Lucas Scaglia

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Lucas Scaglia
Personal information
Full name Lucas Scaglia
Date of birth (1987-05-06) 6 May 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Newell´s Old Boys
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Newell´s Old Boys 4 (0)
2008 Terrassa 4 (0)
2008–2009 PAS Giannina 0 (0)
2009–2010 Panserraikos 27 (2)
2010–2011 Trikala 1 (0)
2011 Kalloni 7 (0)
2012 Bolívar 6 (0)
2012–2013 Once Caldas 32 (0)
2013–2014 Deportivo Cali 18 (4)
2014–2015 Rijeka 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Rijeka II 12 (0)
2015–2016 Jacksonville Armada 41 (2)
2017–2018 California United FC II 20 (2)
2019 Las Vegas Lights 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 August 2019

Lucas Scaglia (born 6 May 1987) is an Argentine football coach and former footballer who played as a midfielder. [1] He grew up with Lionel Messi and today is his cousin-in-law. [2]

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Career

Scaglia signed for North American Soccer League side Jacksonville Armada on 30 January 2015, [3] leaving the club at the end of the 2016 season.

In 2017, Scaglia joined California United FC II where he was a key member of the team which captured both the 2017 Spring & Fall United Premier Soccer League National Championships. [4]

On 9 January 2019, Scaglia joined USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 October 2016 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionsAsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jacksonville Armada 2015 NASL 26110--271
2016 15110--161
Total41220----432
Career total41220----432

Personal life

Scaglia is a childhood friend of Lionel Messi. It was in their youth that Messi met Scaglia's cousin Antonela Roccuzzo who he would eventually marry in 2017. [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Lucas Scaglia (@lscagliacoach) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 "An NASL coach, player recall Messi's early days in Argentina, La Masia". Sports Illustrated . 4 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Armada FC Add Argentinian Trio Hoyos, Scaglia, Trejo". armadafc.com. Jacksonville Armada FC. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Armada FC Exercises Contract on Five Players". nasl.com. NASL. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Las Vegas Lights FC
  6. ↑ "L.Scaglia". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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