Lucas Passerini
Lucas Giuliano Passerini (born 16 July 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Belgrano.
 Passerini with Palestino | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Giuliano Passerini | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Formosa, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Belgrano | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Quilmes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Quilmes | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Comunicaciones (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Estudiantes | 35 | (10) |
| 2017 | → Tigre (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sarmiento (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Guaraní (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Palestino | 20 | (14) |
| 2019–2022 | Cruz Azul | 14 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Necaxa (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Atlético San Luis (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Unión La Calera | 40 | (19) |
| 2023– | Belgrano | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:30, 14 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Passerini got underway with Quilmes in 2014.[1][3] His debut appearance for Quilmes arrived on 8 August 2014, he played fourteen minutes of a Primera División match with Rosario Central; which was one of two appearances he made for the club.[1][4] In January 2015, Comunicaciones in Primera B Metropolitana loaned Passerini.[1] He netted his first goal in his second game for Comunicaciones, on 14 March versus Deportivo Merlo.[1] Overall, he scored three goals in twenty-two fixtures.[1] 2016 saw Passerini sign for fellow Primera B Metropolitana team Estudiantes.[1][5] He scored on his starting debut vs. UAI Urquiza.[1]
On 22 July 2017, following eleven goals in thirty-four games in 2016–17 for Estudiantes, Passerini joined Tigre on loan.[1][6] Five appearances in the Argentine Primera División followed.[1] In January 2018, Sarmiento became Passerini's fifth club as he signed on loan until the end of the 2017–18 Primera B Nacional campaign.[1][7] Seven months later, Paraguayan Primera División side Guaraní completed the loan signing of Passerini on 8 July.[1] He made his bow against Libertad on 12 August, which was one of eight matches he featured in as they placed eighth to qualify for the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.[1]
In January 2019, Passerini switched Paraguay for Chile by agreeing terms with Palestino.[1][8] Passerini netted a hat-trick in the Chilean Primera División versus Audax Italiano on 18 August 2019, which made it six goals in his last three matches and his eleventh goal in twenty-four total games.[1][9] Another hat-trick arrived on 6 October versus Curicó Unido, in between strikes against Coquimbo Unido and Cobresal.[1] January 2020 saw Passerini head to Liga MX with Cruz Azul.[10] He wouldn't score in four 2019–20 matches, though did net home and away in the CONCACAF Champions League versus Portmore United.[1]
June 2020 saw Passerini agree twelve-month loan terms with fellow Mexican top-flight team Necaxa.[11][12] He scored on his home debut against América on 7 August, before netting on his next appearance versus Mazatlán on 12 August.[1] Passerini's loan was cut short at the end of December, with the centre-forward subsequently agreeing a move to Atlético San Luis ahead of January 2021.[13][14]
In August 2023, Passerini joined Argentine Primera División club Belgrano on a three-year contract for a fee of $800,000.[15]
Personal life
From his maternal line, he is of Chilean descent, due to the fact that his grandmother was born to a Chilean parents. So, he has stated his desire to acquire the Chilean nationality.[16]
He was in a romantic relationship with model and presenter Lucila Vit from 2019 to 2020.[17]
Career statistics
- As of 30 December 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Quilmes | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Comunicaciones (loan) | 2015 | Primera B Metropolitana | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| Estudiantes | 2016 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 34 | 11 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 39 | 13 | |||
| Tigre (loan) | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Sarmiento (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 18 | 4 | |
| Guaraní (loan) | 2018 | Paraguayan Primera División | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Palestino | 2019 | Chilean Primera División | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 |
| Cruz Azul | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Necaxa (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Atlético San Luis (loan) | 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 146 | 41 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
References
- "Lucas Passerini profile". Soccerway. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- "Lucas Passerini". World Football. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Lucas Passerini, de Tecka a Primera". Diario Jornada. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- "Lucas Passerini profile". BDFA. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- "Passerini es refuerzo". Mundo Ascenso. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- "Lucas Passerini jugará en Tigre". Mundo Ascenso. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- "El delantero Lucas Passerini es el segundo refuerzo de Sarmiento". Diario Democracia. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- "Palestino anuncia su cuarto refuerzo para Copa Libertadores e incorpora a un espigado delantero argentino". Red Gol. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- "Lucas Passerini: "Ivo Basay siempre me bancó"". ADN Radio. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Alex Castro y Lucas Passerini, nuevos futbolistas del Cruz Azul". Marca. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- "LUCAS PASSERINI, NUEVO REFUERZO DE NECAXA PARA EL APERTURA 2020". 24 Horas. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- "Lucas Passerini no volverá a Cruz Azul y dejaría Necaxa por Atlético de San Luis en el Guard1anes 2021". Vamos Azul. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- "Lucas Passerini se habría ido de Necaxa por malas actitudes". BolaVIP. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- "Cruz Azul: Lucas Passerini es nuevo jugador del Atlético San Luis". Soy Fútbol. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- "Bienvenido a Belgrano, Lucas Passerini" [Welcome to Belgrano, Lucas Passerini]. www.belgranocordoba.com (in Spanish). 12 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- Munizaga, Sebastián (16 June 2020). "El motivo del por qué Lucas Passerini aún no se nacionaliza chileno: 'Tiene que ir mi abuela y está enferma'". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
La abuela de mi madre tiene padres chilenos
- "Lucila Vit y Lucas Passerini pusieron fin a su relación: Las señales del quiebre" [Lucila Vit and Lucas Passerini End Their Relationship: The Signs of the Breakup] (in Spanish). Mega. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
External links
- Lucas Passerini at Soccerway