Lucas Olaza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olaza and the second or maternal family name is Catrofe.

Lucas René Olaza Catrofe (born 21 July 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar and the Uruguay national team.

Lucas Olaza

Olaza with Krasnodar in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Lucas René Olaza Catrofe[1]
Date of birth	(1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Krasnodar
Number	15
Youth career
2009–2011	River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	River Plate Montevideo	31	(7)
2014–2015	→ Atlético Paranaense (loan)	6	(0)
2015–2016	→ Celta B (loan)	24	(0)
2016–2017	Danubio	27	(6)
2017–2019	Talleres	24	(4)
2018–2019	→ Boca Juniors (loan)	4	(0)
2019–2021	Boca Juniors	0	(0)
2019–2021	→ Celta (loan)	63	(1)
2021	→ Valladolid (loan)	14	(1)
2021–2023	Valladolid	34	(0)
2022	→ Elche (loan)	5	(1)
2023–	Krasnodar	41	(1)
International career‡
2012–2013	Uruguay U20	9	(0)
2023–	Uruguay	7	(0)
Medal record Representing  Uruguay Men's Football Copa América 2024 United States FIFA U-20 World Cup Runner-up 2013 Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Club career

Olaza was born in Montevideo. After graduating from River Plate's youth system, he made his professional debut on 19 February 2012, in a 3–2 away loss against Nacional.^[3]

On 7 January 2014, Olaza joined Série A side Atlético Paranaense, in a season-long loan deal.^[4] He made his Série A debut on 20 April, playing the last 23 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Grêmio.^[5]

On 29 July 2015, Olaza moved to La Liga side Celta de Vigo, initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.^[6] After his loan ended, he returned to his home country and joined Danubio.

On 27 July 2017, Olaza agreed to a three-year deal with Talleres de Córdoba, as the club bought 70% of his federative rights.^[7] On 1 August of the following year, he moved to fellow Argentine Primera División side Boca Juniors,^[8] helping the side reach the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals.

On 31 January 2019, Olaza returned to Celta, now being assigned to the main squad after agreeing to a six-month loan.^[9] He made his debut for Celta on 30 March 2019, starting in a 3–2 win against Villarreal, where he provided the assist for the second goal.^[10] He remained an integral part of the starting XI from this point, eventually helping the team to escape relegation on the final matchday. Following his decent performances, his loan was extended to another year on 2 July 2019. ^[11]

On 1 February 2021, Olaza joined Real Valladolid on loan until the end of the season.^[12] The move was made permanent in the summer of 2021, as he signed a contract until June 2025.

On 31 January 2022, Olaza returned to the top tier after agreeing to a loan deal with Elche, with a buyout clause.^[13]

On 6 August 2023, Olaza signed a contract with Russian Premier League club Krasnodar for two years, with a conditional option for a third year.^[14]

International career

On 21 October 2022, Olaza was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[15] In June 2023, he received his first call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Nicaragua and Cuba.^[16] He made his debut on 14 June 2023 in a 4–1 win against Nicaragua.^[17]

In June 2024, Olaza was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2024 Copa América.^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate Montevideo	2012–13	Uruguayan Primera División	16	1	—		—		—		16	1
	2013–14	Uruguayan Primera División	—		—		4[a]	0	—		4	0
	2014–15	Uruguayan Primera División	15	6	—		—		—		15	6
	Total		31	7	0	0	4	0	0	0	35	7
Athletico Paranaense (loan)	2014	Série A	6	0	—		0	0	—		6	0
Celta B (loan)	2015–16	Segunda División B	24	0	—		—		—		24	0
Danubio	2016	Uruguayan Primera División	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2017	Uruguayan Primera División	22	6	—		2[a]	2	—		24	8
	Total		27	6	—		2	2	—		48	8
Talleres	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	24	4	—		—		—		24	4
Boca Juniors (loan)	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	4	0	1	0	6[b]	0	—		7	0
Boca Juniors	2018–19	Argentine Primera División	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
Celta Vigo	2018–19	La Liga	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	2019–20	La Liga	35	1	2	0	—		—		37	1
	2020–21	La Liga	18	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
	Total		63	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	65	1
Real Valladolid (loan)	2020–21	La Liga	14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
Real Valladolid	2021–22	La Liga	11	0	3	0	—		—		14	0
	2022–23	La Liga	23	0	0	0	—		—		23	0
	Total		34	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
Elche (loan)	2021–22	La Liga	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
Krasnodar	2023–24	Russian Premier League	25	1	4	0	—		—		29	1
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	16	0	5	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		41	1	9	0	—		—		50	1
Career total			273	21	15	0	12	2	0	0	300	23

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

International

As of match played 10 September 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uruguay	2023	1	0
	2024	6[a]	0
Total		7	0

1. Includes a Non-FIFA friendly played against Basque Country, which is counted as an official match by Uruguayan Football Association.

Honours

Uruguay U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2013

Uruguay

• Copa América third place: 2024^[19]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
2. "Lucas Olaza. Official site FC Krasnodar". fckrasnodar.ru. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
3. Nacional 3–2 River Plate; ESPN Deportes, 19 February 2012 (in Spanish)
4. Atlético-PR fecha com Lucas Olaza, promessa da seleção uruguaia sub-20 (Atlético-PR signs Lucas Olaza, Uruguay under-20's wonderkid); Terra Esportes, 7 January 2014 (in Portuguese)
5. "Atlético-PR marca, segura pressão do Grêmio e vence no Orlando Scarpelli" [Atlético-PR scores, holds off Grêmio's pressure and wins at Orlando Scarpelli] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
6. "Lucas Olaza llega cedido al Celta" [Lucas Olaza arrives on loan at Celta] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
7. "Talleres le compró el 70 por ciento de la ficha y Olaza firmó por tres años" [Talleres bought 70% of his rights and Olaza signed for three years] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
8. "Boca ficha a Olaza con polémica" [Boca sign Olaza with controversy] (in Spanish). Sport. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
9. "El RC Celta completa su defensa con el lateral Lucas Olaza" [RC Celta complete their defense with the full back Lucas Olaza] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
10. "RC Celta vs Villarreal CF Live". La Liga. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
11. "Lucas Olaza will carry on one more season in RC Celta". RC Celta. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
12. "OLAZA COMPLETA LA PLANTILLA" (in Spanish). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
13. "Olaza, cedido al Elche CF" [Olaza, loaned to Elche CF] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
14. "ЛУКАС ОЛАСА СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ «КРАСНОДАРА»" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 6 August 2023.
15. "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
16. "Siguen sumándose futbolistas convocados a los entrenamientos". 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
17. "Selección: Bielsa eligió a Matías Viña como capitán en un equipo con muchos debutantes". 14 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
18. "Uruguay presentó los 26 convocados para la Copa América, con Luis Suárez en la lista". 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
19. "Uruguay beats Canada on penalties to finish CONMEBOL Copa América™ in 3rd Place". 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

External links

• Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)