Lucas Orbán

Lucas Orbán
Personal information
Full name Lucas Alfonso Orbán Alegre
Date of birth (1989-02-03) 3 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Racing Club
Number 6
Youth career
River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 River Plate 10 (0)
2011–2012Tigre (loan) 18 (0)
2012–2013 Tigre 29 (1)
2013–2014 Bordeaux 27 (0)
2014–2016 Valencia 29 (1)
2016Levante (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2017 Genoa 11 (0)
2017–2022 Racing Club 53 (0)
International career
2013–2015 Argentina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:38, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:38, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Lucas Alfonso Orbán Alegre (born 3 February 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He made 2 appearances for the Argentina national team.

Club career

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River Plate

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Born in Buenos Aires, Orbán graduated from local giants River Plate's youth system, and made his professional debut on 24 May 2009, starting in a 2–0 home win over Independiente.[2]

Tigre

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On 12 August 2011, after being sparingly used by River, Orbán was loaned to Tigre for the season.[3] He appeared regularly for the latter, and scored his first professional goal on 19 August 2013, but in a 2–3 loss against former club River.[4]

Bordeaux

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On 31 July 2013 Orban signed a four-year deal with Ligue 1 side Girondins de Bordeaux.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 13 September, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Paris Saint-Germain.[6]

Valencia

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On 11 August 2014, Orbán signed a five-year deal with La Liga's Valencia CF.[7] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, coming on as a late substitute and scoring an equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Sevilla FC.[8]

On 31 January 2016, Valencia reached an agreement to loan Orbán to Levante UD until 30 June 2016.[9]

Genoa

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On 31 August 2016, Orbán signed for Italian club Genoa.[10]

Racing Club

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In 2020, Orbán signed for Argentine club Racing club for a reported £7,000 per week contract.[11]

International career

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On 13 November 2013, Orbán was called up to Argentina national football team by manager Alejandro Sabella, for the matches against Ecuador and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[12] He made his international debut two days later, starting in a 0–0 draw.[13] On 28 March 2015 he earned his 2nd cap in a 2–0 win over El Salvador.

Honours

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Racing Club

References

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  1. ^ "Lucas Orbán" (in Spanish). Racing Club de Avellaneda. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ Se quedó con el devaluado clásico (The derby remained devalued); ESPN Deportes, 24 May 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Orban jugará en Tigre (Orban will play in Tigre); Taringa!, 12 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ River pisó fuerte en Victoria: 3-2 a Tigre (River stepped into victory: 3–2 against Tigre); ESPN Deportes, 19 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Transfer - Lucas Orban signs for Bordeaux! Archived 14 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Bordeaux's official website, 31 July 2013
  6. ^ Bordeaux 0–2 Paris SG; L'Équipe, 13 September 2013 (in French)
  7. ^ Comunicado Oficial: Lucas Orban (Official announcement: Lucas Orban); Valencia's official website, 11 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "Punto de fe del Valencia" [Valencia point of faith]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  9. ^ "VCF Official Statement Loan of Lucas Orban". Valencia's official website. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Lucas Orbán ha firmato per il club" [Lucas Orbán signed for the club] (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Racing Club 2020 Wages | Player & Team totals". salarysport.com. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  12. ^ Com novidades, Sabella divulga lista de convocados da Argentina (With news, Sabella announces Argentina's call up); Vavel, 13 November 2013 (in Portuguese)
  13. ^ La Selección, sin Messi, igualó con Ecuador en la gira por Estados Unidos (The national team, without Messi, drew with Ecuador in the trip in United States); Télam, 16 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ "Racing venció a Boca en un escandaloso final y se quedó con el Trofeo de Campeones" [Racing beat Boca in controversial ending and took Champions Trophy] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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