Lucas Passerini

Lucas Passerini

Passerini with Palestino
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Giuliano Passerini
Date of birth	(1994-07-16) 16 July 1994 (age 30)
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.

Career

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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

As of 30 December 2020. ^[1]

Club statistics

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

1. Appearance(s) in Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Cruz Azul

• Campeón de Campeones: 2021

References

1. "Lucas Passerini profile". Soccerway. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
2. "Lucas Passerini". World Football. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
3. "Lucas Passerini, de Tecka a Primera". Diario Jornada. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
4. "Lucas Passerini profile". BDFA. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
5. "Passerini es refuerzo". Mundo Ascenso. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
6. "Lucas Passerini jugará en Tigre". Mundo Ascenso. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
7. "El delantero Lucas Passerini es el segundo refuerzo de Sarmiento". Diario Democracia. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
8. "Palestino anuncia su cuarto refuerzo para Copa Libertadores e incorpora a un espigado delantero argentino". Red Gol. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
9. "Lucas Passerini: "Ivo Basay siempre me bancó"". ADN Radio. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
10. "Alex Castro y Lucas Passerini, nuevos futbolistas del Cruz Azul". Marca. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
11. "LUCAS PASSERINI, NUEVO REFUERZO DE NECAXA PARA EL APERTURA 2020". 24 Horas. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
12. "Lucas Passerini no volverá a Cruz Azul y dejaría Necaxa por Atlético de San Luis en el Guard1anes 2021". Vamos Azul. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
13. "Lucas Passerini se habría ido de Necaxa por malas actitudes". BolaVIP. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
14. "Cruz Azul: Lucas Passerini es nuevo jugador del Atlético San Luis". Soy Fútbol. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
15. "Bienvenido a Belgrano, Lucas Passerini" [Welcome to Belgrano, Lucas Passerini]. www.belgranocordoba.com (in Spanish). 12 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
16. Munizaga, Sebastián (16 June 2020). "El motivo del por qué Lucas Passerini aún no se nacionaliza chileno: 'Tiene que ir mi abuela y está enferma'". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2021. La abuela de mi madre tiene padres chilenos
17. "Lucila Vit y Lucas Passerini pusieron fin a su relación: Las señales del quiebre" [Lucila Vit and Lucas Passerini End Their Relationship: The Signs of the Breakup] (in Spanish). Mega. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

External links

• Lucas Passerini at Soccerway