Luciano Pons
Argentine footballer
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Luciano Daniel Pons (born 18 April 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Categoría Primera A club Atlético Bucaramanga.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luciano Daniel Pons | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tiro Federal | |||
| 2006–2008 | Argentino de Rosario | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Argentino de Rosario | 107 | (37) |
| 2012 | → Aragua (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Jorge Newbery VT (loan) | – | (–) |
| 2014–2015 | San Miguel | 50 | (34) |
| 2015–2017 | Atlanta | 30 | (13) |
| 2017–2018 | Flandria | 22 | (10) |
| 2018–2020 | San Martín Tucumán | 32 | (16) |
| 2020–2021 | Banfield | 41 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Independiente Medellín | 96 | (25) |
| 2024–2025 | Universidad de Chile | 22 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Atlético Bucaramanga (loan) | 39 | (18) |
| 2026– | Atlético Bucaramanga | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 January 2026 | |||
Career
As a youth player, Pons was with Tiro Federal.[3] Pons' career started in 2009 with Argentino, who he remained with for five years whilst scoring thirty-seven goals in one hundred and seven league appearances; in Primera C Metropolitana and Primera D Metropolitana up until 2014.[1] In 2012, Pons joined Venezuelan Primera División side Aragua on loan.[2] He scored two goals, versus Deportivo Anzoátegui and Estudiantes (M), in seven matches for the club.[2] After returning to Argentino, he was loaned to Torneo Argentino B team Jorge Newbery.[2] San Miguel signed Pons on 30 June 2014.[2] He subsequently scored thirty-four times across two seasons.[1]
Pons then completed a move to Primera B Metropolitana's Atlanta ahead of the 2016 campaign.[2] He scored on his second start, netting the winning goal against Estudiantes (BA) on 27 February.[2] That was the opening of eight in his debut season, which preceded a further five in the following 2016–17.[2] August 2017 saw Pons join Flandria of Primera B Nacional.[2]
He scored ten goals for Flandria, including one against eventual champions San Martín who ended up signing Pons ahead of their return to the Argentine Primera División on 1 July 2018.[2][4][5] He scored four goals in the top-flight, although they suffered relegation.[2] He remained with San Martín in Primera B Nacional, going on to net twelve goals across the 2019–20 campaign; which included a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over Quilmes on 14 October 2019.[6] The club were sat top of the table at the time of the season's curtailment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In August 2020, Pons joined Primera División team Banfield.[7]
On 11 January 2022, Pons joined Colombian club Independiente Medellín on a deal for the rest of the year.[8] He made his debut on 30 January, scoring a brace in a 2–0 win against Deportivo Cali. In total Pons scored 10 goals in the 2022 Apertura, placing third in the top scorers chart as Medellin made the playoffs. Pons had another good season in the 2022 Finalizacion, scoring seven goals, including winning goals against rivals Atlético Nacional and Águilas Doradas as Medellin qualified to the 2022 Finalizacion finals, with the striker playing both legs as Medellin finished runner-up, losing on penalties.
In 2024, Pons moved to Chile and signed with Universidad de Chile.[9] In 2025, he was loaned out to Colombian club Atlético Bucaramanga and renewed with them until the 2028 season.[10]
Career statistics
| Club | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Argentino de Rosario | Primera C Metropolitana | 2009-10[11] | 21 | 3 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| Primera D Metropolitana | 2010-11[12] | 27 | 9 | — | — | 27 | 9 | |||
| 2011-12[13] | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 12 | |||
| 2013-14[14] | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 12 | |||
| Total | 101 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 36 | ||
| Aragua | Venezuelan Primera División | 2012-13 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| San Miguel | Primera D Metropolitana | 2014[15] | 16 | 8 | — | — | 16 | 8 | ||
| Primera C Metropolitana | 2015[16] | 35 | 24 | — | — | 35 | 24 | |||
| Total | 51 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 32 | ||
| Atlanta | Primera B Metropolitana | 2016-17 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 13 | |
| Flandria | Primera B Nacional | 2017-18 | 22 | 10 | — | — | 22 | 10 | ||
| San Martín Tucumán | Argentine Primera División | 2018-19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 4 | |
| Primera B Nacional | 2019-20 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 12 | ||
| Total | 32 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 16 | ||
| Banfield | Argentine Primera División | 2020-21 | — | 12 | 4 | — | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
| Independiente Medellín | Categoría Primera A | 2022 | 49 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 20 |
| 2023 | 47 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 63 | 14 | ||
| Total | 96 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 123 | 34 | ||
| Universidad de Chile | Chilean Primera División | 2024 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | Categoría Primera A | 2025 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 16 |
| Career total | 401 | 149 | 46 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 473 | 170 | ||
Personal life
At the beginning of his football career, he also worked as a builder.[3]