Lucas Villalba

Lucas Villalba
Personal information
Full name Lucas Hernán Villalba[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Florencio Varela, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Cruzeiro
(on loan from Argentinos Juniors)
Number 25
Youth career
2009–2012 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Independiente 44 (0)
2016 → Atlético Tucumán (loan) 22 (0)
2017–2018 → Huracán (loan) 29 (0)
2018–2019 → Aldosivi (loan) 23 (1)
2019–2021 Aldosivi 31 (0)
2022– Argentinos Juniors 108 (4)
2024– → Cruzeiro (loan) 24 (1)
International career
2012 Argentina U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:41, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Lucas Hernán Villalba (born 19 August 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as either a centre-back or a left-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Cruzeiro, on loan from Argentinos Juniors.[3]

Career

Club

Villalba started his career with Independiente, making his debut in the 2012–13 Argentine Primera División season against Godoy Cruz.[3] He then moved to Atlético Tucumán in 2016 on loan and subsequently played 22 times in the Argentine Primera División.[3] On 10 January 2017, Villalba joined fellow Primera División side Huracán on loan.[3][4]

In Feb, 2024 he signed a loan with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.

International

Villalba has won caps for Argentina at U20 level.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 March 2017.[3]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Continental[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente 2012–13 Primera División 7 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 8 0
2013–14 Primera B Nacional 22 0 0 0 — — 0 0 22 0
2014 Primera División 15 0 2 0 — — 0 0 17 0
2015 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 44 0 4 0 — 0 0 0 0 48 0
Atlético Tucumán (loan) 2016 Primera División 12 0 0 0 — — 0 0 12 0
2016–17 10 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 22 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 23 0
Huracán (loan) 2016–17 Primera División 0 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 66 0 5 0 — 1 0 0 0 72 0

  1. ^ Includes the Copa Argentina.
  2. ^ Includes the Copa Sudamericana.
  3. ^ One appearance in 2017 Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ "Player profile".
  2. ^ Lucas Villalba at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b c d e "Lucas Villalba profile". Soccerway. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Lucas Villalba, primer refuerzo de Huracán". TyC Sports. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Paliza al Sub 20: Alemania goleó a la Argentina". Toda Pasión. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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