Lucas Román
Personal information
Full name Lucas Ayrton Román[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina[2]
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona B
Number 18
Youth career
2011–2022 Ferro Carril Oeste
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Ferro Carril Oeste 27 (3)
2023– Barcelona B 18 (1)
International career‡
2022 Argentina U20 1 (0)
2023– Italy U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:00, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:09, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Lucas Ayrton "Pocho" Román (born 10 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primera Federación club Barcelona Atlètic. Born in Argentina, he has represented both Argentina and Italy in their youth teams.

Club career

A youth product of Ferro Carril Oeste since the age of 6, Román signed his first professional contract with the side on 23 July 2020 until 2022.[3] He made his professional debut with the club in a Primera Nacional match against Quilmes on 28 February 2022.[4] He extended his contract with the club on 3 June 2022, until December 2023.[5]

Barcelona

On 18 January 2023, Barcelona Atlètic announced an agreement with Ferro Carril Oeste to sign Román on a permanent deal, as the player signed a contract up to 30 June 2026, including a 400 million euro release clause.[6][7]

International career

Román has represented Argentina at under-13, under-15, under-17 and under-20 level.[8]

With the latter youth national team, under head coach Javier Mascherano, the forward won the 2022 L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament,[9] and was included in the preliminary squad for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[9]

In August 2023, in virtue of his Italian passport,[8] Román received his first call-up to the Italy under-20 national team.[8][10]

Playing style

Román is a left-footed forward who can also act as a winger. He is a mobile and creative forward who can start plays in the midfield or on the wing, often on the right where he can cut inside to his stronger foot. He has a good shot from distance, and is known for his winning mentality.[11]

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Román also holds an Italian passport.[7][8]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 17 December 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ferro Carril Oeste 2022 Primera Nacional 2730000273
Barcelona B 2022–23 Primera Federación 111–00111
2023–24 Primera Federación 70–0070
Total 1810000181
Career total 4540000454

    References

    1. ↑ "Lucas Román, la joyita de Ferro que desembarcó en Barcelona". 21 January 2023.
    2. ↑ "Lucas Román joins Barça Atlètic". www.fcbarcelona.com.
    3. ↑ Alí, Francisco (22 July 2020). "FERRO: EL PRIMER CONTRATO DE LUCAS ROMÁN, UN JOVEN SURGIDO DE LAS INFERIORES".
    4. ↑ "La joya del Ascenso que podría ser transferida a Barcelona - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com.
    5. ↑ Olé, Diario Deportivo (3 June 2022). "Román para rato en Caballito". Olé.
    6. ↑ "Lucas Román joins Barça Atlètic". FC Barcelona. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
    7. 1 2 Zupo, Mattia (25 August 2023). "Dalla B argentina al Barcellona: chi è Lucas Roman, El Pocho con clausola da 400 milioni". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
    8. 1 2 3 4 Prat, Irati (25 August 2023). "Italia 'ficha' a Lucas Román". MARCA (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
    9. 1 2 Sanderson, Tom (11 January 2023). "FC Barcelona Close In On Signing Pearl Of Argentina Football Lucas Roman". Forbes.
    10. ↑ "Sarà Alberto Bollini a guidare gli Azzurrini: 23 convocati per le prime due sfide di Elite League contro Germania e Repubblica Ceca". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
    11. ↑ "Así juega Lucas Román, el delantero argentino que el Barça Atlètic desea". sport. 11 January 2023.
    12. ↑ Lucas Román at Soccerway
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