Lucas Orbán
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Alfonso Orbán | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Valencia | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2012 | River Plate | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Tigre (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Tigre | 29 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Bordeaux | 27 | (0) |
| 2014– | Valencia | 20 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Lucas Alfonso Orbán (born 3 February 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Valencia CF as a left back.
Club career
River Plate
Born in Buenos Aires, Orbán graduated from local giants River Plate's youth system, and made his professional debut on 24 May 2009, starting in a 2–0 home win over Independiente.[1]
Tigre
On 12 August 2011, after being sparingly used by River, Orbán was loaned to Tigre for the season.[2] He appeared regularly for the latter, and scored his first professional goal on 19 August 2013, but in a 2–3 loss against former club River.[3]
Bordeaux
On 31 July 2013 Orban signed a four-year deal with Ligue 1 side Girondins de Bordeaux.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 13 September, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Paris Saint-Germain.[5]
Valencia
On 11 August 2014, Orbán signed five-year deal with La Liga's Valencia CF.[6] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, coming on as a late substitute and scoring the last of a 1–1 away draw against Sevilla FC.[7]
International career
On 13 November 2013, Orbán was called up to Argentina national football team by manager Alejandro Sabella, for the matches against Ecuador and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8] He made his international debut two days later, starting in a 0–0 draw.[9] On March 28, 2015 he earned his 2nd cap in a 2-0 win over El Salvador.
References
- ↑ Se quedó con el devaluado clásico (The derby remained devalued); ESPN Deportes, 24 May 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Orban jugará en Tigre (Orban will play in Tigre); Taringa!, 12 August 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ River pisó fuerte en Victoria: 3-2 a Tigre (River stepped into victory: 3–2 against Tigre); ESPN Deportes, 19 August 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Transfer - Lucas Orban signs for Bordeaux!; Bordeaux's official website, 31 July 2013
- ↑ Bordeaux 0–2 Paris SG; L'Équipe, 13 September 2013 (French)
- ↑ Comunicado Oficial: Lucas Orban (Official announcement: Lucas Orban); Valencia's official website, 11 August 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Punto de fe del Valencia" [Valencia's faith point] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ↑ Com novidades, Sabella divulga lista de convocados da Argentina (With news, Sabella announces Argentina's call up); Vavel, 13 November 2013 (Portuguese)
- ↑ La Selección, sin Messi, igualó con Ecuador en la gira por Estados Unidos (The national team, without Messi, drew with Ecuador in the trip in United States); Télam, 16 November 2013 (Spanish)
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