Lucas Varaldo
{{short description|Argentine professional footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lucas Varaldo
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Lucas Ariel Varaldo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|2|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lomas de Zamora, Argentina{{cite news|title=Varaldo, otro debutante de la cantera|url=https://www.fortalezagranate.com.ar/varaldo-otro-debutante-de-la-cantera/|accessdate=21 December 2020|work=Fortaleza Granate|date=20 December 2020}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Central Córdoba SdE
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Lanús
| years1 = 2020–2024
| clubs1 = Lanús
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = → Almagro (loan)
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2024
| clubs3 = → Aldosivi (loan)
| caps3 = 4
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Central Córdoba SdE
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Argentina U17
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 21:00, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
| medaltemplates =
}}
Lucas Ariel Varaldo (born 24 February 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Central Córdoba SdE.{{cite news|title=Argentina - L. Varaldo|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lucas-varaldo/640124/|accessdate=20 December 2020|work=Soccerway}}{{cite news|title=Lucas Varaldo|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/lucas-varaldo/|accessdate=20 December 2020|work=World Football}}
Club career
Varaldo, having joined at the age of six, is a product of the Lanús youth system, notably scoring a hat-trick against Estudiantes in February 2020 as their reserves won the title.{{cite news|title=Goleador Campeón|url=https://megafonunla.com.ar/notas/2020-03-02_goleador-campeon|accessdate=20 December 2020|work=Megafon|date=2 March 2020}}{{cite news|title=¡Lanús campeón del Torneo de Reserva!|url=https://www.tycsports.com/reserva/lanus-campeon-del-torneo-de-reserva-20200228.html|accessdate=20 December 2020|work=TyC Sports|date=28 February 2020}}{{cite news|title=¡Lanús campeón!|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/lucas-varaldo/|accessdate=20 December 2020|work=Olé|date=28 February 2020}}{{cite news|title=¡LANÚS CAMPEÓN EN SEXTA DIVISIÓN!|url=https://www.fortalezagranate.com.ar/lanus-campeon-en-sexta-division/|accessdate=20 December 2020|work=Fortaleza Granate|date=29 June 2019}} He made the breakthrough into Luis Zubeldía's first-team squad in the following December, initially appearing on the substitute's bench for a Copa de la Liga Profesional victory away to Aldosivi on 13 December. Varaldo's senior debut arrived on 20 December in the same competition versus Defensa y Justicia, after the forward replaced Gonzalo Torres with seventeen minutes left of an eventual 1–1 draw.
In June 2024, Varaldo joined Central Córdoba SdE, signing a contract until 2026.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-28 |title=Las primeras sensaciones de Lucas Varaldo, nuevo refuerzo de Central Córdoba (SdE) - TyC Sports |url=https://www.tycsports.com/liga-profesional-de-futbol/lucas-varaldo-sobre-su-llegada-a-central-cordoba-sde-vengo-a-dar-todo-por-el-mas-grande-del-interior-id593090.html |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=www.tycsports.com |language=es-AR}}
International career
In 2019, Varaldo was selected by Pablo Aimar for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.{{cite news|title=La Selección Argentina Sub 17 se instaló en Brasil para el Mundial|url=https://www.unosantafe.com.ar/ovacion/la-seleccion-argentina-sub-17-se-instalo-brasil-el-mundial-n2537937.html|accessdate=20 December 2020|work=Uno Santa Fe|date=25 October 2019}} He appeared just once, against Tajikistan, as Argentina exited at the round of sixteen.
Career statistics
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1"|Lanús
|2020–21{{#tag:ref|Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.|group="nb"}} |rowspan="1"|Primera División |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Notes
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|lucas-varaldo/640124}}
{{Central Córdoba SdE Squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Varaldo, Lucas}}
Category:Footballers from Lomas de Zamora
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Argentina men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Primera Nacional players
Category:Club Atlético Lanús footballers
Category:Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers