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Lucas Esquivel
Personal information
Full name Lucas Ángel Esquivel
Date of birth (2001-10-14) 14 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back[1]
Team information
Current team
Athletico Paranaense
Number 37
Youth career
2014–2017 Pucará
2017–2020 Unión Santa Fe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Unión Santa Fe 49 (1)
2023– Athletico Paranaense 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:38, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Lucas Ángel Esquivel (born 14 October 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Brazilian club Athletico Paranaense.[2]

Career

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Unión Santa Fe

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Born in Santa Fe, Esquivel played for local side Club Pucará before joining Unión de Santa Fe's youth sides at the age of 15.[3] He was promoted to the first team in October,[4] and signed his first professional contract until the end of 2022 on the 28th.[2][5]

After being an unused substitute in a 1–0 Copa Sudamericana home defeat to Emelec on 29 October 2020,[4] Esquivel made his senior debut on 1 November, starting in a 0–0 Copa de la Liga Profesional home draw against Arsenal de Sarandí; he played seventy-three minutes before being subbed off for Claudio Corvalán.[2][6][7] He scored his first professional goal on 7 August 2021, netting his team's third in a 4–0 home routing of San Lorenzo.[8]

Athletico Paranaense

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On 31 May 2023, Brazilian Série A club Athletico Paranaense announced the signing of Esquivel on a five-year contract.[9]

Personal life

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In September 2020, it was announced that Esquivel had tested positive for COVID-19 amid the pandemic; he isolated after showing symptoms.[10][11][12]

Career statistics

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As of 3 November 2020.[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Unión Santa Fe 2020–21 Primera División 3[nb 1] 0 0 0 1[a] 0 4 0
2021 10[nb 1] 1 0 0 10 1
2022 24[nb 1] 0 1 0 25 0
2023 12 0 1 0 5[a] 0 18 0
Total 49 1 2 0 6 0 57 1
Athletico Paranaense 2023 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 49 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 57 1
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

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  1. ^ "Lucas Esquivel". World Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Lucas Esquivel at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Bonaveri: "La Liga Santafesina es un semillero grande de Argentina"" [Bonaveri: "The Liga Santafesina is a big breeding ground of Argentina"] (in Spanish). El Litoral. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Unión se aseguró a cuatro juveniles con proyección". Uno Santa Fe. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Cuatro juveniles firmaron contrato con Unión". Sol 915. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Six youth debuted in Union in just three days". ArchyNewsy. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. ^ "En Unión debutaron seis juveniles en apenas tres días". Uno Santa Fe. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Esquivel por LT10: "Estoy contento por mi primer gol y por el triunfo"" [Esquivel for LT10: "I am happy for my first goal and for the win"] (in Spanish). LT10. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Sonho de família! Lucas Esquivel é o novo reforço do Furacão" [Family's dream! Lucas Esquivel is the new addition of Furacão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Club Athletico Paranaense. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Lucas Esquivel, el primer positivo por coronavirus en Unión". TyC Sports. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Juvenil Lucas Esquivel positivo en coronavirus en Unión de Santa Fe". Grupo la Provincia. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Unión informó que un juvenil dio positivo de coronavirus". Aire De Santa Fe. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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