Lucas Cepeda

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Lucas Cepeda
Lucas Cepeda Santiago Wanderers v Union San Felipe 20231115.jpg
Cepeda with Santiago Wanderers in 2023
Personal information
Full name Lucas Antonio Cepeda Barturen
Date of birth (2002-10-31) October 31, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Viña del Mar, Chile
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Colo-Colo
Number 32
Youth career
–2020 Santiago Wanderers
2014 [1] Colo-Colo [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Santiago Wanderers 61 (7)
2024– Colo-Colo 20 (3)
International career
2024– Chile U23 3 (0)
2024– Chile 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Lucas Antonio Cepeda Barturen (born October 31, 2002) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays in Colo-Colo and the Chile national team.

Contents

Club career

Santiago Wanderers

Cepeda started his career in the youth ranks of Santiago Wanderers. Nevertheless, in 2014, he had a brief spell at the Colo-Colo Football Academy in the Estadio Monumental David Arellano, which he abandoned due to the exhaustion generated by the constant trips between Santiago –where the training facility was located– and Curauma, where, at that time, he lived. [1] After that, he returned to the lower divisions of Santiago Wanderers. [1]

In 2021, Cepeda was promoted to Wanderers senior team. [2] He made his professional debut in a 2–0 defeat against Palestino in a Chilean Primera División match. After Wanderers' relegation to Primera B, Cepeda made sporadic appearances in the 2022 campaign but was named starter for the 2023 season, where the team failed to promote to the first-tier during the promotion playoffs finals with Deportes Iquique.

Colo-Colo

On February 11, 2024, it was released that Cepeda was hired by Colo-Colo. [3] On March 31, he scored his first goal for the team in a 4–1 home win over Everton de Viña del Mar, [4] Wanderers' historic rival. Three days later, Cepeda scored his first continental goal against Paraguayan side, Cerro Porteño, for the 2024 Copa Libertadores. [5] [6] His score was an agonizing goal (90' min). [7] [8] Months later, on August 20, he netted a key goal against Junior de Barranquilla in a 1–2 visit victory at Colombia for the 2024 Copa Libertadores Round of 16. [9]

International career

In 2024, Cepeda received a call from the coach, Nicolás Córdova, to play in the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament held in Venezuela. He played three games in that competition.

At senior level, Cepeda received his first call-up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Brazil and Colombia in October 2024. [10] He made his debut in the first match on 10 October. [11]

On November 19th, 2024, Cepeda scored his first two international goals against Venezuela at the Estado Nacional in Santiago de Chile.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santiago Wanderers 2021 Chilean Primera División 601070
2022 Primera B de Chile 23410244
2023 Primera B de Chile32320343
Total61740657
Colo-Colo 2024 Chilean Primera División2035352307
Total2035352307
Career total811093529514

International

As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 202432
Total32

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first. [12]

List of international goals scored by Lucas Cepeda
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 November 2024 Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile 3Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 3–24–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.4–2

Honors

Colo-Colo

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