Lucas Melano

Lucas Melano

Melano with Portland Timbers in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Santiago Melano
Date of birth	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Hernando, Argentina
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Belgrano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Belgrano	44	(7)
2013–2015	Lanús	42	(8)
2015–2019	Portland Timbers	69	(5)
2018	Portland Timbers 2	2	(0)
2017	→ Belgrano (loan)	15	(0)
2017–2018	→ Estudiantes (LP) (loan)	20	(3)
2019–2020	Atlético Tucumán	30	(3)
2021	San Lorenzo	7	(0)
2021	Central Córdoba	13	(3)
2022	Universidad Católica	5	(0)
2022–2023	Newell's Old Boys	0	(0)
2023	Sarmiento	25	(4)
2023–2024	Neftçi	12	(0)
International career
2013	Argentina U20	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024

Lucas Santiago Melano (born 1 March 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Belgrano

Lucas made his debut for Belgrano on 17 March 2012 where he played 13 minutes as a substitute in a match against Independiente.

Lanús

On 23 July 2013 Melano transferred to Lanús from Belgrano. He made his debut on 4 August 2013. He was involved in Lanús' triumph in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana, scoring three goals in nine appearances during the competition. He also made two appearances in the 2014 Copa Libertadores tournament and had 19 appearances from 12 starts for Lanús during the 2013/14 regular-season.

Portland Timbers

On 17 July 2015 Portland Timbers signed Melano from Lanús. He made his Timbers debut, entering as a second-half substitute against FC Dallas on 25 July. In that game he drew a penalty kick late in the match.

On 6 December 2015, Melano and the Portland Timbers won MLS Cup defeating Columbus Crew 2–1 in Columbus, OH.

On 16 July 2019, Melano and Portland mutually agreed to terminate his contract. ^[1]

Belgrano and Estudiantes (loan)

On 10 January 2017, Melano was loaned to his former club Belgrano until 31 December 2017. ^[2]

For the 2017–18 season, he was loaned to Estudiantes, scoring in his first official league appearance on Aug 28, 2017. He returned to Portland Timbers on August 9, 2018. ^[3]

Atlético Tucumán

On 27 July 2019, Melano signed for Atlético Tucumán. ^[4]

San Lorenzo

On 11 February 2021, Melano joined San Lorenzo. ^[5]

Universidad Católica

In 2022, he joined Chilean side Universidad Católica, but in July of the same year, the club and Melano ended the contract by common agreement. ^[6]

Newell's Old Boys

On 31 August 2022 it was confirmed, that Melano had joined Newell's Old Boys on a one-year deal. ^[7]

Neftçi

In 2023, Melano signed a 2-year contract with Neftçi. He participated in a total of 12 official matches for the club. ^[8] On August 29, 2024, Neftçi mutually terminated its contract with Melano, and he obtained free agent status. ^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 April 2022 ^[10]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Belgrano	2011-12	Argentine Primera División	7	2	1	0	—		—		8	2
	2012-13	Argentine Primera División	37	5	1	0	—		—		38	5
	Total		44	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	46	7
Lanús	2013-14	Argentine Primera División	19	3	—		11 [a]	3	—		30	6
	2014-15	Argentine Primera División	9	0	1	0	5 [b]	0	—		15	0
	2015-16	Argentine Primera División	14	5	—		—		—		14	5
	Total		42	8	1	0	16	3	0	0	59	11
Portland Timbers	2015	Major League Soccer	19	2	—		—		—		19	2
	2016	Major League Soccer	31	3	1	0	3 [c]	0	—		35	3
	2018	Major League Soccer	11	1	—		—		—		11	1
	2019	Major League Soccer	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
	Total		69	6	1	0	3	0	0	0	73	6
Portland Timbers 2	2018	MLS Next Pro	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Belgrano (loan)	2016-17	Argentine Primera División	15	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
Estudiantes (loan)	2017-18	Argentine Primera División	20	3	—		8 [d]	2	—		28	5
Atlético Tucumán	2019-20	Argentine Primera División	19	0	2	0	4 [e]	0	—		25	0
	2020	Argentine Primera División	11	3	—		2 [f]	0	—		13	3
	Total		30	3	2	0	6	0	0	0	38	3
San Lorenzo	2020	Argentine Primera División	7	0	2	0	6 [g]	0	—		15	0
Central Córdoba	2021	Argentine Primera División	13	3	—		—		—		13	3
Universidad Católica	2022	Chilean Primera División	3	0	0	0	1 [e]	0	—		4	0
Total en su carrera			245	30	9	0	40	5	0	0	294	35

1. 2 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 9 in Copa Sudamericana
2. 2 appearances in Copa Sudamericana, 2 in Recopa Sudamericana, 1 in J.League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League
4. 6 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 2 in Copa Sudamericana
5. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
6. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
7. 3 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 3 in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Club

C.A. Lanús

• Copa Sudamericana: 2013

Portland Timbers

• MLS Cup: 2015 ^[11]
• Western Conference (Playoffs): 2015 ^[12]

References

1. "Portland Timbers, Lucas Melano mutually agree to terminate contract | PTFC".
2. "Portland Timbers loan midfielder Lucas Melano to Argentine side Atlético Belgrano | PTFC".
3. "Lucas Melano returns to Portland Timbers from loan with Estudiantes | PTFC".
4. @ATOficial (26 July 2019). "#Fútbol ⚽¡Bienvenido, Lucas! Melano llegó este viernes a Tucumán, conoció el estadio José Fierro y conversó con…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. "San Lorenzo presentó oficialmente a sus nuevos refuerzos - TyC Sports".
6. González, Christian (22 July 2022). "La UC se deshace de Lucas Melano" (in Spanish). La Tercera . Retrieved 22 July 2022.
7. Newell’s Old Boys sign Lucas Melano, newellscarajo.com, 31 August 2022
8. "Argentinalı hücumçu "Neftçi"də! | Neftçi pfk". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
9. ""Neftçi" Lukas Melano ilə yolları ayırıb | Neftçi pfk". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
10. Lucas Melano at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
11. "Goals, screw-ups, stats and more: Everything great from the MLS Cup Final". 6 December 2015.
12. "Timbers, fans celebrate Western Conference Championship". December 2015.

External links

• Lucas Melano at Soccerway
• Lucas Melano at Major League Soccer