Lucas Sebastián Torreira Di Pascua (born 11 February 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid, on loan from Arsenal, and the Uruguay national team. He started his career at hometown club I. A. 18 de Julio of Fray Bentos. In 2013, he joined Montevideo Wanderers’ youth team before moving to Italy where he joined Pescara’s youth team. On 1 July 2015, he was transferred to Sampdoria for €1.5m. On 10 July 2018, he signed for Arsenal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £26m.
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Lucas Sebastián Torreira Di Pascua (born 11 February 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid, on loan from Arsenal, and the Uruguay national team. He started his career at hometown club I. A. 18 de Julio of Fray Bentos. In 2013, he joined Montevideo Wanderers’ youth team before moving to Italy where he joined Pescara’s youth team. On 1 July 2015, he was transferred to Sampdoria for €1.5m. On 10 July 2018, he signed for English club Arsenal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £26m. He made his Premier League debut on 12 August, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Manchester City.
On 2 December, he scored his first Arsenal goal and picked up another man-of-the-match award against Tottenham Hotspur. He was dismissed in stoppage time, during the club’s reverse fixture against Tottenham at Wembley, after a late challenge on Tottenham, defender Danny Rose, the match ended 1–1. ESPN named him the third best signing of the Premier League season. In June, he suffered a presumably season-ending ankle injury in an FA Cup win against Portsmouth.
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