Lucas Javier Acevedo (born 8 November 1991) is an Argentine professional
footballer who plays as a
centre-back
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for
Greek Super League club
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* Atromitos Piraeus, a football team based in Piraeus, Athens, Greece
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.
Career
Acevedo's career started with
Newell's Old Boys in 2008, but he left a year later before eventually joining
Tiro Federal.
He featured for their senior squad during the
2012–13 Torneo Argentino A
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Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacion ...
season prior to signing for
Rosario Central of the
Argentine Primera División
The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
Th ...
.
After being an unused substitute three times in
2013–14, Acevedo made his professional debut in the following campaign of
2014
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during a draw with
Quilmes; which was followed by his first goal against
San Lorenzo
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* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
two games later.
He ended 2014 with two goals in twelve matches in all competitions for Rosario Central under
Miguel Ángel Russo.
In January 2015, fellow Primera División side
Nueva Chicago loaned Acevedo.
He was subsequently selected six times.
2016 saw Acevedo have loan spells with
Estudiantes and
Ferro Carril Oeste in
Primera B Nacional.
He followed one goal in twenty-one fixtures for Estudiantes in
2016
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with one in nine for Ferro Carril Oeste in
2016–17.
A loan move to
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*Ángel Santamarina, Argentine fencer
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*Enrique Santamarina (1870–1937), Argentine politician
*José Santamarina (born 1963), Argent ...
was completed on 21 February 2017.
Five months later, Acevedo joined
San Martín
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* Saint Martin (disambiguation)#People, name of various saints in Spanish
Political leaders
*Vicente San Martin (1839 -1901), Military, National hero of Mexico.
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on a two-year loan.
They were promoted in
2017–18, with his last appearance coming versus
Sarmiento on 3 June 2018; San Martín won 5–1 as Acevedo scored two.
San Martín signed Acevedo permanently ahead of the
2018–19 Argentine Primera División
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season.
Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Acevedo joined
Club Atlético Colón.
Lucas Acevedo, nuevo jugador de Colón
cfin.com.ar, 4 July 2019
Career statistics
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References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Acevedo, Lucas
1991 births
Living people
Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Torneo Argentino A players
Argentine Primera División players
Primera Nacional players
Chilean Primera División players
Tiro Federal footballers
Rosario Central footballers
Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers
Club Sportivo Estudiantes players
Ferro Carril Oeste footballers
Club y Biblioteca Ramón Santamarina footballers
San Martín de Tucumán footballers
Club Atlético Colón footballers
Club Deportivo Palestino footballers
Club Atlético Platense footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile