Lucas Vera

Not to be confused with Lucas Vera Piris.

Lucas Vera

Vera with Orenburg in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Gabriel Vera
Date of birth	(1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bernal, Argentina
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Khimki
Number	32
Youth career
	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Lanús	24	(0)
2018–2019	→ All Boys (loan)	33	(3)
2021–2022	→ Huracán (loan)	22	(0)
2022–2024	Orenburg	55	(3)
2024–	Khimki	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024

Lucas Gabriel Vera (born 18 April 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Russian club Khimki. ^[1]

Career

Vera started his career with Lanús. ^{[1] [2]} He was moved into the club's first-team in September 2017, with manager Jorge Almirón selecting him to start in a home defeat to Boca Juniors; he was substituted off on fifty-five minutes for Lautaro Acosta. ^[1] He played a part in three further fixtures in the 2017–18 Argentine Primera División campaign. ^[1] On 23 August 2018, a month after featuring in the Copa Sudamericana for Lanús versus Atlético Junior, Vera was loaned by Primera B Metropolitana club All Boys. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

On 21 July 2022, Vera joined Russian Premier League club Orenburg. ^[5] Orenburg's director of sports Dmitri Andreyev confirmed that the transfer was permanent, not a loan as it was reported. ^[6]

On 11 July 2024, Vera moved to Khimki. ^[7]

Personal life

Vera is the older brother of the footballer Matías Vera. ^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024. ^[1]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lanús	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	4	0
	2018–19	Argentine Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	1	0
	2019–20	Argentine Primera División	20	0	4	1	—		5 [lower-alpha 1]	0	9 [lower-alpha 2]	1	38	2
	2021	Argentine Primera División	—		2	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 1]	1	5 [lower-alpha 2]	1	11	2
	Total		24	0	6	1	0	0	10	1	14	2	54	4
All Boys (loan)	2018–19	Primera B Metropolitana	33	3	1	0	—		—		—		34	3
Huracán (loan)	2021	Argentine Primera División	21	0	—		—		—		—		21	0
	2022	Argentine Primera División	1	0	1	0	—		—		5 [lower-alpha 1]	0	7	0
	Total		22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	28	0
Orenburg	2022–23	Russian Premier League	27	2	3	0	—		—		—		30	2
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	28	1	2	0	—		—		—		30	1
	Total		55	3	5	0	—		—		—		60	3
Career total			134	6	13	1	0	0	10	1	19	2	176	10

1. Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearances in the Copa de la Liga Profesional

References

1. Lucas Vera at Soccerway
2. "Ficha Estadistica de LUCAS VERA". BDFA. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
3. "Lucas Vera nuevo refuerzo de All Boys". All Boys. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
4. "De Lanús a Floresta". Olé. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
5. "Аргентинский полузащитник Лукас Вера прибыл в расположение ФК "Оренбург"" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
6. ""Нам очень хочется построить команду не на один сезон". Большой текст о новом стиле "Оренбурга"" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 29 September 2022.
7. "Лукас Вера подписал контракт с "Химками"" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 11 July 2024.
8. ""Lo soñábamos de chicos"". www.ole.com.ar.