Lucas Passerini

Lucas Giuliano Passerini (born 16 July 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Cruz Azul.[1]

Lucas Passerini
Personal information
Full name Lucas Giuliano Passerini
Date of birth (1994-07-16) 16 July 1994
Place of birth Formosa, Argentina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Centre-forward[2]
Club information
Current team
 Cruz Azul
Number 18
Youth career
– Quilmes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Quilmes 1 (0)
2015 → Comunicaciones (loan) 21 (3)
2016–2018 Estudiantes 35 (10)
2017 → Tigre (loan) 5 (0)
2018 → Sarmiento (loan) 13 (3)
2018 → Guaraní (loan) 8 (0)
2019 Palestino 20 (14)
2020– Cruz Azul 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:37, 16 February 2020 (UTC)~

Career

Passerini got underway with Quilmes in 2014.[1][3] His debut appearance for Quilmes arrived on 8 August 2014, he played fourteen minutes of an Argentine Primera División match with Rosario Central; which was one of two appearances he made for the club.[1][4] In January 2015, Comunicaciones in Primera B Metropolitana loaned Passerini.[1] He netted his first goal in his second game for Comunicaciones, on 14 March versus Deportivo Merlo.[1] Overall, he scored three goals in twenty-two fixtures for them.[1] 2016 saw Passerini sign for fellow Primera B Metropolitana team Estudiantes.[1][5] He scored on his starting debut vs. UAI Urquiza.[1]

On 22 July 2017, following eleven goals in thirty-four games in 2016–17 for Estudiantes, Passerini joined Tigre on loan.[1][6] Five appearances in the Argentine Primera División followed.[1] In January 2018, Sarmiento became Passerini's fifth club as he signed on loan until the end of the 2017–18 Primera B Nacional campaign.[1][7] Seven months later, Paraguayan Primera División side Guaraní completed the loan signing of Passerini on 8 July.[1] He made his bow against Libertad on 12 August, which was one of eight matches he featured in.[1] In January 2019, Passerini switched Paraguay for Chile by agreeing terms with Palestino.[1][8]

Passerini netted a hat-trick for Palestino in the Chilean Primera División versus Audax Italiano on 18 August 2019, which made it six goals in his last three matches and his eleventh goal in twenty-four total games.[1][9]

Cruz Azul

On January 24th, 2020 Passerini signed for mexican club Cruz Azul making it his 8th club at the age of 25.

Career statistics
As of 2 September 2019.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Quilmes 2014 Argentine Primera División 1010—0020
2015 0000—0000
Total 1010—0020
Comunicaciones (loan) 2015 Primera B Metropolitana 21310—00223
Estudiantes 2016 5200—0052
2016–17 30821—2[lower-alpha 1]23411
2017–18 0000—0000
2018–19 0000—0000
Total 351021—223913
Tigre (loan) 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 5000—0050
Sarmiento (loan) 2017–18 Primera B Nacional 13300—5[lower-alpha 1]1184
Guaraní (loan) 2018 Paraguayan Primera División 8000000080
Palestino 2019 Chilean Primera División 1690010[lower-alpha 2]2002611
Career total 9925411027312031
  1. Appearance(s) in Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana

References
  1. "Lucas Passerini profile". Soccerway. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. "Lucas Passerini". World Football. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. "Lucas Passerini, de Tecka a Primera". Diario Jornada. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. "Lucas Passerini profile". BDFA. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  5. "Passerini es refuerzo". Mundo Ascenso. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  6. "Lucas Passerini jugará en Tigre". Mundo Ascenso. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  7. "El delantero Lucas Passerini es el segundo refuerzo de Sarmiento". Diario Democracia. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  8. "Palestino anuncia su cuarto refuerzo para Copa Libertadores e incorpora a un espigado delantero argentino". Red Gol. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  9. "Lucas Passerini: "Ivo Basay siempre me bancó"". ADN Radio. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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