Chelsea career

Chelsea had to fight off interest from a number of the world's leading clubs in order to secure the services of the highly-rated attacking midfielder, who was born on 20 January 1994 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian enjoyed an impressive first season at the club, featuring regularly for both the reserve and youth teams.

Piazon played an integral role in our Under 18 team's FA Youth Cup triumph, scoring crucial goals along the way, including the first of four in the quarter-final at Nottingham Forest, while turning in a number of accomplished displays.

What had been a remarkable season for the youngster ended in the most memorable manner when, only days after helping the youth team to FA Youth Cup glory, he was named as the club's Young Player of the Year, and collected his award from John Terry, while on the final day of the season he was an unused substitute for the first team's game against Blackburn Rovers at Stamford Bridge.

Lucas signed an extention to his original contract in January 2012, which will keep him at Chelsea until 2017.
Piazon scored our first goal of the Under-21s' season, giving us the lead in a 5-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge.

In September 2012, Piazon was handed his first team debut against the same side in the Capital One Cup at the Bridge where he enjoyed an impressive display. In what was a very one-sided game, the Blues ran out 6-0 winners, with Piazon teeing up Ryan Bertrand to make it 2-0. He also started in the next round, the 5-4 win against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, before being replaced in the second half by Eden Hazard, while three days later he was an unused substitute for the 1-1 draw at Swansea.

International career

Having graduated from the same Sao Paolo youth set-up that produced the likes of Kaka, Cafu and former Blue Juliano Belletti, Piazon has consistently caught the eye when turning out for Brazil's young national sides.

He finished top scorer in the South American Under 15 Championships in 2009 with 10 goals and was then named player of the tournament in another competition held at Old Trafford.

He also won a number of plaudits for his performances during the 2011 Under 17 World Cup as well as the South American Championships in which he played an instrumental role in Brazil's triumph.