Alex Luna (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Nahuel Luna | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Rafaela, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[3][4] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Independiente (on loan from Atlético de Rafaela) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 9 de Julio | |||
| Rafaela | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Rafaela | 80 | (3) |
| 2024– | → Independiente (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Argentina U15 | |||
| Argentina U17 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:18, 22 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Alex Nahuel Luna (born 31 March 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Independiente, on loan from Atlético de Rafaela.[5]
Club career
[edit]Luna came through the youth ranks at Atlético de Rafaela, having joined at the age of nine from 9 de Julio.[3] He scored sixteen goals in Rafaela's academy in 2019–20, finishing as their top scorer.[3][6][7] He was promoted into the first-team set-up in 2020 under manager Walter Otta, with the midfielder signing his first professional contract on 2 October; penning terms until December 2022, amid interest from clubs from home and abroad.[2][8][9] Luna would then make his senior debut at the age of sixteen on 7 December during a Primera B Nacional victory over Tigre, after he replaced Facundo Soloa with eighteen minutes left.[5]
International career
[edit]Before his professional debut for Atlético de Rafaela, Luna had already received call-ups from Argentina's U15s and U17s.[9] He won the Vlatko Marković Tournament with the former.[4][6][10]
Personal life
[edit]Luna is of Spanish descent, through his great-grandmother.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 14 December 2020.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético de Rafaela | 2020 | Primera B Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Honours
[edit]- Vlatko Marković Tournament: 2019
References
[edit]- ^ "Alex Luna". World Football. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "La guerra por Alex Luna". AS. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Alex Luna firmó su contrato como profesional en club atletico independiente". El Litoral. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Quién es Alex Luna, el pibe de Rafaela al que miran desde Europa". Olé. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Argentina - A. Luna". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Quién es y cómo juega Alex Luna, la joya de 16 años que miran los grandes de Europa y de Argentina". Clarín. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Todos quieren a Alex Luna…". Diario La Opinión. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Con 16 años Alex Luna firmó contrato profesional con Atlético Rafaela". PaloyGol. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Alex Luna, desde el barro: descubrimos a la joya de Rafaela". TyC Sports. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Quién es Alex Luna, la joya de Atlético Rafaela que los equipos de Europa se quieren llevar". Marketing Registrado. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
External links
[edit]- Alex Luna at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rafaela
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Argentine sportspeople of Spanish descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Primera Nacional players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Atlético de Rafaela footballers
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen