Christian Lucatero

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Christian Lucatero
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-17) June 17, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Pasadena, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2010–2015 Houston Dynamo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Houston Dynamo 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) 33 (0)
2018–2020 Necaxa Premier 3 (0)
2020 Rio Grande Valley FC 8 (0)
International career
2015 United States U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2020

Christian Lucatero (born June 17, 1997) is an American soccer player.

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Career

Youth

Lucatero joined the Houston Dynamo academy in 2010. [1] He was named the 2013 and 2015 Dynamo Academy Player of the Year, as well as winning the 2014 Dynamo Academy Players' Player of the Year award and 2014-15 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Central Conference Player of the Year. Lucatero scored 41 goals in his 54 appearances with the Dynamo U-18s. [2]

Professional

On August 18, 2015, Lucatero signed a homegrown player contract with the Dynamo. He is the seventh Homegrown Player in Dynamo history. [3] Lucatero had previously committed to play college soccer at Oregon State University before accepting the Dynamo's contract. [2]

Lucatero was sent on loan to Houston's United Soccer League affiliate club Rio Grande Valley FC in March 2016. [4] He made his professional debut on April 12, 2016, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute during a 2–2 draw against Seattle Sounders FC 2. [5] Lucatero would make 18 appearances for the Toros in 2016, however he only got 271 minutes. [6]

On March 23, 2017, Lucatero was sent on a season long loan to the Toros. [7]

After Houston declined Lucatero's option at the end of the 2017 season. [8] He signed with Liga MX side Club Necaxa on January 9, 2018. [9]

On March 7, 2020, Lucatero returned to the United States and rejoined Rio Grande Valley FC. [10]

Personal life

Lucatero holds a Mexican passport, as both his parents were born in Mexico. [11]

Career Statistics

As of April 16, 2019 [12] [13]
Club PerformanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubSeasonLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
United StatesLeague US Open Cup North America PlayoffsTotal
Houston Dynamo 2016 Major League Soccer 0000——00
2017 0000—0000
Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) 2016 United Soccer League 180——00180
2017 150———150
RGVFC Total330000000330
MexicoLeague Copa MX North America OtherTotal
Necaxa 2017-18 Liga MX 0000——00
2018-19 0000——00
Career Totals330000000330

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References

  1. ↑ "Houston Dynamo sign midfielder Christian Lucatero as club's seventh Homegrown Player". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. August 18, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Christian Lucatero". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Houston Dynamo sign Academy midfielder Christian Lucatero as Homegrown Player". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. August 18, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rio Grande Valley FC at Tulsa Roughnecks FC – 2016 Regular Season". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rio Grande Valley FC at Seattle Sounders FC 2 - 10:30pm EDT, April 12th, 2016". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rio Grande Valley FC - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - #16 - Christian Lucatero". uslchampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  7. ↑ Dynamo, Houston (March 23, 2017). "RGV FC Toros Announce 2017 Roster". rgvfc.com. Rio Grande Valley FC. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  8. ↑ Roepken, Corey (December 5, 2017). "Roster update: Dynamo decline contract options on key veterans". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  9. ↑ Roepken, Corey (January 12, 2018). "Ex-Dynamo Christian Lucatero signs with Liga MX's Necaxa". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  10. ↑ "RGV FC add ten players to 2020 roster". rgvfc.com. Rio Grande Valley FC. March 7, 2020. Archived from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Christian Lucatero". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ "C. Lucatero". soccerway.com. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Christian Lucatero". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
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