Luciano Cabral

Luciano Javier Cabral Melgarejo (born April 26, 1995) is an Argentine-born Chilean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chilean Primera División side Coquimbo Unido.

Luciano Cabral
Personal information
Full name Luciano Javier Cabral Melgarejo
Date of birth (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995
Place of birth General Alvear, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Coquimbo Unido
Youth career
CAI
2011–2014 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 CAI 2 (0)
2014–2017 Argentinos Juniors 55 (4)
2016 → Athletico Paranaense (loan) 6 (0)
2022 Sportivo El Porvenir – (–)
2023– Coquimbo Unido 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Argentina U20
2015 Chile U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2015

Club career

He returned to professional football for the 2023 season, after signing with Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean Primera División.[1]

International career

Cabral represented Argentina at under-20 level in the 2014 COTIF Tournament.[2]

In 2015, he represented Chile at under-20 level in the South American Championship.[3]

Personal life

He naturalized Chilean since his grandfather was born in Chile.[4]

In June 2018, he was given a 9+1⁄2 years prison sentence due to he was linked along with his father to a homicide occurred in January 2017 in Mendoza, Argentina.[5] Due to his good behavior, he has worked as an experience teller for the Club Sportivo El Porvenir[6] from San Rafael at the same time he performs as a player.[7] In September 2022, he became on parole.[8]

References
  1. "Luciano Cabral llega a Coquimbo Unido tras estar en prisión: club confirma el fichaje y anuncia a dos refuerzos más" (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. "Historiales de participación de la Selección Argentina en el torneo COTIF L'Alcúdia". www.afa.com.ar (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. Andino Sports, Sección (22 July 2015). "El mendocino Cabral, en la mira de Sampaoli". www.sitioandino.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. "Ex seleccionado chileno Sub 20 es condenado a nueve años y medio de cárcel en Argentina por brutal crimen". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. "Argentina - Club Sportivo El Porvenir". el.soccerway.com.
  7. González Lucay, Carlos (12 June 2022). "Luciano Cabral, exseleccionado Sub 20, a un paso de su libertad condicional: "Me arrepiento de lo poco o mucho que hice en esa situación; me arrepiento con todo mi corazón"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  8. González Lucay, Carlos (28 October 2022). "Luciano Cabral obtiene la libertad condicional y proyecta su futuro en Chile" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 11 November 2022.


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