Lucas Alario

Lucas Alario
Alario with Bayer Leverkusen in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lucas Nicolás Alario
Date of birth (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth Tostado, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Estudiantes de La Plata
Number 27
Youth career
Colón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Colón 58 (12)
2015–2017 River Plate 47 (22)
2017–2022 Bayer Leverkusen 126 (42)
2022–2024 Eintracht Frankfurt 20 (1)
2024 Internacional 36 (5)
2025– Estudiantes 27 (2)
International career
2016–2021 Argentina 9 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:45, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

Lucas Nicolás Alario (born 8 October 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Estudiantes.

Club career

Colón

Born in Tostado, Santa Fe, Alario began his career at Colón in his native province. He made his Argentine Primera División debut on 11 June 2011, as a 59th-minute substitute for Cristian Raúl Ledesma in a 0–1 home defeat to Arsenal. His first goal for the club came on 22 March 2014, a fourth-minute penalty for the only goal of a win against Tigre at the Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López. On 12 May 2015, he netted twice in a 3–2 away win at Defensa y Justicia for Colón's first away win of the season.

River Plate

On 26 June 2015, Alario became River Plate's fourth signing of the season, joining the Buenos Aires-based club on a four-year contract for a fee of 2.25 million US Dollars. He made his debut on 11 July, replacing Fernando Cavenaghi for the final 30 minutes of a 1–1 home draw against Temperley. Eleven days later, as a substitute, he equalised for a 1–1 draw away to Paraguay's Club Guaraní in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-finals, converting a pass from Tabaré Viúdez to send River through 3–1 on aggregate to their first such finals since 1996. On 5 August, in the second leg of the final after a goalless first, he finished Leonel Vangioni's cross at the end of the first half to open the scoring as his team won 3–0 against Tigres UANL.

Eighteen days after River won the continental championship, Alario was sent off in a 2–1 domestic loss to Estudiantes de La Plata. His first league goals for the Millonarios came in the form of a hat-trick on 6 September, in a 4–1 win away to Nueva Chicago. On 31 October, as a 55th-minute substitute for Nicolás Bertolo, he scored the only goal in a win at Vélez Sarsfield.

On 16 December, in the semi-finals of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup in Osaka, Alario headed the only goal to defeat Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Four days later he played the entirety of the final, a 3–0 loss to FC Barcelona.

On 25 August 2016, Alario scored again finishing the game and yet another international title with River Plate in Buenos Aires to take over Recopa Sudamericana 2016. He was rated by many football experts in Argentina as the best striker playing in Argentina.

Bayer Leverkusen

On 22 September 2017, Alario signed for German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year deal. He scored his first goal for the club on his debut in a 3–0 win over Hamburger SV two days later.

On 18 May 2019, during the final matchday of the 2018–19 Bundesliga campaign, Alario scored three goals in a 5–1 win against Hertha BSC, becoming the first Argentine player to score a hat-trick in the Bundesliga.

In April 2021, Alario suffered a muscle and tendon injury that forced him to miss the remainder of the season. On 2 August, he signed a three-year contract extension with Leverkusen, running until 2024.

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 24 June 2022, Alario signed a two-year contract with fellow Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt.

Internacional

On 4 January 2024, Alario moved to Brazil, signing a two-year contract with Brasileiro Série A club Internacional.

International career

Alario received his first international call-up for Argentina on 12 August 2016, for matches against Uruguay and Venezuela. Alario had his first appearance on 1 September 2016, coming from the bench replacing Lucas Pratto in the 71st minute during a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Uruguay. He scored his first international goal when he scored the fifth goal in a 6–0 friendly away win against Singapore on 13 June 2017.

Alario was included in the Argentina squad for the 2021 Copa América, but withdrew due to a thigh injury and was replaced by Julián Álvarez.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 April 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colón 2010–11 Argentine Primera División 10———10
2011–12 Argentine Primera División 90———90
2012–13 Argentine Primera División 20———20
2013–14 Argentine Primera División 21320——233
2014 Primera B Nacional 156———156
2015 Argentine Primera División 103———103
Total 581220——6012
River Plate 2015 Argentine Primera División 64—8321168
2016 Argentine Primera División 1366773212817
2016–17 Argentine Primera División 2712—83—3515
2017–18 Argentine Primera División 1021——31
Total 472288239428241
Bayer Leverkusen 2017–18 Bundesliga 23931——2610
2018–19 Bundesliga 2792174—3614
2019–20 Bundesliga 2474382—3612
2020–21 Bundesliga 25113252—3315
2021–22 Bundesliga 2760061—337
Total 12642127269—16458
Eintracht Frankfurt 2022–23 Bundesliga 201312010262
Career total 238772516511852319113
  1. ↑ Includes Copa Argentina and DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Four appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, four appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. ↑ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
  6. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  9. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International

Argentina
YearAppsGoals
201620
201711
201942
202020
Total93

International goals

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 June 2017National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Singapore5–06–0Friendly
2.9 October 2019Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany Germany1–22–2
3.13 October 2019Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Alicante, Spain Ecuador1–06–1

Honours

River Plate

Estudiantes

International

Argentina

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players: River Plate" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Lucas Alario". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Arsenal ganó en Santa Fe, se salvó de la Promoción y va por la Copa" [Arsenal won in Santa Fe, avoided relegation and are going for the Copa] (in Spanish). ESPN. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Bordón, José E. (21 March 2014). "Ante Tigre, Colón volvió al triunfo y se mantiene en lo más alto de la tabla" [Against Tigre, Colón return to winning ways and keep themselves on top of the table]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Defensa y Justicia-Colón cierran en Varela la 12° fecha" [Defensa y Justicia-Colón close the 12th round at Varela] (in Spanish). ESPN. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Alario pasó la revisión médica y se convirtió en el cuarto refuerzo" [Alario passes medical and becomes the fourth reinforcement]. Clarín (in Spanish). 26 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "River sólo empató ante Temperley y su nivel preocupa de cara a la Copa Libertadores" [River only drew against Temperley and their standard is worrying ahead of the Copa Libertadores]. La Nación (in Spanish). 12 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Vickery, Tim (21 July 2015). "River Plate win Copa Libertadores semi, Guarani exit with heads held high". ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  9. 1 2 "River Plate win third Copa Libertadores title with victory over Tigres". The Guardian. Reuters. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  10. ↑ Cantore, Alberto (24 August 2015). "La derrota ante Estudiantes dejó a River inquieto y lejos de la cima" [Defeat against Estudiantes leaves River worried and far from the top]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "River goleó en Mataderos gracias a un Alario brillante" [River run wild in Mataderos thanks to a brilliant Alario] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Con gol de Alario, River le dio un nuevo golpe a Vélez" [With Alario's goal, River strike a new blow towards Vélez]. La Nación (in Spanish). 31 October 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "River Plate through to final in Japan". BBC Sport.
  14. ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen complete deal for Argentina striker Lucas Alario". Bundesliga. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Leverkusen 3-0 Hamburg (Sep 24, 2017) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Hertha 1-5 Leverkusen (May 18, 2019) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Muskel-Sehnenverletzung – Bundesliga-Saison für Alario beendet". bayer04.de (in German). Bayer Leverkusen. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Tinte trocken: Alario verlängert in Leverkusen". Kicker (in German). 2 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "Lucas Alario verstärkt den Eintracht-Sturm". eintracht.de (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 24 June 2022.
  20. ↑ "Inter contrata atacante Lucas Alario" [Inter signs forward Lucas Alario] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  21. ↑ "La lista para las Eliminatorias" [The list for the qualification]. Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  22. ↑ "2018 FIFA Russia - Matches - Argentina-Uruguay". FIFA. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  23. ↑ Bongda24h (13 June 2017). "Singapore 0-6 Argentina: Hủy diệt sư tử, tân HLV Sampaoli có chiến thắng thứ 2". Tin bóng đá 24h.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. 1 2 "L. Alario". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  25. ↑ "¡El Pincha es el campeón del Trofeo de Campeones! – Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  26. ↑ "Argentina se lleva el 'Superclásico' con un gol de Messi en el debut de Rodrygo". 15 November 2019.
  27. ↑ "Messi scores as Argentina beat Brazil". BBC Sport.