Lucas Pires

Pires's current-season form is level with last season (Season 14→14), while his Rating held around 70. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 68).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Burnley · 18th	2	0	0	6.55	70	14
2025/26	Burnley · 19th	20	0	0	6.59	70	14
2024/25	Burnley · 2nd	46	0	2	7.08	71	68
2023/24	CadizLoan · 18th	37	1	0	6.66	74	26
2023/24	Santos · 17th	9	0	0	6.7	57	6
2022/23	Santos · 12th	20	0	0	6.78	65	23

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Lucas Pires is a 25-year-old central defender at Burnley, rated 69.8 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (41.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pires.

On the season, Pires graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3.521 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 14). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 70. At 25 Pires is in his prime years, and a market index of 83.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2025/26

69.8

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

13.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

41.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.52

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Burnley finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.52

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 90.5/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 41.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 69.8 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %41.1%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.521

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.128

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around age 25 (~84), then tapers with age. At 25, Pires sits on 83.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Pires's projected Rating — 69.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles29

Interceptions20

Blocks6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards1

Transfer history

€2.3M total transfer fees · 3 moves

BurnleyJul 2024 – now€ 2.3M

Santos(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Jul 2024

Cadiz(on loan)Jul 2023 – Jul 2024

Santosuntil Jul 2023

About Lucas Pires

Lucas Pires Silva is a 25-year-old centre-back who plays for Burnley, born on March 24, 2001 in São Paulo, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Burnley currently sit 18th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, Lucas Pires has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 26 minutes.

Lucas Pires's next match is on August 26, 2026, when Burnley face Bradford away in the League Cup.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Lucas Pires at 69.8 with a Season form score of 13.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, Lucas Pires has totalled 139 club appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 46 appearances for Burnley.

Lucas Pires's career has also included time at Santos and Cadiz.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.