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Lucas Melano
Argentine footballer (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lucas Santiago Melano (born 1 March 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Miami FC.
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Club career
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Belgrano
Lucas made his debut for Belgrano on 17 March 2012 where he played 13 minutes as a substitute in a match against Independiente.
Lanús
On 23 July 2013 Melano transferred to Lanús from Belgrano. He made his debut on 4 August 2013. He was involved in Lanús' triumph in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana, scoring three goals in nine appearances during the competition. He also made two appearances in the 2014 Copa Libertadores tournament and had 19 appearances from 12 starts for Lanús during the 2013/14 regular-season.
Portland Timbers

On 17 July 2015 Portland Timbers signed Melano from Lanús. He made his Timbers debut, entering as a second-half substitute against FC Dallas on 25 July. In that game he drew a penalty kick late in the match.
On 6 December 2015, Melano and the Portland Timbers won MLS Cup defeating Columbus Crew 2–1 in Columbus, OH.
On 16 July 2019, Melano and Portland mutually agreed to terminate his contract.[1]
Belgrano and Estudiantes (loan)
On 10 January 2017, Melano was loaned to his former club Belgrano until 31 December 2017.[2]
For the 2017–18 season, he was loaned to Estudiantes, scoring in his first official league appearance on Aug 28, 2017. He returned to Portland Timbers on August 9, 2018.[3]
Atlético Tucumán
On 27 July 2019, Melano signed for Atlético Tucumán.[4]
San Lorenzo
On 11 February 2021, Melano joined San Lorenzo.[5]
Universidad Católica
In 2022, he joined Chilean side Universidad Católica, but in July of the same year, the club and Melano ended the contract by common agreement.[6]
Newell's Old Boys
On 31 August 2022 it was confirmed, that Melano had joined Newell's Old Boys on a one-year deal.[7]
Neftçi
In 2023, Melano signed a 2-year contract with Neftçi. He participated in a total of 12 official matches for the club.[8] On August 29, 2024, Neftçi mutually terminated its contract with Melano, and he obtained free agent status.[9]
Miami FC
On 5 February 2025, Miami FC announced the signing of Melano.[10]
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Career statistics
Club
- As of 24 April 2022[11]
- 2 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 9 in Copa Sudamericana
- 2 appearances in Copa Sudamericana, 2 in Recopa Sudamericana, 1 in J.League Cup
- Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League
- 6 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 2 in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- 3 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 3 in Copa Sudamericana
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Honours
Club
- C.A. Lanús
- Portland Timbers
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