Lucio Filomeno

Lucio Filomeno
Personal information
Full nameLucio Alejo Filomeno
Date of birth8 May 1980
Place of birthCapital Federal, Argentina
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionForward / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Unregistered
Number##
Youth career
1988–1994Nueva Chicago
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1997Nueva Chicago32(12)
1998Udinese0(0)
1998–1999Inter Milan0(0)
2000–2002San Lorenzo21(4)
2002–2004Chiapas68(13)
2005Busan IPark0(0)
2005–2006D.C. United12(1)
2006–2007Nueva Chicago24(8)
2007–2009Asteras Tripolis57(21)
2009–2011PAOK24(1)
2011–2012Atlético de Rafaela7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:16, 11 August 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:16, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Lucio Filomeno (born 8 May 1980) is an Argentine football forward who currently plays for Atlético de Rafaela. After growing up in Haedo, Buenos Aires, Filomeno played for a variety of clubs around the world and also for the Argentina U-16 National Team.

Filomeno made his professional debut in March 1996 playing for Nueva Chicago and being still 15 years old. He was one of the youngest players to this day to start playing professionally in Argentina. He was then noticed by English club Newcastle United F.C. and made his first move to Europe. He did not play officially for Newcastle and moved to Italy where he signed first for Udinese and then for Inter Milan. A year later he returned to Argentina to join San Lorenzo de Almagro where he contributed to the club winning of the Argentine "Torneo Clausura" 2001 and the Southamerican "Copa Mercosur" 2001. Subsequently he moved to Mexico where he joined Jaguares de Chiapas in their inaugural 2002 season, scoring the team's first goal ever in a 3–1 loss to Tigres. In 2005, He joined Busan IPark, But He appeared only League Cup 8 matches. In 2006 he returned to Argentina to join his original club, Nueva Chicago. In the summer of 2007 he was signed by Greek first division club Asteras Tripolis and in June 2009 he was picked up on a two-year deal by Greek club PAOK FC. He had signed a one-year deal with Atlético de Rafaela of the Argentinian first division on August 4, 2011.

Honors

D.C. United

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