Returning to the national team, goalkeeper Lucas Perri feels he is at the most mature stage of his career. Since his last call-up for Brazil in March 2025, his life has changed. This season, he moved to Torino, and just over a year ago, he became a father.
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“I’m very happy. Being in the national team is always a huge honor and a source of great pride. Coming back after a year, at a new club, is very rewarding, and I’m very happy,” he said.
“I’m 28, relatively young for a goalkeeper, but I have experience living and playing football in other countries. Now I’m a father, too. The last time I was with the national team, my wife was pregnant. Today, my son is almost a year and a half old, and he has completely changed our lives,” he said.
In August, Perri joined Italy’s Torino on loan from England’s Leeds United, and he describes his time there as “a very good experience.”
“It’s been a very good, very intense experience. I’ve been at the club for three months and have already enjoyed so many good things there. The city is wonderful, the club is very good, and everyone has made me feel very welcome. It’s another experience, and I’m very happy,” he said.
Lucas Perri during a Brazil training session in SingaporeCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF
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Italy is the third foreign country where Perri, a native of Valinhos in São Paulo state, has played. In 2019, he was at England’s Crystal Palace on loan from São Paulo, the club where he came through the ranks. Between 2024 and 2025, he played for Lyon in France. Last season, he signed for Leeds United.
Speaking to CBF TV, he described his experience in different countries and clubs across European football as “enriching.”
“At every club we’re at, in every country where I’ve had the opportunity to play, we learn to live in different environments: in terms of football, the club, expectations, ideas about football, what the club expects, and what the fans expect to see. I’m very happy to experience another country. This is already the third country outside Brazil where I’ve had the opportunity to play, and it’s enriching as an athlete,” he explained.
Youth National Teams
Although he has yet to make his senior international debut, Lucas Perri has represented Brazil at youth level and is proud of that journey. He played for the Under-17, Under-20 and Olympic squads. He competed in the 2017 South American Under-20 Championship and won the 2019 Toulon Tournament.
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“I have lots of memories. With the Under-17s, I only had a very short training spell, but it was that first experience of thinking, ‘Wow, I’m in the Brazil national team.’ I was young, 15 going on 16 at the time, and everything was very new. With the Under-20s, I was still very young, of course, but already dreaming of becoming a professional. With the Under-23s, I was already a professional, always around very talented players and also learning what football is like elsewhere. It was a really good experience. I’m very proud to have been part of the youth national teams,” he recalled.
Lucas Perri during a Brazil training session in SingaporeCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF
Friendlies Against Japan and Singapore
Hoping to justify Carlo Ancelotti’s decision to call him up and earn more opportunities, Lucas Perri aims to make the most of this international window’s matches against Japan and Singapore. Brazil face Japan at 7:15 a.m. Brasília time this Saturday (14), before taking on Singapore at 7 a.m. Brasília time next Tuesday (17). Both friendlies will be played at Singapore’s National Stadium.
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“I want to do my best, show that I’m ready, and help my teammates in the best way possible. I’m here and available to always give my best, with a great deal of pride, faith and courage,” he concluded.
Lucas Perri during a Brazil training session in SingaporeCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF
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