Lucas Scaglia

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Lucas Scaglia
Personal information
Full name Lucas Scaglia
Date of birth (1987-05-06) 6 May 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) 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)
2014–2015Rijeka 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, correct 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 Scagliari's cousin Antonela Roccuzzo who he would eventually marry in 2017. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Lucas Scaglia (@lscagliacoach) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  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.