Lucas Cavallini

Lucas Cavallini
Personal information
Full name Lucas Daniel Cavallini
Date of birth (1992-12-28) December 28, 1992
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Puebla
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2012 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Nacional 4 (0)
2012–2013 → Juventud (loan) 25 (10)
2013–2015 → Fénix (loan) 40 (16)
2015–2016 Fénix 36 (12)
2017–2018 Peñarol 16 (6)
2017–2018 → Puebla (loan) 25 (13)
2018– Puebla 12 (5)
National team‡
2011 Canada U20 3 (1)
2012 Canada U23 3 (1)
2012– Canada 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2018

Lucas Daniel Cavallini (born December 28, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Liga MX club Puebla.

Club career

Nacional

Cavallini began playing for Nacional's youth development squads since 2010.[1]

In June 2011, he participated at the 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores. His performance was very good, however he could not score goals. In the first game, Nacional won Libertad 1-0 with a goal by Romero. In the second match, they won Jorge Wilstermann 3–1 with goals from Bueno, Marchelli and again Romero. In the third and final game, Nacional drew 0–0 with Universitario, and though, qualified for quarterfinals. On June 20, they were defeated by Mexican side América 1–0, which led to their elimination.

His outstanding development in the inferiors lead him to sign a senior contract with the club in early 2012.

Juventud

In mid July 2012, he was sent on loan to Juventud de Las Piedras in order to make his debut in first team and have more continuity.[2] In his second match with the club, he scored his first official goal in the 1–0 home victory against Central Español.[3] On October 7, he was the man of the match against Bella Vista scoring a goal and an assist for his team's 2-0 victory.[4] His third goal came six days later, in a 1–1 away draw against Fénix.[5]

CA Fénix

After a slow start to life during his first season on loan with Centro Atlético Fénix, Cavallini emerged as the clubs most prolific goal scorer in the Apertua of the 2014–15 Uruguayan Primera División season. He joined them permanently before the start of the 2015 Apertura.

Peñarol

Cavallini joined Peñarol on January 10, 2017.[6] He scored his first goal against Montevideo Wanderers on February 26. He was loaned to Liga MX side Puebla on August 31, 2017.

Puebla

Cavallini was loaned to Liga MX side Puebla on August 31, 2017, becoming the first Canadian to play in Mexico's top tier since Isidro Sánchez Macip in 2010[7]. He would debut for the club against Cruz Azul on September 9th, coming on in the 64th minute for Félix Micolta in a 0-0 draw. He scored his first goal for Puebla against Necaxa on September 16. After scoring 13 goals in 25 matches for Puebla in the 2017-18 season, the club would sign him to a 4 year contract in June 2018.[8]

International career

Cavallini launched his international career for Canada at 18 years old, debuting for the U-20 team in 2011 during the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Guatemala.[9]

Cavallini has earned three call-ups to Canada's U-23 National team and his performance, along with the fact that he "plays in a different type of league (down in Uruguay)," according to Head Coach Stephen Hart, earned him his first call up to the senior roster to face Trinidad & Tobago in a friendly match on August 13, 2012.[10][11] Cavallini made his debut for Canada as a second-half substitute for Terry Dunfield against Trinidad, a 2-0 victory.[12]

Cavallini made his World Cup qualifying debut in Canada's 8–1 loss to Honduras. Following that match, he declined a call-up from interim coach Colin Miller for the 2013 Gold Cup, citing personal reasons[13] Then coach Benito Floro gave an interview in October 2014 where he elaborated on Cavallini, saying that he had reached out to the player and had not heard back from him. Floro however pointed out that there is a place in the team for him in the future.[14] In May 2015, Cavallini stated in an interview with Tenfield that he regretted becoming cap-tied to Canada.[15][16]

Despite his comments, Cavallini was called up to face Ghana in an October 2015 friendly.[17] In an interview regarding his return to the national team, Cavallini stated that he never said he wouldn't play for Les Rouges again, and that his comments were wrongly translated. He mentioned that his lack of appearances were related to personal matters and timing including the birth of his daughter.[18]

Cavallini was named to the Canadian 40-man provisional team for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup by Canada coach Octavio Zambrano on June 6, 2017.[19] He was confirmed as part of the final 23-man squad on June 27.[20]

Cavallini scored his first goals for Canada on September 9, 2018, netting a brace in an 8-0 victory over the U.S. Virgin Islands in a CONCACAF Nations League qualifier.[21]

Career statistics

International

As of September 9, 2018[22]
Canada national team
YearAppsGoals
201220
201300
201400
201510
201600
201740
201812
Total82

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.[23]
#DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1September 9, 2018IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States8 U.S. Virgin Islands
2–0
8–0
2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
2
5–0
Correct as of September 9, 2018

References

  1. ↑ "Pasión Tricolor conversó con el Juvenil de 3º y 4º – Lucas Cavallini". elnacional.com.uy (in Spanish). 2011-11-07. Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  2. ↑ "No te me quedes". pordeciralgo.com.uy (in Spanish). 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  3. ↑ "Marche un canadiense". quenonino.com.uy (in Spanish). 2012-09-02. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  4. ↑ "Juventud 2 : 0 Bella Vista". laoraldeportiva.com.uy (in Spanish). 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  5. ↑ "Sin diferencias". ovaciondigital.com.uy (in Spanish). 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  6. ↑ "Matías Mier y Lucas Cavallini son nuevos jugadores de Peñarol". January 10, 2017.
  7. ↑ http://www.rednationonline.ca/Articles2016/LucasCavallinijoinsLigaMXsidePueblaFC.aspx
  8. ↑ Julio Sanchez (June 14, 2018). "Lucas Cavallini renueva por cuatro años con Puebla". Sexenio.
  9. ↑ "Canada Soccer Profile: Lucas Cavallini". CanadaSoccer.com. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  10. ↑ "New faces aplenty on CanMNT's friendly roster". Canadian Soccer News. August 10, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  11. ↑ "New faces headline Canada's 18-man roster against Trinidad". CBC Sports (cbc.ca). August 10, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  12. ↑ Canadian Press (August 15, 2012). "Ricketts leads Canada to 2-0 Win over T&T". Rogers Sportsnet. Toronto. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Gold Cup roster: Hutchinson and Hainault forced to say no, Cavallini rejects invite". Edmonton. June 25, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Red Nation Interview Series: Benito Floro". Toronto. October 21, 2014.
  15. ↑ Surridge, Grant (May 20, 2015). "Lucas Cavallini on Canada: I regret my decision a lot".
  16. ↑ Olascuaga, Joselo (May 18, 2015). "Lucas Cavallini: jugador de la etapa".
  17. ↑ Bottjer, Steve (October 2, 2015). "CanMNT names squad for October friendly against Ghana".
  18. ↑ Squizzato, Daniel (October 12, 2015). "New man? Forward Lucas Cavallini finally goes all-in for Canada ahead of Ghana game".
  19. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (June 6, 2017). "Cavallini, Davies & Arfield highlight Canada's 40-man provisional Gold Cup roster".
  20. ↑ Zeitlin, Dave (June 27, 2017). "Canada names nine MLS players to 23-man CONCACAF Gold Cup roster".
  21. ↑ "Canada cruises to record win in Concacaf Nations League opener". September 9, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Jonathan David profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  23. ↑ "Cavallini, Lucas". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 September 2018.


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