Background and career
Lucas Domingues Piazon (born 20 January 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Wieczysta Kraków. A versatile player, he can be deployed as a winger, attacking midfielder, and as a second striker. Piazon joined Chelsea from São Paulo in 2011 and was named Chelsea's Young Player of the Year in 2012, helping the club win the FA Youth Cup. He made his senior debut for Chelsea in June 2012, at the age of 18. His subsequent career included loan spells in England, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Brazil. He helped English side Fulham earn promotion to the Premier League in 2018 and Portuguese club Rio Ave qualify for the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds in 2020. After leaving Chelsea to join Braga permanently in January 2021, he won the Portuguese Cup that same year, scoring in the semi-final second leg against Porto and the final against Benfica. In 2026, he helped Wieczysta Kraków achieve their first promotion to the Ekstraklasa.
Piazon was born on 20 January 1994 in São Paulo, Brazil, to António Carlos Piazon and Marizabel Domingues. He grew up with his younger sister, Juliana. He was a Chelsea supporter from an early age and aspired to play for the club. Piazon began playing futsal for Coritiba at the age of eight before switching to outdoor football at eleven, eventually beginning his professional career in Brazil.
Piazon began his youth career with Coritiba. He made an impression with them becoming top scorer in every youth tournament he appeared in. In 2007, he moved to neighbouring club, Atlético Paranaense. He again turned out, as Atlético reached the finals of the U15 Copa do Brasil in 2008, which they eventually lost to São Paulo. São Paulo became very impressed with his performance and made an offer. At the age of 14, Piazon left his family behind in Curitiba and joined São Paulo. In May, he began to attract the attention of international scouts when he helped guide São Paulo through the Brazilian qualifiers for the Premier Cup (Nike Cup). It was around this time that he was also called up by Brazil's U-15s. In August, São Paulo travelled to Manchester for the Premier Cup finals. In the Group stage, Piazon scored in the 3–0 win versus Manchester United. São Paulo then went on to beat Werder Bremen in the final match.
Piazon joined Chelsea from São Paulo in August 2011. In his first season, he helped the club win the 2011–12 FA Youth Cup and was named Chelsea's Young Player of the Year. He made his competitive first-team debut on 25 September 2012 in a 6–0 League Cup victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, providing an assist for Ryan Bertrand. He made three competitive appearances for Chelsea during the 2012–13 season, featuring in victories over Wolves, Manchester United and Aston Villa.
During the 2013 January transfer window, Piazon was loaned to Spanish La Liga side Málaga until the end of the season. He made his debut for Málaga on 24 January 2013, coming on as a substitute in the 4–2 home defeat in the Copa del Rey quarter-final against Barcelona. On 16 February, he assisted Javier Saviola's winner in a 1–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao. On 9 March 2013, Piazon made his second assist for Málaga with a ball from a free-kick that found Martín Demichelis, who headed to score in a 1–1 draw against Real Valladolid.
On 9 August 2013, Piazon was loaned to Eredivisie club Vitesse until the end of the 2013–14 season. On 17 August 2013, he made his debut for Vitesse in a 1–1 draw at Roda JC. On 22 September, Piazon scored his first goals in his professional career and for Vitesse, scoring a brace in the 3–0 win at home to PEC Zwolle. In the following Eredivisie fixture, against NEC, Piazon scored the winner for Vitesse in the 92nd minute, from outside the box, which ended 3–2 on 29 September. On 19 October 2013, he scored a brace and assisted Patrick van Aanholt's winner, as Vitesse came from 2–0 down to win 3–2 at Heerenveen. On 24 November, Piazon scored two penalties at Go Ahead Eagles in a 3–0 win. In Vitesse's fixture away to PSV on 7 December, Piazon scored another goal as Vitesse convincingly won 6–2 to stay at the top of the Eredivisie table. Piazon finished the 2013–14 season with 11 goals in 29 Eredivisie appearances for Vitesse.
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Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
