Lucas Assadi

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Assadi and the second or maternal family name is Reygadas.

Lucas Humberto Assadi Reygadas (born 8 January 2004) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División side Universidad de Chile and the Chile national team.

Lucas Assadi

Assadi with Universidad de Chile in 2023.
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Humberto Assadi Reygadas
Date of birth	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Universidad de Chile
Number	10
Youth career
2011–2021	Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Universidad de Chile	59	(4)
International career‡
2019	Chile U15	4	(2)
2019	Chile U17	1	(0)
2022–2023	Chile U20	7	(2)
2022–	Chile U23	7	(2)
2022–	Chile	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Chile Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2024

Club career

In 2011, Assadi came to Universidad de Chile^[1] and made his professional debut at the age of 17 in a 2021 Copa Chile match against San Luis de Quillota on June 27, 2021.^[2]

International career

Born in Chile, he is of Palestinian descent from his Arab surname and thus available to represent Palestine alongside his birth country Chile. It has been claimed in Iranian media that Assadi is of Iranian descent, though there is no confirmation.^[3] He took part of the Chile U15 squad at the UEFA U-16 Development Tournament in Finland in April 2019.^[4] and also represented Chile U15 at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship, scoring two goals. Prior to this, he represented Chile U17 at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup,^[5] making an appearance in the match against France U17.^[6] In 2022, he represented Chile U20 in a friendly match against Paraguay U20^[7] and against Peru U20.^[8] In 2023, he made four appearances and scored one goal in the South American U20 Championship.

He represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23 on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.^[9] He was included in the final squad for the games,^[10][11] where Chile won the silver medal.^[12]

In 2024, he took part in the Pre-Olympic Tournament.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 December 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Universidad de Chile	2021	Chilean Primera División	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	2022	Chilean Primera División	27	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	34	1
	2023	Chilean Primera División	25	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	27	4
	Total		59	4	11	1	0	0	0	0	70	5
Career total			59	4	11	1	0	0	0	0	70	5

Notes

International

As of match played 12 June 2023.

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Chile	2022	1	0
	2023	1	0
Total		2	0

Personal life

His older brother, Matías, is a football referee who made his professional debut in a Segunda División Profesional de Chile match in March 2023.^[14]

Honours

Chile U23

• Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023

References

1. Lucas Assadi, figura de la Sub 15: “Es un orgullo vestir esta camiseta” on YouTube
2. Aliaga, Martín (30 August 2021). "El jugador que cuenta con la "bendición" de Montillo para ser su sucesor en la U. de Chile". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
3. "¡Lo llenaron de comentarios! desde Irán de vuelven locos con Lucas Assadi y lo piden para su selección". Deportes13. 15 December 2022.
4. Benavides, Camilo (18 April 2019). "La Roja Sub 15 jugará torneo internacional en Finlandia" (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
5. "Lucas Assadi y Simón Avilés destacan en nómina de Chile para el Sudamericano Sub 15". www.udechile.cl (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
6. "La joya chilena de 15 años que debutó en el Mundial Sub 17". AS Chile (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
7. "La Roja Sub 20 cayó en su primer amistoso en Paraguay". laroja.cl (in Spanish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
8. "La Roja Sub 20 supera a Perú en Lima". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
9. Quijada, Vicente (31 August 2022). "En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
10. "Team roster CHI - Chile" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
11. "Individual Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
12. "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
13. "La Roja Sub 23 presentó la nómina definitiva para el Preolímpico". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
14. "Hermano de Lucas Assadi hizo su debut en el profesionalismo como árbitro principal". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

External links

• Lucas Assadi at Soccerway
• Lucas Assadi at PlaymakerStats.com