Lucas Dinh is one of the most talented young defensive players in France. He is only 23 years old, and he has already managed to play in the strongest clubs in Europe. But not everything goes smoothly in the career of an extreme defender. Lucas Dinh left PSG for a reason, and if you are wondering why this happened, then this article is for you.
Beginning of a career and performances for Lille
Lucas Dinh was born on July 20, 1993 in France and from the age of six he joined the Marey-sur-Urk club academy, where he spent three years. Then he moved to the academy of another small club - Crepe-en-Valois. There he also stayed for three years, until he ended up in the academy of one of the clubs in League 1 - Lille. The 12-year-old boy trained hard and six years later, when he was eighteen, he received a professional contract. In his first season, he entered the field only 18 times, but the next year he became a regular base player. He played another 41 matches, scoring two goals, which attracted the attention of large clubs, among which was the giant PSG. Lucas Dinh was valued at 15 million euros, and since 2013 he began to defend the colors of the Paris club.
Transition to PSG
Lucas Dinh is a football player whose talent there is no doubt about. However, sometimes it happens that at the same position in one club are two talented promising players. This happened at PSG. Din had a competitor in the person of Leuven Curzava, who ousted Lucas from the base. As a result, for two years in the Paris club, Lucas played only in 43 matches, in many of which he went only for a replacement. As a result, in 2015, the Paris club decided to give the player a lease so that he would not sit out his talent on the bench.
Rent in "Roma"
The Roman club "Roma" volunteered, who took Din for a year. In Italy, Lucas quickly mastered and entered the game: during the season he went onto the field 42 times, scoring three goals. However, Curzava showed equally impressive results, so the Paris club management decided to sell the young Frenchman. “Roma” would be happy to buy a rented player, but the price tag that the Parisians put up turned out to be too expensive for the Romans. But sixteen and a half million euros agreed to pay the Catalan Barcelona, one of the three strongest clubs in the world.
A new beginning in Barcelona
What game is Lucas Dinh now showing? Barcelona is not a club where you can get a place at the base for no reason. Lucas has to fight for time on the field with Jordi Alba himself , who was recently injured. Therefore, Dinh is now a base player in Barcelona, he played in five games and gave an assist.
Team appearances
In the French national team, Ding was first called in March 2014, when he was only 21 years old. He replaced instead of Patrice Evra in a friendly match against the Dutch team. After playing only 90 minutes for the national team, Dinh was called to the 2014 World Cup, where he went out in only one group stage match against Ecuador. He also went to the European Championship in 2016 with the national team, but did not spend a minute on the field. In total, Din has 14 matches for the national team.