Lucas Zelarayán

Lucas Manuel Zelarayán (born 20 June 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer, who plays for Columbus Crew as an attacking midfielder.

Lucas Zelarayán
Personal information
Full name Lucas Manuel Zelarayán
Date of birth (1992-06-20) 20 June 1992
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 10
Youth career
Belgrano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Belgrano 75 (10)
2016–2020 UANL 113 (21)
2020– Columbus Crew 16 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2020

Club career

Belgrano

Born in Córdoba, Argentina, Zelarayán was a Belgrano youth graduate. He made his senior debut on 25 April 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lucas Parodi in a 2–1 away loss against Rosario Central, for the season's Copa Argentina.

Zelarayán made his Primera División debut on 1 March 2013, replacing Jorge Velázquez in a 2–0 away loss against Newell's Old Boys.[1] His first professional goal came on 7 April of the following year, as he scored the winner in a 2–1 home defeat of River Plate.[2]

On 5 December 2014, after becoming a regular starter, Zelarayán extended his contract until 2018.[3]

Tigres UANL

On 21 December 2015, Zelarayán agreed to a contract with Liga MX side Tigres UANL.[4] He debuted for the club the following 10 January, replacing Rafael Sóbis in a 1–0 loss at Toluca. Zelarayán scored his first goal abroad on 6 February 2016, netting the last in a 3–1 win at Chiapas. On 22 January 2017, he scored a brace in a 4–2 home win against América.

Columbus Crew SC

On 20 December 2019, Zelarayán moved to Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew SC.[5] Zelarayán made his debut against New York City FC, scoring the match-winning goal in the 56th minute.[6] He was named the league's Newcomer of the Year at the end of the regular season. In the 2020 MLS Cup final, Zelarayán scored two goals and assisted on another in Columbus' 3–0 win over Seattle Sounders FC to help them win their second ever MLS Cup title. Zelarayán was named the MLS Cup Most Valuable Player after his performance.[7] Despite missing substantial time due to injury, Zelarayán finished the season making 21 appearances and scoring 8 goals for the Columbus.[8]

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Zelarayán is of Armenian descent. He received an invitation to represent the Armenia national team in June 2018.[9]

Career statistics
As of 12 December 2020[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Belgrano 2011–12 Primera División 0010——10
2012–13 8010——90
2013–14 1811000—191
2014 19400——194
2015 305102[lower-alpha 1]0—335
Subtotal 72104020—7810
Tigres UANL 2015–16 Liga MX 151004[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0201
2016–17 408007[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0488
2017–18 213204[lower-alpha 2]12[lower-alpha 4]1295
2018–19 225202[lower-alpha 2]02[lower-alpha 5]0285
2019–20 1540000—154
Subtotal 11321401716114023
Columbus Crew 2020 Major League Soccer 16[lower-alpha 6]6——5[lower-alpha 7]2218
Total 198378019111323640
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
  4. One appearance and one goal in Campeón de Campeones, one appearance in Campeones Cup
  5. One appearance in Campeón de Campeones, one appearance in Leagues Cup
  6. Includes three appearances and two goals in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
  7. One appearance in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage, four appearances and two goals in MLS Cup Playoffs

Honours

Club
UANL
Columbus Crew

Individual

References
  1. "Scocco abrió el camino para el triunfo de Newells ante Belgrano" [Scocco cleared the path to Newells' triumph against Belgrano] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. "Belgrano venció a River y lo dejó sin la punta" [Belgrano defeated River and left them without the leadership] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. "Zelarayán extendió hasta 2018 su contrato con Belgrano" [Zelarayán extended until 2018 his contract with Belgrano] (in Spanish). Cadena 3. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. "Zelarayán se suma a los Tigres" [Zelarayán joins Tigres] (in Spanish). Tigres UANL. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. "Columbus Crew SC acquires attacking midfielder Lucas Zelarayan as a Designated Player".
  6. Myers, Jacob. "Crew 1, NYC FC 0 | Lucas Zelarayan's goal in debut gives Crew season-opening win". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  7. "Columbus' Zelarayan named MLS Cup MVP". ESPN.com. 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  8. "Argentina - L. Zelarayán - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  9. "L'arméno-argentin Lucas Zelarayan invité en sélection nationale (...) - Nouvelles d'Arménie en Ligne". www.armenews.com.
  10. Lucas Zelarayán at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  11. "Columbus Crew SC's Lucas Zelarayan named 2020 MLS Newcomer of the Year". Major League Soccer. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  12. "Columbus Crew SC playmaker Lucas Zelarayan named MLS Cup MVP pres. by Audi". Major League Soccer. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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