Christian Lucatero
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | June 17, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Pasadena, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2015 | Houston Dynamo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Houston Dynamo | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) | 33 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Necaxa Premier | 3 | (0) |
2020 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 8 | (0) |
International career | |||
2015 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2020 |
Christian Lucatero (born June 17, 1997) is an American soccer player.
Career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Lucatero joined the Houston Dynamo academy in 2010.[1] He was named the 2013 and 2015 Dynamo Academy Player of the Year, as well as winning the 2014 Dynamo Academy Players' Player of the Year award and 2014-15 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Central Conference Player of the Year. Lucatero scored 41 goals in his 54 appearances with the Dynamo U-18s.[2]
Professional
[edit]On August 18, 2015, Lucatero signed a homegrown player contract with the Dynamo. He is the seventh Homegrown Player in Dynamo history.[3] Lucatero had previously committed to play college soccer at Oregon State University before accepting the Dynamo's contract.[2]
Lucatero was sent on loan to Houston's United Soccer League affiliate club Rio Grande Valley FC in March 2016.[4] He made his professional debut on April 12, 2016, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute during a 2–2 draw against Seattle Sounders FC 2.[5] Lucatero would make 18 appearances for the Toros in 2016, however he only got 271 minutes.[6]
On March 23, 2017, Lucatero was sent on a season long loan to the Toros.[7]
After Houston declined Lucatero's option at the end of the 2017 season.[8] He signed with Liga MX side Club Necaxa on January 9, 2018.[9]
On March 7, 2020, Lucatero returned to the United States and rejoined Rio Grande Valley FC.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Lucatero holds a Mexican passport, as both his parents were born in Mexico.[11]
Career Statistics
[edit]Club Performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
United States | League | US Open Cup | North America | Playoffs | Total | |||||||
Houston Dynamo | 2016 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) | 2016 | United Soccer League | 18 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
2017 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
RGVFC Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Mexico | League | Copa MX | North America | Other | Total | |||||||
Necaxa | 2017-18 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Career Totals | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Houston Dynamo sign midfielder Christian Lucatero as club's seventh Homegrown Player". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. August 18, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Christian Lucatero". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo sign Academy midfielder Christian Lucatero as Homegrown Player". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. August 18, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "Rio Grande Valley FC at Tulsa Roughnecks FC – 2016 Regular Season". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Rio Grande Valley FC at Seattle Sounders FC 2 - 10:30pm EDT, April 12th, 2016". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Rio Grande Valley FC - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - #16 - Christian Lucatero". uslchampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ Dynamo, Houston (March 23, 2017). "RGV FC Toros Announce 2017 Roster". rgvfc.com. Rio Grande Valley FC. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ Roepken, Corey (December 5, 2017). "Roster update: Dynamo decline contract options on key veterans". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ Roepken, Corey (January 12, 2018). "Ex-Dynamo Christian Lucatero signs with Liga MX's Necaxa". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "RGV FC add ten players to 2020 roster". rgvfc.com. Rio Grande Valley FC. March 7, 2020. Archived from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "Christian Lucatero". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "C. Lucatero". soccerway.com. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ "Christian Lucatero". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
External links
[edit]- 1997 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- Houston Dynamo FC players
- Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players
- Club Necaxa footballers
- USL Championship players
- Soccer players from Houston
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- 21st-century American sportsmen