Lucas Melano

Lucas Melano
Melano with Portland Timbers in 2019
Personal information
Full name Lucas Santiago Melano
Date of birth (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Hernando, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Belgrano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Belgrano 44 (7)
2013–2015 Lanús 42 (8)
2015–2019 Portland Timbers 69 (5)
2018 Portland Timbers 2 2 (0)
2017 → Belgrano (loan) 15 (0)
2017–2018 → Estudiantes (LP) (loan) 20 (3)
2019–2020 Atlético Tucumán 30 (3)
2021 San Lorenzo 7 (0)
2021 Central Córdoba 13 (3)
2022 Universidad Católica 5 (0)
2022–2023 Newell's Old Boys 0 (0)
2023 Sarmiento 25 (4)
2023–2024 Neftçi 12 (0)
International career
2013 Argentina U20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024

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

Club career

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Belgrano

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Lucas made his debut for Belgrano on 17 March 2012 where he played 13 minutes as a substitute in a match against Independiente.

Lanús

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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

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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)

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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

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

San Lorenzo

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On 11 February 2021, Melano joined San Lorenzo.[5]

Universidad Católica

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In 2022, he joined Chilean side Universidad Católica, but in July of the same year, the club and Melano ended the contract by common agreement.[6]

Newell's Old Boys

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On 31 August 2022 it was confirmed, that Melano had joined Newell's Old Boys on a one-year deal.[7]

Neftçi

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In 2023, Melano signed a 2-year contract with Neftçi. He participated in a total of 12 official matches for the club.[8] On August 29, 2024, Neftçi mutually terminated its contract with Melano, and he obtained free agent status.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 24 April 2022[10]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Belgrano 2011-12 Argentine Primera División 7 2 1 0 — — 8 2
2012-13 Argentine Primera División 37 5 1 0 — — 38 5
Total 44 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 46 7
Lanús 2013-14 Argentine Primera División 19 3 — 11[a] 3 — 30 6
2014-15 Argentine Primera División 9 0 1 0 5[b] 0 — 15 0
2015-16 Argentine Primera División 14 5 — — — 14 5
Total 42 8 1 0 16 3 0 0 59 11
Portland Timbers 2015 Major League Soccer 19 2 — — — 19 2
2016 Major League Soccer 31 3 1 0 3[c] 0 — 35 3
2018 Major League Soccer 11 1 — — — 11 1
2019 Major League Soccer 8 0 — — — 8 0
Total 69 6 1 0 3 0 0 0 73 6
Portland Timbers 2 2018 MLS Next Pro 2 0 — — — 2 0
Belgrano (loan) 2016-17 Argentine Primera División 15 0 1 0 — — 16 0
Estudiantes (loan) 2017-18 Argentine Primera División 20 3 — 8[d] 2 — 28 5
Atlético Tucumán 2019-20 Argentine Primera División 19 0 2 0 4[e] 0 — 25 0
2020 Argentine Primera División 11 3 — 2[f] 0 — 13 3
Total 30 3 2 0 6 0 0 0 38 3
San Lorenzo 2020 Argentine Primera División 7 0 2 0 6[g] 0 — 15 0
Central Córdoba 2021 Argentine Primera División 13 3 — — — 13 3
Universidad Católica 2022 Chilean Primera División 3 0 0 0 1[e] 0 — 4 0
Total en su carrera 245 30 9 0 40 5 0 0 294 35
  1. ^ 2 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 9 in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ 2 appearances in Copa Sudamericana, 2 in Recopa Sudamericana, 1 in J.League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League
  4. ^ 6 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 2 in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  7. ^ 3 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 3 in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

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Club

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C.A. Lanús
Portland Timbers

References

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  1. ^ "Portland Timbers, Lucas Melano mutually agree to terminate contract | PTFC".
  2. ^ "Portland Timbers loan midfielder Lucas Melano to Argentine side Atlético Belgrano | PTFC".
  3. ^ "Lucas Melano returns to Portland Timbers from loan with Estudiantes | PTFC".
  4. ^ @ATOficial (26 July 2019). "#Fútbol ⚽¡Bienvenido, Lucas! Melano llegó este viernes a Tucumán, conoció el estadio José Fierro y conversó con…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "San Lorenzo presentó oficialmente a sus nuevos refuerzos - TyC Sports".
  6. ^ González, Christian (22 July 2022). "La UC se deshace de Lucas Melano" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  7. ^ Newell’s Old Boys sign Lucas Melano, newellscarajo.com, 31 August 2022
  8. ^ "Argentinalı hücumçu "Neftçi"də! | Neftçi pfk". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. ^ ""Neftçi" Lukas Melano ilə yolları ayırıb | Neftçi pfk". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  10. ^ Lucas Melano at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Goals, screw-ups, stats and more: Everything great from the MLS Cup Final". 6 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Timbers, fans celebrate Western Conference Championship". December 2015.
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