Lucas Ayrton "Pocho" Román (born 10 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Cartagena on loan from Primera Federación club Barcelona Atlètic. Born in Argentina, he has represented both Argentina and Italy in their youth teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Ayrton Román[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 |
Cartagena (on loan from Barcelona B) | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2022 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 27 | (3) |
| 2023– | Barcelona B | 25 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Cartagena (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Argentina U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 8 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:09, 31 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editA 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
editOn 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]
In August 2024, Román joined Segunda División club FC Cartagena on a season-long loan deal.[8]
International career
editRomán has represented Argentina at under-13, under-15, under-17 and under-20 level.[9]
With the latter youth national team, under head coach Javier Mascherano, the forward won the 2022 L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament,[10] and was included in the preliminary squad for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[10]
In August 2023, in virtue of his Italian passport,[9] Román received his first call-up to the Italy under-20 national team.[9][11]
Playing style
editRomán 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.[12]
Personal life
editBorn in Argentina, Román also holds an Italian passport.[7][9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of matches played 23 June 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 2022 | Primera Nacional | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| Barcelona B | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 11 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 14 | 0 | – | 3[a] | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in 2024 Primera Federación play-offs
References
edit- ^ "Lucas Román, la joyita de Ferro que desembarcó en Barcelona". 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Lucas Román joins Barça Atlètic". www.fcbarcelona.com.
- ^ Alí, Francisco (22 July 2020). "FERRO: EL PRIMER CONTRATO DE LUCAS ROMÁN, UN JOVEN SURGIDO DE LAS INFERIORES".
- ^ "La joya del Ascenso que podría ser transferida a Barcelona - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com.
- ^ Olé, Diario Deportivo (3 June 2022). "Román para rato en Caballito". Olé.
- ^ "Lucas Román joins Barça Atlètic". FC Barcelona. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Pocho Román, albinegro" [Pocho Roman, black and white]. www.fccartagena.es (in Spanish). 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Prat, Irati (25 August 2023). "Italia 'ficha' a Lucas Román". MARCA (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ a b Sanderson, Tom (11 January 2023). "FC Barcelona Close In On Signing Pearl Of Argentina Football Lucas Roman". Forbes.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Así juega Lucas Román, el delantero argentino que el Barça Atlètic desea". sport. 11 January 2023.
- ^ Lucas Román at Soccerway
External links
edit- Lucas Román at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Lucas Román at Soccerway