Lucas Assadi
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Full name | Lucas Humberto Assadi Reygadas | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 8 January 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2021 | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Universidad de Chile | 59 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | Chile U15 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Chile U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Chile U20 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Chile U23 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Chile | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 November 2023 |
Lucas Humberto Assadi Reygadas (born 8 January 2004) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División side Universidad de Chile and the Chile national team.
Club career
In 2011, Assadi came to Universidad de Chile[1] and made his professional debut at the age of 17 in a 2021 Copa Chile match against San Luis de Quillota on June 27, 2021.[2]
International career
Born in Chile, it has been claimed in Iranian media that Assadi is of Iranian descent, though there is no confirmation.[3] He took part of the Chile U15 squad at the UEFA U-16 Development Tournament in Finland in April 2019.[4] and also represented Chile U15 at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship, scoring two goals. Prior to this, he represented Chile U17 at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[5] making an appearance in the match against France U17.[6] In 2022, he represented Chile U20 in a friendly match against Paraguay U20[7] and against Peru U20.[8] In 2023, he made four appearances and scored one goal in the South American U20 Championship.
He represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23 on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.[9] He was included in the final squad for the games,[10][11] where Chile won the silver medal.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 December 2023
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Universidad de Chile | 2021 | Chilean Primera División | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2022 | Chilean Primera División | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
2023 | Chilean Primera División | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
Total | 59 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 5 | ||
Career total | 59 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 5 |
- Notes
International
- As of match played 12 June 2023.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Chile | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Personal life
His older brother, Matías, is a football referee who made his professional debut in a Segunda División Profesional de Chile match in March 2023.[13]
Honours
Chile U23
- Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023
References
- ^ Lucas Assadi, figura de la Sub 15: “Es un orgullo vestir esta camiseta” on YouTube
- ^ Aliaga, Martín (30 August 2021). "El jugador que cuenta con la "bendición" de Montillo para ser su sucesor en la U. de Chile". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "¡Lo llenaron de comentarios! desde Irán de vuelven locos con Lucas Assadi y lo piden para su selección". Deportes13. December 15, 2022.
- ^ Benavides, Camilo (18 April 2019). "La Roja Sub 15 jugará torneo internacional en Finlandia" (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Lucas Assadi y Simón Avilés destacan en nómina de Chile para el Sudamericano Sub 15". www.udechile.cl (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "La joya chilena de 15 años que debutó en el Mundial Sub 17". AS Chile (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "La Roja Sub 20 cayó en su primer amistoso en Paraguay". laroja.cl (in Spanish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "La Roja Sub 20 supera a Perú en Lima". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Quijada, Vicente (31 August 2022). "En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Team roster CHI - Chile" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Individual Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Hermano de Lucas Assadi hizo su debut en el profesionalismo como árbitro principal". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
External links
- Lucas Assadi at Soccerway
- Lucas Assadi at PlaymakerStats.com
- Living people
- 2004 births
- Chilean people of Palestinian descent
- Footballers from Santiago
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chile men's youth international footballers
- Chile men's under-20 international footballers
- Club Universidad de Chile footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile
- Pan American Games competitors for Chile