Lucas Alario
{{short description|Argentine footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| embed =
| name = Lucas Alario
| image = Lucas-Alario-2018-08-19.jpg
| caption = Alario with Bayer Leverkusen in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|10|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tostado, Argentina
| height = 1.84 m{{cite web |url=https://profis.eintracht.de/2022-2023/kader/lucas-alario/ |title=Lucas Alario |accessdate=3 August 2022 |publisher=Eintracht Frankfurt}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Estudiantes de La Plata
| clubnumber = 27
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Colón
| years1 = 2011–2015
| clubs1 = Colón
| caps1 = 58
| goals1 = 12
| years2 = 2015–2017
| clubs2 = River Plate
| caps2 = 47
| goals2 = 22
| years3 = 2017–2022
| clubs3 = Bayer Leverkusen
| caps3 = 126
| goals3 = 42
| years4 = 2022–2024
| clubs4 = Eintracht Frankfurt
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2024
| clubs5 = Internacional
| caps5 = 36
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2025–
| clubs6 = Estudiantes
| caps6 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016–2020
| nationalteam1 = Argentina
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| club-update = 19:17, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 17:00, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
}}
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.
Club career
=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.{{cite news|title=Arsenal ganó en Santa Fe, se salvó de la Promoción y va por la Copa|trans-title=Arsenal won in Santa Fe, avoided relegation and are going for the Copa|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/cronica?id=311688|access-date=2 August 2015|publisher=ESPN|date=11 June 2015|language=Spanish}} 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.{{cite news|last1=Bordón|first1=José E.|title=Ante Tigre, Colón volvió al triunfo y se mantiene en lo más alto de la tabla|trans-title=Against Tigre, Colón return to winning ways and keep themselves on top of the table|url=http://canchallena.lanacion.com.ar/1674179-colon-tigre-fecha-9-torneo-final|accessdate=2 August 2015|work=La Nación|date=21 March 2014|language=Spanish}} 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.{{cite news|title=Defensa y Justicia-Colón cierran en Varela la 12° fecha|trans-title=Defensa y Justicia-Colón close the 12th round at Varela|url=https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/partido?juegoId=412921|access-date=2 August 2015|publisher=ESPN|date=11 May 2015|language=Spanish}}
=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.{{cite news|title=Alario pasó la revisión médica y se convirtió en el cuarto refuerzo|trans-title=Alario passes medical and becomes the fourth reinforcement|url=http://www.clarin.com/deportes/futbol/river-plate/Alario-revision-convirtio-cuarto-refuerzo_0_1382862040.html|accessdate=2 August 2015|work=Clarín|date=26 June 2015|language=Spanish}} He made his debut on 11 July, replacing Fernando Cavenaghi for the final 30 minutes of a 1–1 home draw against Temperley.{{cite news|title=River sólo empató ante Temperley y su nivel preocupa de cara a la Copa Libertadores|trans-title=River only drew against Temperley and their standard is worrying ahead of the Copa Libertadores|url=http://canchallena.lanacion.com.ar/1809391-river-temperley-torneo-de-30-equipos-fecha-16|accessdate=2 August 2015|work=La Nación|date=12 July 2015|language=Spanish}} 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.{{cite news|author1=Vickery, Tim|authorlink1=Tim Vickery|title=River Plate win Copa Libertadores semi, Guarani exit with heads held high|url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/copa-libertadores/58/blog/post/2530959/guarani-take-the-plaudits-in-copa-libertadores-semi-loss|accessdate=2 August 2015|publisher=ESPN|date=21 July 2015}} 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.{{cite news|title=River Plate win third Copa Libertadores title with victory over Tigres|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/06/river-plate-win-copa-libertadores-title|accessdate=6 August 2015|work=The Guardian|publisher=Reuters|date=6 August 2015}}
Eighteen days after River won the continental championship, Alario was sent off in a 2–1 domestic loss to Estudiantes de La Plata.{{cite news|last1=Cantore|first1=Alberto|title=La derrota ante Estudiantes dejó a River inquieto y lejos de la cima|trans-title=Defeat against Estudiantes leaves River worried and far from the top|url=http://canchallena.lanacion.com.ar/1821457-estudiantes-river-plate-torneo-de-30-equipos|accessdate=30 October 2015|work=La Nación|date=24 August 2015|language=Spanish}} 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.{{cite news|title=River goleó en Mataderos gracias a un Alario brillante|trans-title=River run wild in Mataderos thanks to a brilliant Alario|url=http://www.goal.com/es-ar/match/nueva-chicago-vs-river-plate/1978476/report|accessdate=30 October 2015|publisher=Goal.com|date=7 September 2015|language=Spanish}} On 31 October, as a 55th-minute substitute for Nicolás Bertolo, he scored the only goal in a win at Vélez Sarsfield.{{cite news|title=Con gol de Alario, River le dio un nuevo golpe a Vélez|trans-title=With Alario's goal, River strike a new blow towards Vélez|url=http://canchallena.lanacion.com.ar/1841245-river-velez-torneo-de-30-equipos-fecha-29|accessdate=28 November 2015|work=La Nación|date=31 October 2015|language=Spanish}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/35114675|title=River Plate through to final in Japan|work=BBC Sport}} 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 Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year deal.{{cite news|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/leverkusen-sign-lucas-alario-from-river-plate-457975.jsp|title=Bayer Leverkusen complete deal for Argentina striker Lucas Alario|date=22 September 2017|accessdate=31 October 2017|publisher=Bundesliga}} On 2 August 2021, he extended his contract until 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/tinte-trocken-alario-verlaengert-in-leverkusen-867168/artikel |title=Tinte trocken: Alario verlängert in Leverkusen |website=Kicker |language=de |date=2 August 2021 }}
= Eintracht Frankfurt =
On 24 June 2022, Alario signed a two-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.{{Cite web |date=24 June 2022 |title=Lucas Alario verstärkt den Eintracht-Sturm |url=https://profis.eintracht.de/news/lucas-alario-verstaerkt-den-eintracht-sturm-142510 |website=eintracht.de |publisher=Eintracht Frankfurt |language=de}}
= Internacional =
On 4 January 2024, Alario moved to Brazil, signing a two-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Internacional.{{Cite web |date=4 January 2024 |title=Inter contrata atacante Lucas Alario |trans-title=Inter signs forward Lucas Alario |url=https://internacional.com.br/noticias/inter-contrata-atacante-lucas-alario |access-date=5 January 2024 |publisher=SC Internacional |language=pt-BR}}
International career
Alario received his first international call-up for Argentina on 12 August 2016, for matches against Uruguay and Venezuela.{{Cite web|url=http://afa.com.ar/5103/la-lista-para-las-eliminatorias|title=La lista para las Eliminatorias|trans-title=The list for the qualification|date=12 August 2016|website=Argentine Football Association|access-date=14 August 2016|language=es}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276453/match=300359714/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619223954/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276453/match=300359714/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 19, 2016|date=1 September 2016|title=2018 FIFA Russia - Matches - Argentina-Uruguay|website=FIFA|access-date=1 September 2016}} He scored his first international goal when he netted the fifth in a 6–0 friendly win away to Singapore in June 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://bongda24h.vn/truc-tiep-bong-da/truc-tiep-singapore-vs-argentina-19h00-hom-nay-136-372-162013.html|title = Singapore 0-6 Argentina: Hủy diệt sư tử, tân HLV Sampaoli có chiến thắng thứ 2|date = 13 June 2017}}
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=
{{updated|match played 15 April 2023.}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lucas-alario/192930/|title=L. Alario|website=Soccerway|access-date=9 October 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup{{efn|Includes Copa Argentina and DFB-Pokal}} !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=7|Colón
|1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12
|Argentine Primera División |9 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13
|Argentine Primera División |2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14
|Argentine Primera División |21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2014
|15 | 6 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 15 | 6 | ||||
| 2015
|Argentine Primera División |10 | 3 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 10 | 3 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!58||12||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||60||12 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=5|River Plate
|2015 |Argentine Primera División |6 | 4 | colspan=2|— | 8{{efn|Four appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, four appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana}} | 3 | 2{{efn|Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}} | 1 | 16 | 8 | ||
| 2016
|Argentine Primera División |13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7{{efn|name=CL|Appearances in Copa Libertadores}} | 3 | 2{{efn|name=RS|Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana}} | 1 | 28 | 17 | |
| 2016–17
|Argentine Primera División |27 | 12 | colspan=2|— | 8{{efn|name=CL}} | 3 | colspan=2|— | 35 | 15 | |||
| 2017–18
|Argentine Primera División |1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 1 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!47||22||8||8||23||9||4||2||82||41 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=6|Bayer Leverkusen
|23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 26 | 10 | |||
| 2018–19
|Bundesliga |27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 4 | colspan=2|— | 36 | 14 | ||
| 2019–20
|Bundesliga |24 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8{{efn|Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League}} | 2 | colspan=2|— | 36 | 12 | ||
| 2020–21
|Bundesliga |25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5{{efn|name=UEL}} | 2 | colspan=2|— | 33 | 15 | ||
| 2021–22
|Bundesliga |27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | colspan=2|— | 33 | 7 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!126||42||12||7||26||9||colspan=2|—||164||58 | ||||||||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt
|Bundesliga |20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=USC|Appearance in UEFA Super Cup}} | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!238||77||25||16||51||18||5||2||319||113 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 12 November 2020.}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="3"|Argentina | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 3 |
==International goals==
:Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 13 June 2017 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | {{fb|SIN}} | align=center | 5–0 | align=center | 6–0 | rowspan=3|Friendly |
| 2. | 9 October 2019 | Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany | {{fb|GER}} | align=center | 1–2 | align=center | 2–2 | |
| 3. | 13 October 2019 | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Alicante, Spain | {{fb|ECU}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 6–1 |
Honours
River Plate
=International=
Argentina
- Superclásico de las Américas: 2017, 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.cope.es/deportes/futbol/futbol-internacional/noticias/argentina-lleva-superclasico-con-gol-messi-debut-rodrygo-20191115_552704|title = Argentina se lleva el 'Superclásico' con un gol de Messi en el debut de Rodrygo|date = 15 November 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50424452#tab-0|title = Messi scores as Argentina beat Brazil|work = BBC Sport}}
References
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External links
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- {{Soccerway|lucas-alario/192930}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alario, Lucas}}
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