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Argentine professional footballer

Lucas Blondel
Personal information
Full name Lucas Blondel
Date of birth (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team Boca Juniors
Number 42
Youth career
2004–2017 Atlético Rafaela
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Atlético Rafaela 71 (5)
2021–2023 Tigre 89 (7)
2023– Boca Juniors 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Lucas Blondel (born 14 September 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Argentine Primera División side Boca Juniors.

Club career

Atlético Rafaela

Born in Buenos Aires, Blondel joined Atlético de Rafaela's youth setup at the age of seven. He made his first team debut for the club on 2 June 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Nelson Benítez in a 2–2 Copa Argentina draw against Ferro Carril Oeste (3–2 win on penalties). His Primera División occurred on 30 April of the following year, replacing Ángelo Martino in a 2–1 away win over Olimpo; he featured in a further six league matches during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.

Blondel scored his first professional goal on 18 February 2018, netting his team's second in a 2–0 Primera B Nacional away win over Ferro Carril Oeste.

Tigre

On 18 February 2021, Blondel joined Tigre on a three-year deal, as the club paid a rumoured fee of US$ 300,000 for 70% of his economic rights. He made his debut for the club on 20 February, replacing Cristian Zabala in a 1–1 home draw (5–3 penalty win) against Alvarado also for the national cup.

An immediate starter, Blondel contributed with three goals in 28 league appearances during the 2021 campaign, as Tigre returned to the top tier. He scored his first goal in the category on 11 February 2022, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Godoy Cruz.

Boca Juniors

On 20 July 2023, Blondel joined Boca Juniors.

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Blondel is of Swiss descent through his father and spent some time in Switzerland in his youth and holds dual-citizenship.

Career statistics

As of 29 March 2023.
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Rafaela 2016 Primera División 0 0 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
2016–17 7 0 1 0 — — 0 0 8 0
2017–18 Primera B Nacional 22 1 1 0 — — 0 0 23 1
2018–19 14 0 3 0 — — 0 0 17 0
2019–20 19 3 0 0 — — — 19 3
2020 9 1 0 0 — — — 9 1
Total 71 5 6 0 — — — 77 5
Tigre 2021 Primera Nacional 28 3 4 0 — — — 32 3
2022 Primera División 43 4 0 0 — — 1 0 44 4
2023 8 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 8 0
Total 79 7 4 0 — — 1 0 84 7
Career total 150 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 158 7
  1. Includes the Copa Argentina
  2. Appearances in Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional

Notes

  1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

  1. Lucas Blondel at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Lucas Blondel at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. ""Atlético es el club de mi vida"" ["Atlético is the club of my life"] (in Spanish). Diario La Opinión. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. "Atlético Rafaela le empató con angustia a Ferro y lo superó en los penales" [Rafaela drew in distress with Ferro and defeated them on penalties]. La Nación (in Spanish). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  5. "Rafaela y una victoria de seis puntos ante Olimpo" [Rafaela and a six-point win over Olimpo] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. "Demasiado Rafaela para tan poco Ferro" [Too much Rafaela for too little Ferro] (in Spanish). Mundo Ascenso. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. "Lucas Blondel firmó por tres años" [Lucas Blondel signed for three years] (in Spanish). Tigre Visión. 18 February 2021.
  8. "Atlético cerró la venta de Lucas Blondel a Tigre" [Atlético completed the transfer of Lucas Blondel to Tigre] (in Spanish). Info Rafaela. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. "Blondel: "Tigre tiene que ser protagonista contra cualquier equipo"" [Blondel: "Tigre have to be a protagonist against any team"] (in Spanish). Que Pasa Web. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  10. "Godoy Cruz y Tigre se reparten los puntos y empatan 1–1" [Godoy Cruz and Tigre share points and draw 1–1] (in Spanish). Infobae. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  11. "Boca presentó a Lucas Blondel y ya se entrenó en Ezeiza" [Boca announced Lucas Blondel and he trained at Ezeiza] (in Spanish). Diario Olé. 20 July 2023.
  12. "Lucas Blondel, un Suisse à Boca Juniors - Le Temps". 14 August 2023 – via www.letemps.ch.

External links

Boca Juniors – current squad
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