Lucas Sanabria (Paraguayan footballer)

Lucas Daniel Sanabria Brítez (born 13 September 1999) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Libertad.

Lucas Sanabria
Personal information
Full name Lucas Daniel Sanabria Brítez
Date of birth (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Libertad
Number 21
Youth career
River Plate Asunción
2013–2020 Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Libertad 44 (4)
2022Tacuary (loan) 36 (4)
International career
2019 Paraguay U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:41, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Asunción, Sanabria joined Libertad's youth setup at under-14 level, from River Plate Asunción.[1] Sanabria made his first team – and Primera División – debut at the age of 17 on 16 December 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jesús Medina in a 1–0 home win over General Caballero ZC.

After being rarely used in the following years, Sanabria was loaned to fellow top-tier side Tacuary for the 2022 season. He scored his first senior goals on 21 March 2022, netting a brace in a 2–1 home win over Nacional Asunción.[2]

Back to Libertad for the 2023 campaign, Sanabria became a regular starter, and renewed his contract on 29 December of that year.[3]

International career

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Sanabria represented Paraguay at under-20 level.

Career statistics

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As of 31 December 2023[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Libertad 2016 Primera División 1 0 1 0
2019 3 0 0 0 3 0
2020 3 0 2[a] 0 5 0
2021 1 0 1[b] 0 2 0
2023 36 4 3 0 10[c] 0 49 4
Total 44 4 3 0 13 0 60 4
Tacuary (loan) 2022 Primera División 36 4 36 4
Career total 80 8 3 0 13 0 0 0 96 8
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

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Libertad

References

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  1. ^ ""En Libertad nos enseñan a saber usar nuestro dinero"" ["At Libertad they teach us how to use our money"] (in Spanish). Versus. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Lucas Sanabria anota doblete en la victoria por 2 a 1 de Tacuary sobre Nacional (P)" [Lucas Sanabria scores a brace in the 2–1 win of Tacuary from Nacional (P)] (in Spanish). Infobae. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Matías Espinoza y Lucas Sanabria no se van de Libertad" [Matías Espinoza and Lucas Sanabria will not leave Libertad] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  4. ^ Lucas Sanabria at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2023.