Lucas Blondel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Blondel | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boca Juniors | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2017 | Atlético Rafaela | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Atlético Rafaela | 71 | (5) |
| 2021–2023 | Tigre | 89 | (7) |
| 2023– | Boca Juniors | 17 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 6 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Lucas Blondel (born 14 September 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Argentine Primera División side Boca Juniors.[2]
Club career
[edit]Atlético Rafaela
[edit]Born in Buenos Aires, Blondel joined Atlético de Rafaela's youth setup at the age of seven.[3] He made his first team debut for the club on 2 June 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Nelson Benítez in a 2–2 Copa Argentina draw against Ferro Carril Oeste (3–2 win on penalties).[2][4] His Primera División occurred on 30 April of the following year, replacing Ángelo Martino in a 2–1 away win over Olimpo;[5] he featured in a further six league matches during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.[2]
Blondel scored his first professional goal on 18 February 2018, netting his team's second in a 2–0 Primera B Nacional away win over Ferro Carril Oeste.[2][6]
Tigre
[edit]On 18 February 2021, Blondel joined Tigre on a three-year deal,[7] as the club paid a rumoured fee of US$ 300,000 for 70% of his economic rights.[8] He made his debut for the club on 20 February, replacing Cristian Zabala in a 1–1 home draw (5–3 penalty win) against Alvarado also for the national cup.[9]
An immediate starter, Blondel contributed with three goals in 28 league appearances during the 2021 campaign, as Tigre returned to the top tier.[2] He scored his first goal in the category on 11 February 2022, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Godoy Cruz.[10]
Boca Juniors
[edit]On 20 July 2023, Blondel joined Boca Juniors.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Argentina, Blondel is of Swiss descent through his father and spent some time in Switzerland in his youth and holds dual-citizenship.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 29 March 2023.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Rafaela | 2016 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||||
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 71 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 77 | 5 | |||||
| Tigre | 2021 | Primera Nacional | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | Primera División | 43[nb 1] | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 44 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 84 | 7 | ||||
| Career total | 150 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
- ^ Appearances in Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
Notes
[edit]- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
[edit]- ^ Lucas Blondel at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f Lucas Blondel at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ ""Atlético es el club de mi vida"" ["Atlético is the club of my life"] (in Spanish). Diario La Opinión. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Atlético Rafaela le empató con angustia a Ferro y lo superó en los penales" [Rafaela drew in distress with Ferro and defeated them on penalties]. La Nación (in Spanish). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Rafaela y una victoria de seis puntos ante Olimpo" [Rafaela and a six-point win over Olimpo] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Demasiado Rafaela para tan poco Ferro" [Too much Rafaela for too little Ferro] (in Spanish). Mundo Ascenso. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Lucas Blondel firmó por tres años" [Lucas Blondel signed for three years] (in Spanish). Tigre Visión. 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Atlético cerró la venta de Lucas Blondel a Tigre" [Atlético completed the transfer of Lucas Blondel to Tigre] (in Spanish). Info Rafaela. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Blondel: "Tigre tiene que ser protagonista contra cualquier equipo"" [Blondel: "Tigre have to be a protagonist against any team"] (in Spanish). Que Pasa Web. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Godoy Cruz y Tigre se reparten los puntos y empatan 1–1" [Godoy Cruz and Tigre share points and draw 1–1] (in Spanish). Infobae. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Boca presentó a Lucas Blondel y ya se entrenó en Ezeiza" [Boca announced Lucas Blondel and he trained at Ezeiza] (in Spanish). Diario Olé. 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Lucas Blondel, un Suisse à Boca Juniors - Le Temps". 14 August 2023 – via www.letemps.ch.
External links
[edit]- Lucas Blondel at BDFA (in Spanish)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Atlético de Rafaela footballers
- Club Atlético Tigre footballers
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Argentine people of Swiss descent
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen