Lucas Varaldo

Lucas Varaldo

Personal information
Full name	Lucas Ariel Varaldo
Date of birth	(2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Lomas de Zamora, Argentina[1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Central Córdoba SdE
Number	9
Youth career
	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	Lanús	18	(1)
2023	→ Almagro (loan)	10	(1)
2024	→ Aldosivi (loan)	4	(0)
2024–	Central Córdoba SdE	20	(3)
International career
2019	Argentina U17	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Lucas Ariel Varaldo (born 24 February 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Central Córdoba SdE.[3][4]

Club career

Varaldo, having joined at the age of six, is a product of the Lanús youth system, notably scoring a hat-trick against Estudiantes in February 2020 as their reserves won the title.[5][6][7][8] He made the breakthrough into Luis Zubeldía's first-team squad in the following December, initially appearing on the substitute's bench for a Copa de la Liga Profesional victory away to Aldosivi on 13 December.[3] Varaldo's senior debut arrived on 20 December in the same competition versus Defensa y Justicia, after the forward replaced Gonzalo Torres with seventeen minutes left of an eventual 1–1 draw.[3]

In June 2024, Varaldo joined Central Córdoba SdE, signing a contract until 2026.[9]

International career

In 2019, Varaldo was selected by Pablo Aimar for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[3][10] He appeared just once, against Tajikistan, as Argentina exited at the round of sixteen.[3]

Career statistics

As of 20 December 2020.[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lanús	2020–21[nb 1]	Primera División	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Notes

1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

1. "Varaldo, otro debutante de la cantera". Fortaleza Granate. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
2. "Información completa sobre el plantel Sub 17". AFA. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
3. "Argentina - L. Varaldo". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
4. "Lucas Varaldo". World Football. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
5. "Goleador Campeón". Megafon. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
6. "¡Lanús campeón del Torneo de Reserva!". TyC Sports. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
7. "¡Lanús campeón!". Olé. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
8. "¡LANÚS CAMPEÓN EN SEXTA DIVISIÓN!". Fortaleza Granate. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
9. "Las primeras sensaciones de Lucas Varaldo, nuevo refuerzo de Central Córdoba (SdE) - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
10. "La Selección Argentina Sub 17 se instaló en Brasil para el Mundial". Uno Santa Fe. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

External links

• Lucas Varaldo at Soccerway