Lucas Pratto
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Lucas David Pratto (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlukas daˈβið ˈpɾato]; born 4 June 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Argentine Primera División club Defensa y Justicia.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucas David Pratto | ||
Date of birth | (1988-06-04) 4 June 1988 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2005 | Cambaceres | ||
2006–2007 | Boca Juniors | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2011 | Boca Juniors | 2 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → Tigre (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2008–2009 | → Lyn (loan) | 21 | (4) |
2010 | → Unión (loan) | 19 | (6) |
2010–2011 | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 35 | (10) |
2011–2012 | Genoa | 14 | (1) |
2012 | → Vélez Sarsfield (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2012–2014 | Vélez Sarsfield | 85 | (33) |
2015–2017 | Atlético Mineiro | 54 | (18) |
2017 | São Paulo | 42 | (12) |
2018–2021 | River Plate | 58 | (9) |
2021 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Vélez Sarsfield | 43 | (5) |
2023- | Defensa y Justicia | ||
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Argentina | 5 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2017 |
Pratto has been described as possessing unusual technique and ball control for a player of strong physique.[1][2] His first professional club was Boca Juniors, by whom he was loaned to Argentine sides Tigre and Unión, Norway's Lyn and Chile's Universidad Católica. His performances for the latter prompted a transfer to Italian club Genoa, shortly after which he joined Vélez Sarsfield, first on loan and then permanently, when he was elected Argentina's 2014 Footballer of the Year.[3] He then moved to Brazil, playing for Atlético Mineiro and São Paulo, before returning to Argentina for River Plate in 2018, with whom he won the Copa Libertadores title later that year. In 2021, he joined Dutch club Feyenoord on loan.
Pratto has been capped at international level for Argentina.