Lucas Villafáñez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Martín Villafáñez | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Panetolikos | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| C.A.I. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | C.A.I. | 55 | (11) |
| 2010–2011 | → Independiente (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2011– | Independiente | 23 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | →Huracán (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2014– | → Panetolikos (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Argentina U-20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2011 | Argentina U-22 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:03, 26 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Lucas Martín Villafáñez (born 4 October 1991) is a Greek-Argentinian football attacking midfielder who plays for Panetolikos in the Superleague Greece.
Club career
Villafáñez made his professional debut in the Primera B Nacional (Argentine second division) with his hometown club Comisión de Actividades Infantiles, when he was 16 years old. In total he played 57 games with the club, scoring 12 goals.
In 2010, Independiente acquired the player on a one-year loan deal. He debuted in the Argentine Primera División on a 0–1 defeat to Tigre for the 2010 Apertura, despite the game being played on February 2011.[1]
In May 2, 2011 Villafáñez scored his first goal with Independiente, in a 1–1 draw with Boca Juniors.[2] In summer 2013, the hitch that had a contract until June 2014 and would not be taken into account by Miguel Angel Brindisi was asked by Antonio Mohamed after his arrival in Huracán F.C. and eventually will be signing with the "Globe". After several days of negotiation and obstacles, finally decided that Lucas Villafáñez will go on loan to Huracán F.C. for the 2013/14 season. [3] [4] In August 1, 2014 Villafáñez signed a two years' contract with Panetolikos on loan from Independiente playing in Greek Super League, [5] along with his ex-Independiente teammates Fernando Godoy and Nicolás Martinez brother of Boca Juniors' striker Juan Manuel Martinez. [6]
International career
Villafáñez was part of Sergio Batista's Argentina's U-20 national team in 2010. In 2011, he was selected to represent Argentina at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
References
- ↑ "Opening '10 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ↑ "Boca igualó con Independiente y ambos siguen lejos" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ↑ "Lucas Villafáñez se va a Huracán" (in Spanish). elrojoesmipasion.com.
- ↑ "Lucas Villafañez nuevo jugador de Huracán" (in Spanish). cahuracan.com. 2013-08-02.
- ↑ ΜΠΑΜ με Βιγιαφάνιες ο Παναιτωλικός (in Greek). allsportsagrinio.gr. 2014-07-31.
- ↑ "LOS ARGENTINOS PARRA Y VILLAFAÑEZ SE SUMAN AL FUTBOL GRIEGO" (in Spanish). elcomercial.com.ar. 2013-08-01.
External links
- Scoresway.com Profile
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
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