|defensive midfielder]] for [[L.D.U. Quito]].
==Career==
Piovi started his career in the youth system of [[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sarsfield]], prior to departing in 2013.<ref name="Vélez Sarsfield">{{cite news|title=Rotan para buscar la victoria|url=http://www.velezsarsfield.com.ar/reserva/notas/2012/09/17/171206_|accessdate=15 November 2018|work=Vélez Sarsfield|date=17 September 2012}}</ref> Piovi subsequently joined [[Lega Pro Seconda Divisione]] side [[A.C.R. Messina|Messina]], making his bow in Italian football on 13 October 2013 against [[Foggia Calcio|Foggia]].<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite news|title=Argentina - L. Piovi|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lucas-ezequiel-piovi/318618/|accessdate=15 November 2018|work=Soccerway}}</ref><ref name="Stretto Web">{{cite news|title=Calcio: sarà un Messina giovane e internazionale. Hanno convinto Piovi, Scoponi e Guilana|url=http://www.strettoweb.com/foto/2018/09/calcio-sara-un-messina-giovane-e-internazionale-hanno-convinto-piovi-scoponi-e-guilana/88289/|accessdate=15 November 2018|work=Stretto Web|date=18 August 2013}}</ref> He made two further appearances, versus [[U.S. Poggibonsi|Poggibonsi]] and [[S.S. Chieti Calcio|Chieti]], as Messina won their group.<ref name="Soccerway"/> On 30 June 2014, Piovi completed a return to Argentina by agreeing to sign for [[Club Atlético General Lamadrid|General Lamadrid]].<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="BDFA">{{cite news|title=Ficha Estadistica de LUCAS PIOVI|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-LUCAS-EZEQUIEL-PIOVI-99980.html|accessdate=15 November 2018|work=BDFA}}</ref> Eleven appearances followed in [[Primera C Metropolitana]].<ref name="Soccerway"/> 2015 saw Piovi join [[Primera B Metropolitana]]'s [[Club Atlético Fénix|Fénix]].<ref name="Soccerway"/> He scored his first senior goal on 4 October 2015 in a win away to [[Club Almagro|Almagro]].<ref name="Soccerway"/>
In June 2016, Piovi was loaned by the aforementioned Almagro; a team now in [[Primera B Nacional]].<ref name="Soccerway"/> He scored two goals in twenty-six matches in [[2016–17 Primera B Nacional|2016–17]], which led to the club signing Piovi permanently.<ref name="Soccerway"/> His first appearance as a full-time Almagro player arrived versus [[Ferro Carril Oeste]] on 23 September 2017.<ref name="Soccerway"/> On 14 June 2019, Piovi agreed loan terms with [[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]] side [[Arsenal de Sarandí]].<ref name="Arsenal de Sarandí">{{cite news|title=Ezequiél Piovi es nuevo refuerzo de Arsenal de Sarandí|url=https://twitter.com/ArsenalOficial/status/1139555546669953025|accessdate=14 June 2019|work=Arsenal de Sarandí|date=14 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="IAM Noticias">{{cite news|title=Ezequiel Piovi es el primer refuerzo de Arsenal|url=https://www.iamnoticias.com.ar/2019/06/14/ezequiel-piovi-es-el-primer-refuerzo-de-arsenal/|accessdate=14 June 2019|work=IAM Noticias|date=14 June 2019}}</ref> One goal, in a 3–3 draw with [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]], occurred across twenty appearances for Arsenal.<ref name="Soccerway"/> In July 2020, Piovi headed abroad to join [[Ecuadorian Serie A]] team [[L.D.U. Quito]].<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="EC1">{{cite news|title=Lucas Ezequiel Piovi se unió a Liga de Quito tras una 'odisea' en tres países|url=https://www.elcomercio.com/deportes/piovi-liga-pruebas-covid-entrenamiento.html|accessdate=2 October 2020|work=El Comercio|date=3 August 2020}}</ref>
His debut for the [[Quito]] club came on 22 August against [[S.D. Aucas|Aucas]], while September would see him appear in the [[Copa Libertadores]] for the first time; featuring in wins over [[Escuela Municipal Deportivo Binacional|Binacional]] (twice) and [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]].<ref name="Soccerway"/>
==Personal life==
Piovi's brother, [[Gonzalo Piovi|Gonzalo]], is also a professional footballer.<ref name="Vélez Sarsfield"/>
==Career statistics==
{{updated|14 May 2024}}.<ref name="Soccerway"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Club statistics
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[A.C.R. Messina|Messina]]
|[[2013–14 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione|2013–14]]
|rowspan="1|[[Lega Pro Seconda Divisione]]
|3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||3||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Club Atlético General Lamadrid|General Lamadrid]]
|[[2014 Primera C Metropolitana|2014]]
|rowspan="1|[[Primera C Metropolitana]]
|11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||11||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Club Atlético Fénix|Fénix]]
|[[2015 Primera B Metropolitana|2015]]
|rowspan="3|[[Primera B Metropolitana]]
|33||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||33||1
|-
|[[2016 Primera B Metropolitana|2016]]
|19||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||19||2
|-
|[[2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana|2016–17]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!66!!3!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!66!!3
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Club Almagro|Almagro]] (loan)
|[[2016–17 Primera B Nacional|2016–17]]
|rowspan="5|[[Primera B Nacional]]
|26||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||26||2
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Club Almagro|Almagro]]
|[[2017–18 Primera B Nacional|2017–18]]
|23||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="PBNPO">Appearance(s) in the [[Primera B Nacional]] play-offs</ref>||0||25||0
|-
|[[2018–19 Primera B Nacional|2018–19]]
|22||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4<ref group="lower-alpha" name="PBNPO"/>||1||30||2
|-
|[[2019–20 Primera B Nacional|2019–20]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[2020–21 Primera B Nacional|2020–21]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!71!!3!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!6!!1!!81!!4
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Arsenal de Sarandí]] (loan)
|[[2019–20 Argentine Primera División|2019–20]]
|rowspan="1|[[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]]
|20||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||20||1
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[L.D.U. Quito]]
|[[2020 Ecuadorian Serie A|2020]]
|rowspan="5|[[Ecuadorian Serie A|Serie A]]
|16||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COLI">Appearance(s) in the [[Copa Libertadores]]</ref>||0||colspan="2"|—||20||0
|-
|[[2021 Ecuadorian Serie A|2021]]
|25||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CONT">Appearance(s) in the [[Copa Libertadores]] and [[Copa Sudamericana]]</ref>||0||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="SCE">Appearance(s) in the [[Supercopa Ecuador]]</ref>||0||35||0
|-
|[[2022 Ecuadorian Serie A|2022]]
|25||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||8<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CS">Appearance(s) in the [[Copa Sudamericana]]</ref>||0||colspan="2"|—||35||0
|-
|[[2023 Ecuadorian Serie A|2023]]
|27||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CS">Appearance(s) in the [[Copa Sudamericana]]</ref>||1||colspan="2"|—||40||1
|-
|[[2024 Ecuadorian Serie A|2024]]
|9||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COLI">Appearance(s) in the [[Copa Libertadores]]</ref>||0||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="RS">Appearance(s) in the [[Recopa Sudamericana]]</ref>||0||16||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!102!!2!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!38!!1!!4!!0!!146!!3
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!259!!9!!6!!0!!0!!0!!38!!1!!10!!1!!313!!11
|}
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Soccerway|lucas-ezequiel-piovi/318618}}
{{Copa Sudamericana winning captains}}
{{2023 Copa Sudamericana Team of the Tournament}}
{{LDU Quito squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Piovi, Lucas}}
[[Category:1992 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Buenos Aires]]
[[Category:Argentine men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador]]
[[Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy]]
[[Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador]]
[[Category:Serie C players]]
[[Category:Primera C Metropolitana players]]
[[Category:Primera B Metropolitana players]]
[[Category:Primera Nacional players]]
[[Category:Argentine Primera División players]]
[[Category:Ecuadorian Serie A players]]
[[Category:ACR Messina players]]
[[Category:Club Atlético General Lamadrid footballers]]
[[Category:Club Atlético Fénix players]]
[[Category:Club Almagro players]]
[[Category:Arsenal de Sarandí footballers]]
[[Category:L.D.U. Quito footballers]]
[[Category:Copa Sudamericana–winning players]]
[[Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen]]