Lucas_Beltrán
Lucas Beltrán
Argentine footballer (born 2001)
Lucas Beltrán (born 29 March 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Fiorentina.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Instituto | |||
| 2016–2018 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | River Plate | 46 | (16) |
| 2021–2022 | → Colón (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2023– | Fiorentina | 28 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:24, 8 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early career
Beltrán began in the ranks of Instituto, departing in 2016 to sign for Argentine Primera División side River Plate.[3][4] He made his professional debut on 2 December 2018 at the age of seventeen, appearing for the last seven minutes of a game against Gimnasia y Esgrima.[2] He had previously been an unused substitute a week earlier versus Aldosivi on 27 October.[2][5]
On 15 July 2021, Beltrán joined Colón on a dry loan until the end of 2022.[6]
Fiorentina
On 11 July 2023, Beltrán joined Fiorentina on a transfer worth €20 million plus add-ons.[7]
On 26 October 2023, he scored his first two goals for the club in a 6–0 win over FK Čukarički in the group stage of the UEFA Europa Conference League.[8] His first Serie A goal came from the penalty spot in a 3–0 win against Salernitana on 3 December.[9] On 8 May 2024, he scored a penalty in a 1–1 away draw against Club Brugge in the Europa Conference League semi-final second leg, which qualified his club to the their second consecutive final by winning 4–3 on aggregate.[10]
Born in Argentina, Beltrán is of Italian descent.[11]
- As of match played 8 May 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Colón | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 21 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 22 | 6 | |||
| Total | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8 | ||
| River Plate | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2023 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | – | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | – | 35 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 21 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2023–24 | Serie A | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | 13[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 46 | 10 | |
| Career total | 96 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 39 | ||
- Includes Copa Argentina, Coppa Italia
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
Individual
- Argentine Primera División Team of the Season: 2023
- Lucas Beltrán at WorldFootball.net
- "Argentina - L. Beltrán". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- "Lucas Beltrán: Instituto es el club de mis amores, me dio todo". LM. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- "Lucas Beltrán pasará a River". Mundo Ascenso. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- "Beltrán se iría a River, pero Instituto se opone a su partida". Mundod Lavoz. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- "Baja confirmada en River: Colón anunció oficialmente la llegada como nueva incorporación a préstamo del delantero Lucas Beltrán". tntsports.com.ar (in Spanish). 16 July 2021.
- "BELTRAN È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA FIORENTINA". ACF Fiorentina. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- "Fiorentina 6–0 Čukarički". UEFA. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Fiorentina 3–0 Salernitana". Lega Serie A (in Italian). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- Smith, Emma (8 May 2024). "Club Bruges 1–1 Fiorentina". BBC Sport.
- Lucas Beltrán at Soccerway