Lucas Vera Piris
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Leonel Vera Piris | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Lanús, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Argentino | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lanús | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Lanús | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Olimpo | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Defensa y Justicia | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Crucero del Norte | 23 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Comunicaciones | 55 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Unión Sunchales | 11 | (0) |
| 2020– | Argentino | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Argentina U15 | |||
| 2011 | Argentina U17 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:02, 4 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Lucas Leonel Vera Piris (born 2 January 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Argentino.[1]
Lanús were Vera Piris' first career club, who he began appearing featuring for in 2013.[1][2] He was initially an unused substitute four times in the Argentine Primera División, prior to making his senior debut in a Copa Argentina tie with UAI Urquiza on 21 March.[1] In August 2014, Vera Piris joined fellow top-flight team Olimpo.[1] He departed in 2015, having made just one appearance.[1] 2016 saw Defensa y Justicia sign Vera Piris, though his spell with them lasted six months after he agreed to join Primera B Nacional's Crucero del Norte.[3][4] Twenty-three appearances followed during 2016–17 as they were relegated to Primera B Metropolitana.[1]
On 11 August 2017, Comunicaciones of Primera B Metropolitana completed the signing of Vera Piris.[1] He scored his first career goal in his Comunicaciones debut, netting the opening goal of a 0–2 victory against Estudiantes.[1] He subsequently scored three more goals in thirty-two fixtures for them in his first season.[1][5] After five goals and fifty-five appearances across two seasons, subsequent moves to Unión Sunchales and Argentino followed across 2019 and 2020.[1][6]
International career
Vera Piris was selected by the Argentina U17s for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.[1] He featured in group matches against Jamaica and Japan as Argentina were knocked out by England at the first knockout round.[1] He had previously played for the Argentina U15s.[3]