Lucas Nicolás Alario (born 8 October 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Internacional.
 Alario with Bayer Leverkusen in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Nicolás Alario[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tostado, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Internacional | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colón | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Colón | 58 | (12) |
| 2015–2017 | River Plate | 47 | (22) |
| 2017–2022 | Bayer Leverkusen | 126 | (42) |
| 2022–2024 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 20 | (1) |
| 2024– | Internacional | 10 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2020 | Argentina | 9 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:51, 15 April 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 13 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editColón
editBorn in Tostado, Santa Fe, Alario began his career at Colón in his native province. He made his Argentine Primera División debut on 11 June 2011, as a 59th-minute substitute for Cristian Raúl Ledesma in a 0–1 home defeat to Arsenal.[3] His first goal for the club came on 22 March 2014, a fourth-minute penalty for the only goal of a win against Tigre at the Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López.[4] On 12 May 2015, he netted twice in a 3–2 away win at Defensa y Justicia for Colón's first away win of the season.[5]
River Plate
editOn 26 June 2015, Alario became River Plate's fourth signing of the season, joining the Buenos Aires-based club on a four-year contract for a fee of 2.25 million US Dollars.[6] He made his debut on 11 July, replacing Fernando Cavenaghi for the final 30 minutes of a 1–1 home draw against Temperley.[7] Eleven days later, as a substitute, he equalised for a 1–1 draw away to Paraguay's Club Guaraní in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-finals, converting a pass from Tabaré Viúdez to send River through 3–1 on aggregate to their first such finals since 1996.[8] On 5 August, in the second leg of the final after a goalless first, he finished Leonel Vangioni's cross at the end of the first half to open the scoring as his team won 3–0 against Tigres UANL.[9]
Eighteen days after River won the continental championship, Alario was sent off in a 2–1 domestic loss to Estudiantes de La Plata.[10] His first league goals for the Millonarios came in the form of a hat-trick on 6 September, in a 4–1 win away to Nueva Chicago.[11] On 31 October, as a 55th-minute substitute for Nicolás Bertolo, he scored the only goal in a win at Vélez Sarsfield.[12]
On 16 December, in the semi-finals of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup in Osaka, Alario headed the only goal to defeat Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[13] Four days later he played the entirety of the final, a 3–0 loss to FC Barcelona.
On August 25, 2016, Alario scores again finishing the game and yet another international title with River Plate in Buenos Aires to take over Recopa Sudamericana 2016. He was rated by many football experts in Argentina as the best striker playing in Argentina.
Bayer Leverkusen
editOn 22 September 2017, Alario signed for German side Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year deal.[14]
Eintracht Frankfurt
editOn 24 June 2022, Alario signed a two-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.[15]
Internacional
editOn 4 January 2024, Alario moved to Brazil, signing a two-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Internacional.[16]
International career
editAlario received his first international call-up for Argentina on 12 August 2016, for matches against Uruguay and Venezuela.[17] Alario had his first appearance on 1 September 2016, coming from the bench replacing Lucas Pratto in the 71st minute during a World Cup Qualifier 2018 match against Uruguay.[18] He scored his first international goal when he netted the fifth in a 6–0 friendly win away to Singapore in June 2017.[19]
Alario was included in the Argentina squad for the 2021 Copa América, but withdrew due to a thigh injury and was replaced by Julián Álvarez.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 15 April 2023.[20]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colón | 2010–11 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Argentine Primera División | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Argentine Primera División | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | ||||
| 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 60 | 12 | ||||
| River Plate | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 6 | 4 | — | 8[b] | 3 | 2[c] | 1 | 16 | 8 | |
| 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7[d] | 3 | 2[e] | 1 | 28 | 17 | |
| 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 27 | 12 | — | 8[d] | 3 | — | 35 | 15 | |||
| 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 47 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 82 | 41 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 10 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7[f] | 4 | — | 36 | 14 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 24 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8[g] | 2 | — | 36 | 12 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5[f] | 2 | — | 33 | 15 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6[f] | 1 | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| Total | 126 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 9 | — | 164 | 58 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2[h] | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Career total | 238 | 77 | 25 | 16 | 51 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 319 | 113 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina and DFB-Pokal
- ^ Four appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, four appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
International
edit- As of match played 12 November 2020.[20]
| Argentina | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 3 |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.[20]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 June 2017 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |  Singapore |
5–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 9 October 2019 | Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany |  Germany |
1–2 | 2–2 | |
| 3. | 13 October 2019 | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Alicante, Spain |  Ecuador |
1–0 | 6–1 |
Honours
editRiver Plate
- Copa Argentina: 2015–16, 2016–17
- Copa Libertadores: 2015[9]
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2016
- Suruga Bank Championship: 2015
International
editArgentina
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players: River Plate" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Lucas Alario". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Arsenal ganó en Santa Fe, se salvó de la Promoción y va por la Copa" [Arsenal won in Santa Fe, avoided relegation and are going for the Copa] (in Spanish). ESPN. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ Bordón, José E. (21 March 2014). "Ante Tigre, Colón volvió al triunfo y se mantiene en lo más alto de la tabla" [Against Tigre, Colón return to winning ways and keep themselves on top of the table]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Defensa y Justicia-Colón cierran en Varela la 12° fecha" [Defensa y Justicia-Colón close the 12th round at Varela] (in Spanish). ESPN. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Alario pasó la revisión médica y se convirtió en el cuarto refuerzo" [Alario passes medical and becomes the fourth reinforcement]. Clarín (in Spanish). 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "River sólo empató ante Temperley y su nivel preocupa de cara a la Copa Libertadores" [River only drew against Temperley and their standard is worrying ahead of the Copa Libertadores]. La Nación (in Spanish). 12 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ Vickery, Tim (21 July 2015). "River Plate win Copa Libertadores semi, Guarani exit with heads held high". ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ a b "River Plate win third Copa Libertadores title with victory over Tigres". The Guardian. Reuters. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ Cantore, Alberto (24 August 2015). "La derrota ante Estudiantes dejó a River inquieto y lejos de la cima" [Defeat against Estudiantes leaves River worried and far from the top]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "River goleó en Mataderos gracias a un Alario brillante" [River run wild in Mataderos thanks to a brilliant Alario] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Con gol de Alario, River le dio un nuevo golpe a Vélez" [With Alario's goal, River strike a new blow towards Vélez]. La Nación (in Spanish). 31 October 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "River Plate through to final in Japan". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Bayer Leverkusen complete deal for Argentina striker Lucas Alario". Bundesliga. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Lucas Alario verstärkt den Eintracht-Sturm". eintracht.de (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Inter contrata atacante Lucas Alario" [Inter signs forward Lucas Alario] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "La lista para las Eliminatorias" [The list for the qualification]. Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "2018 FIFA Russia - Matches - Argentina-Uruguay". FIFA. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Singapore 0-6 Argentina: Hủy diệt sư tử, tân HLV Sampaoli có chiến thắng thứ 2". 13 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "L. Alario". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Argentina se lleva el 'Superclásico' con un gol de Messi en el debut de Rodrygo". 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Messi scores as Argentina beat Brazil". BBC Sport.
External links
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- Lucas Alario at Soccerway