Argentine midfielder Lucas Bilya

Lucas Billa is an Argentine football player who plays for the Italian "Lazio". This year he turned thirty, but while he does not even think about retirement - on the contrary, just now his performances are becoming more impressive. Lucas Billia plays in the position of the defensive midfielder, but can also go up a little higher, assuming more creative duties, although with defensive he copes best.

Carier start

Lucas Billa was born in Argentina on January 30, 1986. Already in four years he joined the football academy of the local small club "Estudiantes" from his hometown of Mercedes. There he spent eight years, and when he turned twelve, he went through a viewing at the club "Argentinos Juniors", where he was immediately received. There he spent six more years before signing a professional contract with the club. However, even before he turned 18, Bill already began to speak for the main team. In total, he spent 17 matches, scoring one goal, and then he noticed a fairly large Argentine club "Independiente", speaking in the big league. In the summer of 2005, the 19-year-old Lucas Billa went on promotion and became the player "Independiente", who signed him for an amount that has not yet been disclosed to the public.

Going to Independiente

Lucas Bilya is a footballer who started showing himself in his homeland before moving to Europe. In just one year in "Independiente" he played 49 games, which attracted the attention of European clubs. Usually, South American players attracted Europeans with their technical skills, but Bill was the supporting midfielder, who perfectly operated on the defensive. Just this player and needed the Belgian "Anderlecht", who paid in 2006 three million euros for Argentine talent.

Moving to Europe

In "Anderlecht" Lucas Bilya, whose photos at the time of his transition to the European club began to appear in all sports magazines, spent most of his career. From the first season, he became a base player - and stayed with him for seven years, which he gave to Anderlecht. For the Belgian club, the Argentinian played in the amount of 302 matches, scoring 16 goals. There he won four Belgian Championships and one Belgian Cup. But in 2013 it's time to take a step forward. He was invited to his Italian "Lazio", who paid "Anderlecht" eight and a half million euros.

The game for "Lazio"

For "Lazio" Bill has been playing for three years - during this time he managed to play 99 matches, score 11 goals, get to the final of the Italian Cup in 2015 and become the team captain. In the current season, the midfielder appeared on the field in four games, giving one goal after which he was seriously injured. It is assumed that he will return to training only in mid-November.

National team appearances

For the national team of Argentina, Billa played 47 matches, in which he scored one goal and gave two assists. He debuted not so long ago - in February 2011, in a match against the Portuguese national team. Together with the team, he went to the America's Cup in 2011, where he entered the field in two matches. At the World Cup in 2014, where Argentina reached the final, in the first four games, Bill went out only as a substitute - but in the last three was the player of the base. He also took part in the America's Cup of 2015 and 2016, where the Argentines lost two finals to the Chileans.