| Passerini with Palestino | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Giuliano Passerini | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Formosa, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward [2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Belgrano | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Quilmes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Quilmes | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Comunicaciones (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Estudiantes | 35 | (10) |
| 2017 | → Tigre (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sarmiento (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Guaraní (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Palestino | 20 | (14) |
| 2019–2022 | Cruz Azul | 14 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Necaxa (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Atlético San Luis (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Unión La Calera | 40 | (19) |
| 2023– | Belgrano | 26 | (16) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:37, 25 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Lucas Giuliano Passerini (born 16 July 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Belgrano.
Passerini got underway with Quilmes in 2014. [1] [3] His debut appearance for Quilmes arrived on 8 August 2014, he played fourteen minutes of a Primera División match with Rosario Central; which was one of two appearances he made for the club. [1] [4] In January 2015, Comunicaciones in Primera B Metropolitana loaned Passerini. [1] He netted his first goal in his second game for Comunicaciones, on 14 March versus Deportivo Merlo. [1] Overall, he scored three goals in twenty-two fixtures. [1] 2016 saw Passerini sign for fellow Primera B Metropolitana team Estudiantes. [1] [5] He scored on his starting debut vs. UAI Urquiza. [1]
On 22 July 2017, following eleven goals in thirty-four games in 2016–17 for Estudiantes, Passerini joined Tigre on loan. [1] [6] Five appearances in the Argentine Primera División followed. [1] In January 2018, Sarmiento became Passerini's fifth club as he signed on loan until the end of the 2017–18 Primera B Nacional campaign. [1] [7] Seven months later, Paraguayan Primera División side Guaraní completed the loan signing of Passerini on 8 July. [1] He made his bow against Libertad on 12 August, which was one of eight matches he featured in as they placed eighth to qualify for the 2019 Copa Sudamericana. [1]
In January 2019, Passerini switched Paraguay for Chile by agreeing terms with Palestino. [1] [8] Passerini netted a hat-trick in the Chilean Primera División versus Audax Italiano on 18 August 2019, which made it six goals in his last three matches and his eleventh goal in twenty-four total games. [1] [9] Another hat-trick arrived on 6 October versus Curicó Unido, in between strikes against Coquimbo Unido and Cobresal. [1] January 2020 saw Passerini head to Liga MX with Cruz Azul. [10] He wouldn't score in four 2019–20 matches, though did net home and away in the CONCACAF Champions League versus Portmore United. [1]
June 2020 saw Passerini agree twelve-month loan terms with fellow Mexican top-flight team Necaxa. [11] [12] He scored on his home debut against América on 7 August, before netting on his next appearance versus Mazatlán on 12 August. [1] Passerini's loan was cut short at the end of December, with the centre-forward subsequently agreeing a move to Atlético San Luis ahead of January 2021. [13] [14]
In August 2023, Passerini joined Argentine Primera División club Belgrano on a three-year contract for a fee of $800,000. [15]
From his maternal line, he is of Chilean descent, due to the fact that his grandmother was born to a Chilean parents. So, he has stated his desire to acquire the Chilean nationality. [16]
He was in a romantic relationship with model and presenter Lucila Vit from 2019 to 2020. [17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Quilmes | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Comunicaciones (loan) | 2015 | Primera B Metropolitana | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| Estudiantes | 2016 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 [a] | 2 | 34 | 11 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 39 | 13 | |||
| Tigre (loan) | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Sarmiento (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 [a] | 1 | 18 | 4 | |
| Guaraní (loan) | 2018 | Paraguayan Primera División | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Palestino | 2019 | Chilean Primera División | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 [b] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 |
| Cruz Azul | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Necaxa (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Atlético San Luis (loan) | 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 146 | 41 | ||
Cruz Azul
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