Lucas Orbán
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Alfonso Orbán Alegre | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1989 | ||
| 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) |
| 2011–2012 | → Tigre (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Tigre | 29 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Bordeaux | 27 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Valencia | 29 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Levante (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
[edit]River Plate
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]On 31 August 2016, Orbán signed for Italian club Genoa.[10]
Racing Club
[edit]In 2020, Orbán signed for Argentine club Racing club for a reported £7,000 per week contract.[11]
International career
[edit]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
[edit]Racing Club
References
[edit]- ^ "Lucas Orbán" (in Spanish). Racing Club de Avellaneda. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ Se quedó con el devaluado clásico (The derby remained devalued); ESPN Deportes, 24 May 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Orban jugará en Tigre (Orban will play in Tigre); Taringa!, 12 August 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ River pisó fuerte en Victoria: 3-2 a Tigre (River stepped into victory: 3–2 against Tigre); ESPN Deportes, 19 August 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Transfer - Lucas Orban signs for Bordeaux! Archived 14 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Bordeaux's official website, 31 July 2013
- ^ Bordeaux 0–2 Paris SG; L'Équipe, 13 September 2013 (in French)
- ^ Comunicado Oficial: Lucas Orban (Official announcement: Lucas Orban); Valencia's official website, 11 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Punto de fe del Valencia" [Valencia point of faith]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "VCF Official Statement Loan of Lucas Orban". Valencia's official website. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Racing Club 2020 Wages | Player & Team totals". salarysport.com. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Com novidades, Sabella divulga lista de convocados da Argentina (With news, Sabella announces Argentina's call up); Vavel, 13 November 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ 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)
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Lucas Orbán at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Lucas Orbán at ESPN FC
- Lucas Orbán at Soccerway
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentina men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Club Atlético Tigre footballers
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- La Liga players
- Valencia CF players
- Levante UD footballers
- Serie A players
- Genoa CFC players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Argentine people of Hungarian descent
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen