Lucas Orbán

Lucas Orbán
Personal information
Full name Lucas Alfonso Orbán
Date of birth (1989-02-03) 3 February 1989
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
Levante
Number 15
Youth career
River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 River Plate 10 (0)
2011–2012Tigre (loan) 18 (0)
2012–2013 Tigre 29 (1)
2013–2014 Bordeaux 27 (0)
2014– Valencia 29 (1)
2016–Levante (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2013– Argentina 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:31, 14 February 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 May 2015

Lucas Alfonso Orbán (born 3 February 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left back or a central defender for Spanish club Levante UD on loan from Valencia CF.

Club career

River Plate

Born in Buenos Aires, Orbán graduated from local giants River Plate's youth system, and made his professional debut on 24 May 2009, starting in a 2–0 home win over Independiente.[1]

Tigre

On 12 August 2011, after being sparingly used by River, Orbán was loaned to Tigre for the season.[2] He appeared regularly for the latter, and scored his first professional goal on 19 August 2013, but in a 2–3 loss against former club River.[3]

Bordeaux

On 31 July 2013 Orban signed a four-year deal with Ligue 1 side Girondins de Bordeaux.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 13 September, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Paris Saint-Germain.[5]

Valencia

On 11 August 2014, Orbán signed a five-year deal with La Liga's Valencia CF.[6] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, coming on as a late substitute and scoring an equaliser in a 1–1 away draw against Sevilla FC.[7]

Levante

On 31 January 2016, Valencia have reached an agreement to loan Orban to Levante UD, through to 30 June 2016.[8]

International career

On 13 November 2013, Orbán was called up to Argentina national football team by manager Alejandro Sabella, for the matches against Ecuador and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9] He made his international debut two days later, starting in a 0–0 draw.[10] On March 28, 2015 he earned his 2nd cap in a 2-0 win over El Salvador.

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