Lucas Nicolás Alario (born 8 October 1992) is an Argentine

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who plays as a striker for

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club

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and the Argentina national team.

Club career

Colón

Born in Tostado, Santa Fe, Alario began his career at Colón in his native

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. He made his

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debut on 11 June 2011, as a 59th-minute substitute for

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in a 0–1 home defeat to

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. His first goal for the club came on 22 March 2014, a fourth-minute

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for the only goal of a win against Tigre at the

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. On 12 May 2015, he netted twice in a 3–2 away win at

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for Colón's first away win of the season.

River Plate

On 26 June 2015, Alario became River Plate's fourth signing of the season, joining the

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-based club on a four-year contract for a fee of 2.25 million US Dollars. He made his debut on 11 July, replacing

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for the final 30 minutes of a 1–1 home draw against

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. Eleven days later, as a substitute, he equalised for a 1–1 draw away to Paraguay's

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in the second leg of the

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semi-finals, converting a pass from

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to send River through 3–1 on aggregate to their first such finals since

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. On 5 August, in the second leg of the final after a goalless first, he finished

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's cross at the end of the first half to open the scoring as his team won 3–0 against

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. Eighteen days after River won the continental championship, Alario was sent off in a 2–1 domestic loss to

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. His first league goals for the ''Millonarios'' came in the form of a hat-trick on 6 September, in a 4–1 win away to Nueva Chicago. On 31 October, as a 55th-minute substitute for

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, he scored the only goal in a win at Vélez Sarsfield. On 16 December, in the semi-finals of the

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, Alario headed the only goal to defeat

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. Four days later he played the entirety of

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, a 3–0 loss to

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. On August 25, 2016, Alario scores again finishing the game and yet another international title with River Plate in Buenos Aires to take over

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. He was rated by many football experts in Argentina as the best striker playing in Argentina.

Bayer Leverkusen

On 22 September 2017, Alario signed for German side

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on a five-year deal.

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 24 June 2022, Alario signed a two year contract with

International career

Alario received his first international call-up for

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on 12 August 2016, for matches against

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and

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. Alario had his first appearance on 1 September 2016, coming from the bench replacing

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in the 71st minute during a World Cup Qualifier 2018 match against

. He scored his first international goal when he netted the fifth in a 6–0 friendly win away to

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in June 2017. Alario was included in the Argentina squad for the

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, but withdrew due to a thigh injury and was replaced by Julián Álvarez.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.''

Honours

River Plate *

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: 2015–16, 2016–17 *

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International

Argentina *

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, 2019

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alario, Lucas 1992 births Living people People from Nueve de Julio Department, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Men's association football forwards Club Atlético Colón footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Eintracht Frankfurt players Primera Nacional players Argentine Primera División players Bundesliga players Copa Libertadores-winning players Footballers from Santa Fe Province