Lucas Blondel

Lucas Blondel
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Blondel
Date of birth	14 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Boca Juniors
Number	42
Youth career
2004–2017	Atlético Rafaela
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2021	Atlético Rafaela
2021–2023	Tigre
2023–	Boca Juniors
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Lucas Blondel (born 14 September 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Argentine Primera División side Boca Juniors.^[2]

Club career

Atlético Rafaela

Born in Buenos Aires, Blondel joined Atlético de Rafaela's youth setup at the age of seven.^[3] He made his first team debut for the club on 2 June 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Nelson Benítez in a 2–2 Copa Argentina draw against Ferro Carril Oeste (3–2 win on penalties).^[2]^[4] His Primera División occurred on 30 April of the following year, replacing Ángelo Martino in a 2–1 away win over Olimpo;^[5] he featured in a further six league matches during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.^[2]

Blondel scored his first professional goal on 18 February 2018, netting his team's second in a 2–0 Primera B Nacional away win over Ferro Carril Oeste.^[2]^[6]

Tigre

On 18 February 2021, Blondel joined Tigre on a three-year deal,^[7] as the club paid a rumoured fee of US$ 300,000 for 70% of his economic rights.^[8] He made his debut for the club on 20 February, replacing Cristian Zabala in a 1–1 home draw (5–3 penalty win) against Alvarado also for the national cup.^[9]

An immediate starter, Blondel contributed with three goals in 28 league appearances during the 2021 campaign, as Tigre returned to the top tier.^[2] He scored his first goal in the category on 11 February 2022, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Godoy Cruz.^[10]

Boca Juniors

On 20 July 2023, Blondel joined Boca Juniors.^[11]

Personal life

Born in Morges Switzerland, Blondel is of Swiss descent through his father and spent some time in Switzerland in his youth and holds dual-citizenship.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 29 March 2023.^[2]

Club statistics
Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Rafaela	2016	Primera División	0	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	2016–17	Primera División	7	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	8	0
	2017–18	Primera B Nacional	22	1	1	0	—		—		0	0	23	1
	2018–19		14	0	3	0	—		—		0	0	17	0
	2019–20		19	3	0	0	—		—		—		19	3
	2020		9	1	0	0	—		—		—		9	1
	Total		71	5	6	0	—		—		—		77	5
Tigre	2021	Primera Nacional	28	3	4	0	—		—		—		32	3
	2022	Primera División	43^{[nb 1]}	4	0	0	—		—		1^[b]	0	44	4
	2023	Primera División	8	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		8	0
	Total		79	7	4	0	—		—		1	0	84	7
Career total			150	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	158	7

^ Includes the Copa Argentina
^ Appearances in Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional

Notes

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

References

^ Lucas Blondel at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lucas Blondel at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ ""Atlético es el club de mi vida"" ["Atlético is the club of my life"] (in Spanish). Diario La Opinión. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "Atlético Rafaela le empató con angustia a Ferro y lo superó en los penales" [Rafaela drew in distress with Ferro and defeated them on penalties]. La Nación (in Spanish). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ "Rafaela y una victoria de seis puntos ante Olimpo" [Rafaela and a six-point win over Olimpo] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "Demasiado Rafaela para tan poco Ferro" [Too much Rafaela for too little Ferro] (in Spanish). Mundo Ascenso. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "Lucas Blondel firmó por tres años" [Lucas Blondel signed for three years] (in Spanish). Tigre Visión. 18 February 2021.
^ "Atlético cerró la venta de Lucas Blondel a Tigre" [Atlético completed the transfer of Lucas Blondel to Tigre] (in Spanish). Info Rafaela. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "Blondel: "Tigre tiene que ser protagonista contra cualquier equipo"" [Blondel: "Tigre have to be a protagonist against any team"] (in Spanish). Que Pasa Web. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "Godoy Cruz y Tigre se reparten los puntos y empatan 1–1" [Godoy Cruz and Tigre share points and draw 1–1] (in Spanish). Infobae. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "Boca presentó a Lucas Blondel y ya se entrenó en Ezeiza" [Boca announced Lucas Blondel and he trained at Ezeiza] (in Spanish). Diario Olé. 20 July 2023.
^ "Lucas Blondel, un Suisse à Boca Juniors - Le Temps". 14 August 2023 – via www.letemps.ch.

External links

Lucas Blondel at BDFA (in Spanish)

[13] Includes the Copa Argentina

[15] Appearances in Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional

[CdlLP-14] Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

[1] Lucas Blondel at WorldFootball.net

[Soccerway_profile-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lucas Blondel at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[3] ""Atlético es el club de mi vida"" ["Atlético is the club of my life"] (in Spanish). Diario La Opinión. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[Rafaela_debut-4] "Atlético Rafaela le empató con angustia a Ferro y lo superó en los penales" [Rafaela drew in distress with Ferro and defeated them on penalties]. La Nación (in Spanish). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[5] "Rafaela y una victoria de seis puntos ante Olimpo" [Rafaela and a six-point win over Olimpo] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[6] "Demasiado Rafaela para tan poco Ferro" [Too much Rafaela for too little Ferro] (in Spanish). Mundo Ascenso. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[7] "Lucas Blondel firmó por tres años" [Lucas Blondel signed for three years] (in Spanish). Tigre Visión. 18 February 2021.

[8] "Atlético cerró la venta de Lucas Blondel a Tigre" [Atlético completed the transfer of Lucas Blondel to Tigre] (in Spanish). Info Rafaela. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[9] "Blondel: "Tigre tiene que ser protagonista contra cualquier equipo"" [Blondel: "Tigre have to be a protagonist against any team"] (in Spanish). Que Pasa Web. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[10] "Godoy Cruz y Tigre se reparten los puntos y empatan 1–1" [Godoy Cruz and Tigre share points and draw 1–1] (in Spanish). Infobae. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[11] "Boca presentó a Lucas Blondel y ya se entrenó en Ezeiza" [Boca announced Lucas Blondel and he trained at Ezeiza] (in Spanish). Diario Olé. 20 July 2023.

[12] "Lucas Blondel, un Suisse à Boca Juniors - Le Temps". 14 August 2023 – via www.letemps.ch.

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