Lucas Santiago Melano (born 1 March 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career Belgrano Lucas made his debut for Belgrano on 17 March 2012, where he played 13 minutes as a substitute in a match against Independiente.
Lanús On 23 July 2013, Melano transferred to Lanús from Belgrano. He made his debut on 4 August 2013. He was involved in Lanús' triumph in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana, scoring three goals in nine appearances during the competition. He also made two appearances in the 2014 Copa Libertadores tournament and had 19 appearances from 12 starts for Lanús during the 2013/14 regular-season.
Portland Timbers
On 17 July 2015, the Portland Timbers signed Melano from Lanús. He made his Timbers debut, entering as a second-half substitute against FC Dallas on 25 July. In that game he drew a penalty kick late in the match.
On 6 December 2015, Melano and the Portland Timbers won MLS Cup defeating Columbus Crew 2–1 in Columbus, OH.
On 16 July 2019, Melano and Portland mutually agreed to terminate his contract.
Belgrano and Estudiantes (loan) On 10 January 2017, Melano was loaned to his former club Belgrano until 31 December 2017.
For the 2017–18 season, he was loaned to Estudiantes, scoring in his first official league appearance on Aug 28, 2017. He returned to Portland Timbers on August 9, 2018.
Atlético Tucumán On 27 July 2019, Melano signed for Atlético Tucumán.
San Lorenzo On 11 February 2021, Melano joined San Lorenzo.
Universidad Católica In 2022, he joined Chilean side Universidad Católica, but in July of the same year, the club and Melano ended the contract by common agreement.
Newell's Old Boys On 31 August 2022 it was confirmed, that Melano had joined Newell's Old Boys on a one-year deal.Newell’s Old Boys sign Lucas Melano, newellscarajo.com, 31 August 2022
Neftçi In 2023, Melano signed a 2-year contract with Neftçi. He participated in a total of 12 official matches for the club. On August 29, 2024, Neftçi mutually terminated its contract with Melano, and he obtained free agent status.
Miami FC On 5 February 2025, Miami FC announced the signing of Melano.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBelgrano2011-12Argentine Primera División7210——82 2012-13Argentine Primera División37510——385 Total447200000467Lanús2013-14Argentine Primera División193—113—306 2014-15Argentine Primera División901050—150 2015-16Argentine Primera División145— ——145 Total42810163005911 Portland Timbers2015Major League Soccer192———192 2016Major League Soccer313103Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League0—353 2018Major League Soccer111———1112019Major League Soccer80———80Total696103000736Portland Timbers 22018MLS Next Pro20———20Belgrano (loan)2016-17Argentine Primera División15010——160 Estudiantes (loan)2017-18Argentine Primera División203—82—285 Atlético Tucumán2019-20Argentine Primera División190204Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores0—250 2020Argentine Primera División113—2Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana0—133 Total303206000383 San Lorenzo2020Argentine Primera División702060—150 Central Córdoba2021Argentine Primera División133— ——133 Universidad Católica2022Chilean Primera División300010—40 Total en su carrera24530904050029435
Honours Club C.A. Lanús Copa Sudamericana: 2013 Portland Timbers MLS Cup: 2015 Western Conference (Playoffs): 2015
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