Lucas Vera
Lucas Gabriel Vera (born 18 April 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Russian club Orenburg.[1]
.jpg.webp) Vera with Orenburg in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Gabriel Vera | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bernal, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orenburg | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lanús | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Lanús | 24 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → All Boys (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Huracán (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2022– | Orenburg | 38 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 | |||
Career
Vera started his career with Lanús.[1][2] He was moved into the club's first-team in September 2017, with manager Jorge Almirón selecting him to start in a home defeat to Boca Juniors; he was substituted off on fifty-five minutes for Lautaro Acosta.[1] He played a part in three further fixtures in the 2017–18 Argentine Primera División campaign.[1] On 23 August 2018, a month after featuring in the Copa Sudamericana for Lanús versus Atlético Junior, Vera was loaned by Primera B Metropolitana club All Boys.[1][3][4]
On 21 July 2022, Vera joined Russian Premier League club Orenburg.[5] Orenburg's director of sports Dmitri Andreyev confirmed that the transfer was permanent, not a loan as it was reported.[6]
Personal life
Vera is the older brother of the footballer Matías Vera.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 27 November 2022.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lanús | 2017–18 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 54 | 4 | ||
| All Boys (loan) | 2018–19 | Primera B Metropolitana | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| Huracán (loan) | 2021 | Primera División | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Orenburg | 2022–23 | RPL | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 94 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 134 | 8 | ||
- Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in the Copa de la Liga Profesional
References
- Lucas Vera at Soccerway
- "Ficha Estadistica de LUCAS VERA". BDFA. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- "Lucas Vera nuevo refuerzo de All Boys". All Boys. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- "De Lanús a Floresta". Olé. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- "Аргентинский полузащитник Лукас Вера прибыл в расположение ФК "Оренбург"" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ""Нам очень хочется построить команду не на один сезон". Большой текст о новом стиле "Оренбурга"" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 29 September 2022.
- ""Lo soñábamos de chicos"". www.ole.com.ar.