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Lucas Alario

Lucas Nicolás Alario (born 8 October 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Estudiantes de La Plata.

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Alario with Bayer Leverkusen in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lucas Nicolás Alario[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Tostado, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Estudiantes de La Plata
Number 27
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 36 (5)
2025– Estudiantes 2 (0)
International career
2016–2020 Argentina 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:17, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
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Club career

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Colón

Born 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

On 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

On 22 September 2017, Alario signed for German side Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year deal.[14]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 24 June 2022, Alario signed a two-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.[15]

Internacional

On 4 January 2024, Alario moved to Brazil, signing a two-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Internacional.[16]

International career

Alario 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

Club

As of match played 15 April 2023.[20]
More information Club, Season ...
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colón 2010–11 Argentine Primera División 1010
2011–12 Argentine Primera División 9090
2012–13 Argentine Primera División 2020
2013–14 Argentine Primera División 21320233
2014 Primera B Nacional 156156
2015 Argentine Primera División 103103
Total 5812206012
River Plate 2015 Argentine Primera División 648[b]32[c]1168
2016 Argentine Primera División 136677[d]32[e]12817
2016–17 Argentine Primera División 27128[d]33515
2017–18 Argentine Primera División 102131
Total 472288239428241
Bayer Leverkusen 2017–18 Bundesliga 239312610
2018–19 Bundesliga 279217[f]43614
2019–20 Bundesliga 247438[g]23612
2020–21 Bundesliga 2511325[f]23315
2021–22 Bundesliga 276006[f]1337
Total 1264212726916458
Eintracht Frankfurt 2022–23 Bundesliga 201312[h]01[i]0262
Career total 238772516511852319113
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  1. Four appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, four appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  3. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  8. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International

As of match played 12 November 2020.[20]
More information Argentina, Year ...
Argentina
YearAppsGoals
201620
201711
201942
202020
Total93
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International goals

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.[20]
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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 June 2017National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Singapore5–06–0Friendly
2.9 October 2019Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany Germany1–22–2
3.13 October 2019Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Alicante, Spain Ecuador1–06–1
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Honours

River Plate

International

Argentina

References

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