Lucas Melano

Lucas Santiago Melano (born 1 March 1993) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Tucumán.

Lucas Melano
Melano with Portland Timbers in 2019
Personal information
Full name Lucas Santiago Melano
Date of birth (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993
Place of birth Hernando, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Winger
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Tucumán
Number 12
Youth career
Belgrano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Belgrano 44 (7)
2013–2015 Lanús 42 (8)
2015–2019 Portland Timbers 59 (5)
2018 Portland Timbers 2 2 (0)
2017 → Belgrano (loan) 15 (0)
2017–2018 → Estudiantes (loan) 20 (3)
2019– Atlético Tucumán 14 (0)
National team‡
2013 Argentina U20 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 July 2015

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.

On 6 December 2015, Melano and the Portland Timbers won MLS Cup defeating Columbus Crew 2–1 in Columbus, OH.

On 16 July 2019, Melano and Portland mutually agreed to terminate his contract.[1]

Belgrano and Estudiantes (loan)

On 10 January 2017, Melano was loaned to his former club Belgrano until 31 December 2017.[2]

For the 2017–18 season, he was loaned to Estudiantes, scoring in his first official league appearance on Aug 28, 2017. He returned to Portland Timbers on August 9, 2018.[3]

Atlético Tucumán

On 27 July 2019, Melano signed for Atlético Tucumán.[4]

Career statistics

Updated 12 December 2015.[5]

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Argentina League Copa Argentina South America Total
2011/12 Belgrano Argentine Primera División 7210-82
2012/13 37510-385
2013/14 Lanús Argentine Primera División 1931093296
2014 90-60150
2015 145--145
United States League U.S. Open Cup North America Total
2015 Portland Timbers MLS 131--131
Total Argentina 86153015310418
U.S. 131--131
Career total 99163015311719

Honours

Club
C.A. Lanús
Portland Timbers

References
  1. https://www.timbers.com/post/2019/07/16/portland-timbers-lucas-melano-mutually-agree-terminate-contract
  2. http://www.timbers.com/post/2017/01/09/portland-timbers-loan-midfielder-lucas-melano-argentine-side-atl-tico-belgrano
  3. https://www.timbers.com/post/2018/08/09/lucas-melano-returns-portland-timbers-loan-estudiantes
  4. https://twitter.com/ATOficial/status/1154889822579888130
  5. "Lucas Santiago Melano". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  6. https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2015/12/6/9858868/timbers-crew-2015-mls-cup-final-score-results
  7. http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2015/11/portland_timbers_fans_celebrat.html
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