Lucas Melano
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Santiago Melano | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Hernando, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Portland Timbers | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belgrano | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Belgrano | 44 | (7) |
| 2013–2015 | Lanús | 42 | (8) |
| 2015– | Portland Timbers | 44 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Argentina U20 | 3 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2016. | |||
Lucas Santiago Melano (born 1 March 1993) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer.
Club Career
Belgrano
Lucas made his debut for Belgrano on 17 March 2012 where he played 13 minutes as a substitute in a match against Independiente.
Lanús
On 23 July 2013 Melano transferred to Lanús from Belgrano. He made his debut on 4 August 2013. He was involved in Lanús' triumph in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana, scoring three goals in nine appearances during the competition.He also made two appearances in the 2014 Copa Libertadores tournament and had 19 appearances from 12 starts for Lanús during the 2013/14 regular-season.
Portland Timbers
On 17 July 2015 Portland Timbers signed Melano from Lanús. He made his Timbers debut, entering as a second-half substitute against FC Dallas on 25 July. In that game he drew a penalty kick late in the match.
Career statistics
Updated 12 December 2015.[1]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Argentina | League | Copa Argentina | South America | Total | ||||||
| 2011/12 | Belgrano | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 8 | 2 | |
| 2012/13 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 38 | 5 | |||
| 2013/14 | Lanús | Argentine Primera División | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 6 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 14 | 5 | - | - | 14 | 5 | ||||
| United States | League | U.S. Open Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
| 2015 | Portland Timbers | MLS | 13 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | Argentina | 86 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 104 | 18 | |
| U.S. | 13 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 99 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 117 | 19 | ||
Honours
Club
- C.A. Lanús
- Portland Timbers
References
External links
- Lucas Melano profile at Soccerway
- MLS player profile