Lucas Román

Lucas Ayrton "Pocho" Román (born 10 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primera Federación club Barcelona Atlètic. Born in Argentina, he has represented both Argentina and Italy in their youth teams.

Lucas Román
Personal information
Full name Lucas Ayrton Román[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina[2]
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona B
Number 18
Youth career
2011–2022 Ferro Carril Oeste
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Ferro Carril Oeste 27 (3)
2023– Barcelona B 10 (1)
International career‡
2022– Argentina U20 1 (0)
2023– Italy U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:09, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:09, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

A youth product of Ferro Carril Oeste since the age of 6, Román signed his first professional contract with the side on 23 July 2020 until 2022.[3] He made his professional debut with the club in a Primera Nacional match against Quilmes on 28 February 2022.[4] He extended his contract with the club on 3 June 2022, until December 2023.[5]

Barcelona

On 18 January 2023, Barcelona Atlètic announced an agreement with Ferro Carril Oeste to sign Román on a permanent deal, as the player signed a contract up to 30 June 2026, including a 400 million euro release clause.[6][7]

International career

Román has represented Argentina at under-13, under-15, under-17 and under-20 level.[8]

With the latter youth national team, under head coach Javier Mascherano, the forward won the 2022 L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament,[9] and was included in the preliminary squad for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[9]

In August 2023, in virtue of his Italian passport,[8] Román received his first call-up to the Italy under-20 national team.[8][10]

Playing style

Román is a left-footed forward who can also act as a winger. He is a mobile and creative forward who can start plays in the midfield or on the wing, often on the right where he can cut inside to his stronger foot. He has a good shot from distance, and is known for his winning mentality.[11]

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Román also holds an Italian passport.[7][8]

References
  1. "Lucas Román, la joyita de Ferro que desembarcó en Barcelona". 21 January 2023.
  2. "Lucas Román joins Barça Atlètic". www.fcbarcelona.com.
  3. Alí, Francisco (22 July 2020). "FERRO: EL PRIMER CONTRATO DE LUCAS ROMÁN, UN JOVEN SURGIDO DE LAS INFERIORES".
  4. "La joya del Ascenso que podría ser transferida a Barcelona - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com.
  5. Olé, Diario Deportivo (3 June 2022). "Román para rato en Caballito". Olé.
  6. "Lucas Román joins Barça Atlètic". FC Barcelona. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  7. Zupo, Mattia (25 August 2023). "Dalla B argentina al Barcellona: chi è Lucas Roman, El Pocho con clausola da 400 milioni". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. Prat, Irati (25 August 2023). "Italia 'ficha' a Lucas Román". MARCA (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. Sanderson, Tom (11 January 2023). "FC Barcelona Close In On Signing Pearl Of Argentina Football Lucas Roman". Forbes.
  10. "Sarà Alberto Bollini a guidare gli Azzurrini: 23 convocati per le prime due sfide di Elite League contro Germania e Repubblica Ceca". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  11. "Así juega Lucas Román, el delantero argentino que el Barça Atlètic desea". sport. 11 January 2023.
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