Lucas Assadi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lucas Assadi

| fullname = Lucas Humberto Assadi Reygadas

| image = Lucas Assadi Universidad de Chile v O'Higgins 20230807 01.jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption = Assadi with Universidad de Chile in 2023.

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|1|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile

| height = 1.72 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Universidad de Chile

| clubnumber = 10

| youthyears1 = 2011–2021

| youthclubs1 = Universidad de Chile

| years1 = 2021–

| clubs1 = Universidad de Chile

| caps1 = 59

| goals1 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Chile U15

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2019

| nationalteam2 = Chile U17

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2022–2023

| nationalteam3 = Chile U20

| nationalcaps3 = 7

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| nationalyears4 = 2022–

| nationalteam4 = Chile U23

| nationalcaps4 = 7

| nationalgoals4 = 2

| nationalyears5 = 2022–

| nationalteam5 = Chile

| nationalcaps5 = 2

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{CHI}}}}

| pcupdate = 9 December 2023

| ntupdate = 13 February 2024

}}

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.

Club career

In 2011, Assadi came to Universidad de Chile{{YouTube|id=-erpbNWEofE|title=Lucas Assadi, figura de la Sub 15: “Es un orgullo vestir esta camiseta”}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Aliaga |first1=Martín |title=El jugador que cuenta con la "bendición" de Montillo para ser su sucesor en la U. de Chile |url=https://www.encancha.cl/futbol-chileno/u-de-chile/2021/8/30/el-jugador-que-cuenta-con-la-bendicion-de-montillo-para-ser-su-sucesor-en-la-u-de-chile-119138.html |website=www.encancha.cl |access-date=11 October 2021 |language=es |date=30 August 2021}}

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 incorrectly claimed in Iranian media that Assadi is of Iranian descent, though there is no confirmation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deportes13.cl/seleccion-chilena/lo-llenaron-de-comentarios-desde-iran-de-vuelven-locos-con-lucas-assadi-y-lo|title=¡Lo llenaron de comentarios! desde Irán de vuelven locos con Lucas Assadi y lo piden para su selección|date=December 15, 2022|website=Deportes13}} He took part of the Chile U15 squad at the UEFA U-16 Development Tournament in Finland in April 2019.{{cite web |first=Camilo |last=Benavides |title=La Roja Sub 15 jugará torneo internacional en Finlandia |url=https://www.anfp.cl/noticia/33049/la-roja-sub-15-jugara-torneo-internacional-en-finlandia |publisher=ANFP |access-date=10 May 2022 |language=es |date=18 April 2019}} 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,{{cite web |title=Lucas Assadi y Simón Avilés destacan en nómina de Chile para el Sudamericano Sub 15 |url=https://www.udechile.cl/lucas-assadi-y-simon-aviles-destacan-en-nomina-de-chile-para-el-sudamericano-sub-15/ |website=www.udechile.cl |publisher=Universidad de Chile |access-date=11 October 2021 |language=es |date=9 November 2019}} making an appearance in the match against France U17.{{cite web |title=La joya chilena de 15 años que debutó en el Mundial Sub 17 |url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2019/10/28/futbol/1572232972_800826.html |website=AS Chile |publisher=Diario AS |access-date=11 October 2021 |language=es |date=28 October 2019}} In 2022, he represented Chile U20 in a friendly match against Paraguay U20{{cite web |title=La Roja Sub 20 cayó en su primer amistoso en Paraguay |url=https://laroja.cl/new/la-roja-sub-20-cayo-en-su-primer-amistoso-en-paraguay |website=laroja.cl |access-date=28 April 2022 |language=es |date=6 April 2022}} and against Peru U20.{{cite web |title=La Roja Sub 20 supera a Perú en Lima |url=https://laroja.cl/new/la-roja-sub-20-supera-a-peru-en-lima |website=laroja.cl |publisher=FFCh |access-date=15 July 2022 |language=es |date=12 July 2022}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Quijada |first1=Vicente |title=En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique |url=https://laroja.cl/new/en-un-intenso-encuentro-la-roja-sub-23-se-impuso-por-1-0-ante-peru-en-iquique |website=laroja.cl |publisher=FFCh |access-date=7 October 2022 |language=es |date=31 August 2022}} He was included in the final squad for the games,{{cite web |title=Team roster CHI - Chile |url=https://wrs-panam2023-resources.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/santiago/reports/FBLMTEAM11------------NOC-CHI-----.C33_5_0.pdf |website=Santiago2023.org |access-date=5 November 2023 |format=PDF |date=29 October 2023}}{{cite web |title=Individual Statistics |url=https://wrs-panam2023-resources.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/santiago/reports/FBLMTEAM11------------------------.C85A_8_0.pdf |website=Santiago2023.org |access-date=5 November 2023 |date=4 November 2023}} where Chile won the silver medal.{{cite web |title=Medallists |url=https://wrs-panam2023-resources.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/santiago/reports/FBLMTEAM11------------------------.C92C_1_0.pdf |website=Santiago2023.org |access-date=5 November 2023 |format=PDF |date=4 November 2023}}

In 2024, he took part in the Pre-Olympic Tournament.{{cite news |title=La Roja Sub 23 presentó la nómina definitiva para el Preolímpico |url=https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/seleccion-chilena/la-roja-sub-23-presento-la-nomina-definitiva-para-el-preolimpico/2024-01-05/205820.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=alairelibre.cl |publisher=Radio Cooperativa |language=es}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4"\|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
colspan="2" \| Total !59	4	11	1	0	0	0	0	70	5
colspan="3" \|Career total !59	4	11	1	0	0	0	0	70	5

;Notes

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class=wikitable style=text-align:center \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="2"\|Chile \|2022	1	0
2023	1	0
colspan=2\|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.{{cite news |title=Hermano de Lucas Assadi hizo su debut en el profesionalismo como árbitro principal |url=https://www.deportes13.cl/futbol-chileno/hermano-de-lucas-assadi-hizo-su-debut-en-el-profesionalismo-como-arbitro-principal |access-date=17 January 2024 |work=Deportes13 |publisher=Canal 13 |date=6 March 2023 |language=es}}