Lucas Luiz Scalon

Lucas Luiz Scalon
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995
Place of birth Itapiranga, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Chennai City
Youth career
Chapecoense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Chapecoense 0 (0)
2017– Chennai City 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:46, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

Lucas Luiz Scalon (born 20 September 1995) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Indian club Chennai City mainly as a centre back.

Career

A graduate of the youth setup of Chapecoense, Scalon was promoted to the senior squad in January 2016.[1][2] In November 2016, an aeroplane carrying Chapecoense players crashed in Colombia killing almost all the players who boarded the plane.[3][4] He did not board the plane.[5] On 10 February 2017, he made his senior debut, featuring in a 1–0 defeat against Cruzeiro in Primeira Liga.[6]

On 6 September 2017 Scalon moved abroad, signing for Indian club Chennai City.[7]

References

  1. "Um dossiê sobre as contratações da Chape [A dossier on Chaos's signing]" (in Portuguese). ESPN. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. "Chapecoense anuncia onze jogadores da base no time principal [Chapecoense announces 11 youth players in senior team]" (in Portuguese). DA Base. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. "Chapecoense plane crash: The victims, the survivors and those left behind". BBC. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. "Chapecoense crash survivors inspire Scalon to battle odds". Damayanti Dasgupta. The Times of India. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. "Hay 76 muertos y 5 sobrevivientes por el accidente del avión del Chapecoense [There are 76 dead and 5 survivors by the Chapecoense plane crash]" (in Spanish). Entrefile Noticias. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  6. "Ábila resolve, Cruzeiro bate reservas da Chapecoense, segue líder do grupo e mantém 100% [Ábila resolves, Cruzeiro beats reserves of Chapecoense, continues the leader of the group and maintains 100%]" (in Portuguese). ESPN. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  7. "CCFC signs Luis Scalon". The Hindu. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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