Lucas Ontivero

Lucas Ontivero (born 9 September 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger.

Lucas Ontivero
Personal information
Full name Lucas Elías Ontivero
Date of birth (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994
Place of birth Catamarca, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
San Lorenzo de Alem
Venados
2011–2012 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Fénix 10 (1)
2014–2016 Galatasaray 8 (0)
2014 → Gaziantepspor (loan) 3 (0)
2015 → Budapest Honvéd (loan) 1 (0)
2015 → Olimpija Ljubljana (loan) 13 (4)
2016 → Montreal Impact (loan) 23 (2)
2017 Universidad de Chile 7 (0)
2017 Venados 16 (2)
2018 Chacarita Juniors 3 (0)
2018–2019 Johor Darul Ta'zim II[1] 10 (2)
2019 Orlando City B 5 (1)
2020 Juventude 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2020

Club career

Youth career

Ontivero began playing football with local team San Lorenzo de Alem in his hometown of Catamarca before moving to Venados in Mexico and back to Argentina with Independiente. In December 2011, Ontivero was promoted to the Independiente senior team by Ramón Díaz.[2]

During his youth career, Ontivero spent time with the academies of Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur, A.C. Milan and Genoa although FIFA rules prevented him from signing in Europe at that age.[3][4]

Fénix

Following a disagreement with Christian Díaz who had replaced Ramón Díaz as Independiente manager in March 2012, Ontivero opted for a move to Centro Atlético Fénix of Uruguay's Primera División.

Galatasaray

On 31 January 2014, Ontivero was bought by Turkish club Galatasaray for €2 million.[5] He was sent out on loan in his first full season at the club to fellow Süper Lig team Gaziantepspor and then Budapest Honvéd in Hungarian first division.

The following season Ontivero had a loan spell with Olimpija Ljubljana in Slovenia.[6]

In January 2016, Ontivero was loaned out again, this time joining MLS team Montreal Impact as a Designated Player.[7] The deal expired at the end of the 2016 season.[3]

On 6 January 2017, Ontivero and Galatasaray mutually agreed to terminate his contract.[8]

Universidad de Chile

After leaving Turkey, Ontivero continued to find it difficult to settle at one team. On 25 January 2017, joined Chilean Primera División team Universidad de Chile. He made his debut on 5 February 2017, coming on as a substitute against Deportes Iquique. However, concerns with both his fitness and attitude, as well as a lack of foreign player roster spots (the Chilean league permits five per team), meant his contract was terminated.[9]

Venados

On 1 July 2017, Ontivero rejoined Venados in Mexico's Ascenso MX where he'd previously been in the academy.[10]

Chacarita Juniors

On 25 January 2018, Ontivero signed a six-month contract with Chacarita, his first professional contract in his native Argentina.[11] He made three appearances before his contract was cancelled in April 2018.[12]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

In May 2018, Ontivero signed with Johor Darul Ta'zim II, the reserve team of JDT. They sat bottom of the Malaysian second division upon his arrival but finished the 2018 season in fourth place.[13] The following year, JDT II finished second in the league which would have seen the team promoted if not for their parent club already playing in the Super League.

Orlando City

On 24 August 2019, Ontivero returned to North America, signing with USL League One team Orlando City B, the reserve team of Orlando City.[14] He made his debut on the same day in a 3–1 defeat away to FC Tucson.

Juventude

On 2 March 2020, Ontivero signed with Juventude of Brazil's Série B.

Honours
Galatasaray
Universidad de Chile

References
  1. "Lucas Ontivero". Johor Darul Ta'zim FC.
  2. "Práctica con novedades | InfiernoRojo.com - Club Atletico Independiente". 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011.
  3. "Lucas Ontivero profile". www.mlssoccer.com.
  4. "¿Chicharito en el Rojo? | Olé". 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014.
  5. "Lucas Ontivero Galatasaray'da". www.galatasaray.org.
  6. Delo.si, M. Ž (31 August 2015). "Olimpijo okrepil Argentinec Ontivero, Koper prodal Črnigoja v Lugano". www.delo.si (in Slovenian).
  7. "Impact aquires [sic] Lucas Ontivero". www.impactmontreal.com.
  8. "Lucas Ontivero'nun sözleşmesi feshedildi". www.galatasaray.org.
  9. Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "Los motivos por los que Lucas Ontivero no sigue en Universidad de Chile". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish).
  10. "Lucas Ontivero 2. ligden Venados'a transfer oldu". milliyet.
  11. "Lucas Elías Ontivero es nuevo jugador de Chacarita – Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors" (in Spanish).
  12. "Ontivero deja Chacarita - El Ancasti - Diario de Catamarca". www.elancasti.com.ar (in Spanish).
  13. "Ex-Galatasaray winger Lucas Ontivero joins Johor Darul Ta'zim II". FOX Sports Asia. 5 May 2018.
  14. "Orlando City B Adds Lucas Ontivero to Roster". www.orlandocitysc.com.

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