Lucas Bruera

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Lucas Bruera
Personal information
Full name Lucas Mariano Bruera
Date of birth (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Estudiantes BA
Youth career
ADAFI
Estudiantes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Estudiantes 0 (0)
2017–2018 Independiente 0 (0)
2018–2020 Chacarita Juniors 6 (0)
2020–2021 Villa Dálmine 2 (0)
2022–2023 Estudiantes BA 22 (0)
2023 Aldosivi 18 (0)
2023– Carabobo 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 February 2026

Lucas Mariano Bruera (born 19 October 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga FUTVE club Carabobo. [2]

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Club career

Bruera's career began with ADAFI and Estudiantes. [3] Nelson Vivas selected the goalkeeper on the bench versus Rosario Central on 15 October 2016, though he never made a competitive appearance. [2] In January 2017, Bruera moved across the Primera División to Independiente. [2] In July 2018, Bruera was signed by Chacarita Juniors of Primera B Nacional. [2] [4] He had almost signed with Gimnasia y Esgrima, but the move fell through after derogatory comments Bruera made about the club on Twitter whilst with rivals Estudiantes. [5] [6] Having been an unused substitute fourteen times in 2018–19, his bow came in March 2019 against Nueva Chicago. [2]

After making five further appearances for Chacarita in 2018–19, the goalkeeper didn't appear competitively in 2019–20. [2] August 2020 saw Bruera join Villa Dálmine. [7] In January 2022, Bruera moved to Estudiantes de Buenos Aires. [8]

In December 2022, he joined Aldosivi in Primera División. [9] He only remained with the club for one season.

In January 2024, he joined Carabobo, which plays in Liga FUTVE. [10] [11]

In December 2024, at the age of 27, he graduated with a law degree from the National University of La Plata. [12]

International career

Bruera had experience at U20 level with Argentina. [13] He was a part of their squad for the 2016 L'Alcúdia International Tournament in Spain; where they finished as runners-up. [14] [15]

Personal life

Bruera is the nephew of former La Plata mayor Pablo Bruera. [16]

Career statistics

As of 30 September 2020. [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estudiantes 2016–17 Primera División 0000000000
Independiente 0000000000
2017–18 0000000000
Total0000000000
Chacarita Juniors 2018–19 Primera B Nacional 60000060
2019–20 00000000
Total60000060
Villa Dálmine 2020–21 Primera B Nacional 00000000
Career total60000060

    Honours

    Carabobo

    References

    1. "Lucas Bruera es nuevo jugador de Chacarita". Chacarita Juniors. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Argentina - L. Bruera". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
    3. "Bruera: "Fue una decisión por razones lógicas"". Inferiores Platenses. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
    4. "Ficha Estadistica de LUCAS BRUERA". BDFA. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
    5. "Los polémicos tuits de un ex Estudiantes que le terminarían frenando su llegada a Gimnasia". 0221. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
    6. "Después de tanta historia, Bruera terminó en Chacarita". Infocielo. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
    7. "El Viola se refuerza". Mundo Ascenso. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
    8. Estudiantes BA contrató a un arquero especialista en penales y ascensos, iamnoticias.com.ar, 26 December 2021
    9. "Aldosivi ya tiene cinco refuerzos y va por más". Diario La Capital de Mar del Plata (in European Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2026.
    10. "El Carabobo Fútbol Club fortalece su arco con el guardameta argentino Lucas Bruera". OneFootball (in Spanish). 25 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
    11. "Lucas Bruera: el desafío de enfrentar a Estudiantes, su historia con UNO y sus elogios para Ascacibar | Infocielo" (in Spanish). 19 March 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
    12. "Jugó en las juveniles de la Selección Argentina, se recibió de abogado y disputará la Copa Libertadores - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 1 April 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
    13. "Lucas Bruera, ex arquero de Estudiantes, ayer entrenó en Abasto con el grupo de Reserva". El Día. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
    14. "Carlo Lattanzio y Lucas Bruera rumbo a L'Alcudia". Inferiores Platenses. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
    15. "Bruera y Lattanzio se van preparando para L'Alcudia". Infocielo. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
    16. "Cruzar de vereda". El Día. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.