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Lucas Da Cunha clarifies how to pronounce his surname
Sep 29 2026 02:47 · By onefootball.com · 9 Reads
Lucas Da Cunha shone in midfield as France beat Belgium 1-0 in the Nations League on Monday.
In an interview with Carré, the 25-year-old explained that his surname is pronounced "Da Kouna", unlike Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha, whose is "Kounia".
The two surnames share the same spelling and Lusophone roots, but they are said differently.
Called up by Zinédine Zidane for his first senior camp, the Como midfielder started on the second Nations League matchday.
He struck the post in the 53rd minute, and TF1 commentator Grégoire Margotton used the pronunciation the player had outlined.
Source: L'Équipe
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