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Lucas Beltrán

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Lucas Beltrán
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)
2021–2022Colón (loan) 18 (3)
2023– Fiorentina 37 (8)
International career
2024 Argentina U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 August 2024

Lucas Beltrán (born 29 March 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Fiorentina.[2]

Career

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Early career

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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

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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]

Personal life

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Born in Argentina, Beltrán is of Italian descent.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 27 October 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] 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[b] 0 21 2
2022 1 1 1 0 14 5 6[b] 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[b] 0 26 5
2023 25 12 2 1 8[b] 3 35 16
Total 46 16 5 2 0 0 10 3 0 0 61 21
Fiorentina 2023–24 Serie A 32 6 4 0 14[c] 4 1[d] 0 51 10
2024–25 5 2 0 0 3[c] 0 8 2
Total 37 8 4 0 17 4 1 0 59 12
Career total 105 27 16 2 16 5 34 7 1 0 172 41
  1. ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

Honours

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ Lucas Beltrán at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d "Argentina - L. Beltrán". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Lucas Beltrán: Instituto es el club de mis amores, me dio todo". LM. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Lucas Beltrán pasará a River". Mundo Ascenso. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Beltrán se iría a River, pero Instituto se opone a su partida". Mundod Lavoz. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "BELTRAN È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA FIORENTINA". ACF Fiorentina. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Fiorentina 6–0 Čukarički". UEFA. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Fiorentina 3–0 Salernitana". Lega Serie A (in Italian). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  10. ^ Smith, Emma (8 May 2024). "Club Bruges 1–1 Fiorentina". BBC Sport.
  11. ^ "Da Capaldo e Valentini a Maestro Puch: tutti gli oriundi nel mirino di Mancini per l'Italia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com.
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