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Luciano Cabral

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Luciano Cabral
Cabral with Coquimbo Unido in 2023
Personal information
Full name Luciano Javier Cabral Melgarejo
Date of birth (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth General Alvear, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 León
Number 8
Youth career
C.A.I.
2011–2014 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 C.A.I. 2 (0)
2014–2017 Argentinos Juniors 55 (4)
2016 → Athletico Paranaense (loan) 6 (0)
2022 Sportivo El Porvenir – (–)
2023–2024 Coquimbo Unido 43 (8)
2024– León 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Argentina U20
2015 Chile U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2015

Luciano Javier Cabral Melgarejo (born April 26, 1995) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club León. Born in Argentina, he is a former youth international for Chile.

Club career

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Cabral returned to professional football for the 2023 season, after signing with Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean Primera División.[1]

In the second half of 2024, he moved to Mexico and signed with León in the Liga MX.[2]

International career

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Cabral represented Argentina at under-20 level in the 2014 COTIF Tournament.[3]

In 2015, he represented Chile at under-20 level in the South American Championship.[4]

At senior level, Cabral was included in the preliminary squad for the 2024 Copa América.[5] Later, he received his first call-up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Brazil and Colombia in October 2024.[6]

Personal life

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He naturalized Chilean since his grandfather was born in Chile.[7]

In June 2018, he was given a 9+1⁄2 years prison sentence due to he was linked along with his father to a homicide occurred in January 2017 in Mendoza, Argentina.[8] Due to his good behavior, he has worked as an experience teller for the Club Sportivo El Porvenir[9] from San Rafael at the same time he performs as a player.[10] In September 2022, he became on parole.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Luciano Cabral llega a Coquimbo Unido tras estar en prisión: club confirma el fichaje y anuncia a dos refuerzos más" (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ Bastidas, Juan Miguel (2 July 2024). "La teleserie de Luciano Cabral se termina con una cinematográfica presentación de León". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Historiales de participación de la Selección Argentina en el torneo COTIF L'Alcúdia". www.afa.com.ar (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. ^ Orrego Bocchieri, Héctor (5 May 2024). "La Roja presenta prenómina para la Copa América 2024: Luciano Cabral entra a la lista". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  6. ^ Bastidas, Juan Miguel (28 September 2024). "Luciano Cabral celebra su nominación con precisa asistencia con León". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  7. ^ Andino Sports, Sección (22 July 2015). "El mendocino Cabral, en la mira de Sampaoli". www.sitioandino.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Ex seleccionado chileno Sub 20 es condenado a nueve años y medio de cárcel en Argentina por brutal crimen". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Argentina - Club Sportivo El Porvenir". el.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ González Lucay, Carlos (12 June 2022). "Luciano Cabral, exseleccionado Sub 20, a un paso de su libertad condicional: "Me arrepiento de lo poco o mucho que hice en esa situación; me arrepiento con todo mi corazón"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  11. ^ González Lucay, Carlos (28 October 2022). "Luciano Cabral obtiene la libertad condicional y proyecta su futuro en Chile" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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