Lucas Masoero

Lucas Masoero

Masoero with Nizhny Novgorod in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Gabriel Masoero Masi
Date of birth	(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Mendoza, Argentina
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Universitatea Cluj
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2015	Independiente Rivadavia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Independiente Rivadavia	19	(1)
2017–2018	Deportivo Maipú	26	(4)
2018–2021	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	48	(1)
2021–2023	Pari NN	51	(0)
2023–	Universitatea Cluj	49	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2025

Lucas Gabriel Masoero Masi (born 1 February 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj.

Club career

In June 2018, he joined Bulgarian First League club Lokomotiv Plovdiv on a free transfer from Deportivo Maipú. ^[1] He began his career with Independiente Rivadavia, but left for Deportivo Maipú in 2017.

On 10 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Russian Premier League club Nizhny Novgorod. ^[2] On 18 December 2022, Masoero extended his contract until 2025. ^[3] He was released from his contract by mutual consent on 31 August 2023. ^[4]

On 5 September 2023, Masoero signed a two-year contract with Universitatea Cluj in Romania. ^[5]

Honours

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

• Bulgarian Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20
• Bulgarian Supercup: 2020

Career statistics

As of 5 February 2025

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Independiente Rivadavia	2015	Nacional B	19	1	1	0	–		–		20	1
	2016		0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		19	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	1
Deportivo Maipú	2017–18	Torneo Federal A	26	4	4	0	–		–		30	4
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2018–19	BFL	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
	2019–20		12	0	5	0	0	0	–		17	0
	2020–21		28	1	1	0	2 [a]	0	1 [b]	0	32	1
	Total		48	1	6	0	2	0	1	0	57	1
Pari NN	2021–22	RPL	25	0	2	0	–		–		27	0
	2022–23		22	0	4	0	–		0	0	26	0
	2023–24		4	0	1	0	–		–		5	0
	Total		51	0	7	0	–		0	0	58	0
Universitatea Cluj	2023–24	Liga I	27	0	3	0	–		2 [c]	0	32	0
	2024–25		22	5	0	0	–		–		22	5
	Total		49	5	3	0	–		2	0	54	5
Career total			193	11	21	0	2	0	3	0	219	11

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance in the Bulgarian Supercup
3. Appearance in Liga I European play-offs

References

1. "Локомотив подписа договор със защитника Лукас Масоеро" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 9 June 2018.
2. "Лукас Масоэро подписал контракт с ФК "НН"" (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 10 July 2021.
3. "Продлили контракт с Лукасом Масоэро" [Contract with Lucas Masoero extended] (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
4. "Пришло время сказать "до свидания!"" [Time has come to say Goodbye!] (in Russian). FC Pari NN. 31 August 2023.
5. "Bienvenido, Lucas Masoero!" (in Romanian). Universitatea Cluj. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

External links

• Lucas Masoero at Soccerway