Lucas Ariel Boyé (born 28 February 1996) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the Argentina national team.

Club career

Early career

Boyé was called up by Ramon Diaz for River Plate's pre-season in

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in January 2014. His unofficial debut took place on 29 January 2014 in a friendly against San Lorenzo de Almagro at the Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena in Salta, when he replaced

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23 minutes into the second half. River Plate lost the match to San Lorenzo 3–1. Soon after he returned to play for the first team in another friendly, this time against the provincial team of San Luis, entering at the beginning of the second half to replace

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in a match which River Plate won 3–1. He made his official debut against Ferro in the final tournament of the

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, in a match which River Plate won 6–5 in a penalty shootout. His debut in the

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came in a 1–1 tie against Gimnasia y Esgrima on the first day of the 2014 Torneo de Transición. Four days later, on 31 August, Boyé scored his first goal in the Primera División off an assist from

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, the third in a match which River won 3–1 against San Lorenzo.

Torino

On 1 February 2016, he signed a contract with Italian club

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for four seasons, starting in July 2016.

Loan deals

On 31 January 2018, he moved on loan to Spanish club

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. In the 2018–19 season Boyé joined AEK on loan. On 28 October 2018 he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 home win game against

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. On 23 February 2019, he scored a brace, his first in his career, sealing a 2–1 home win game against

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. On 2 August 2019, English Championship club

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announced the signing of Boyé on a season-long loan deal from

. He scored his first goal for Reading in an

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tie against

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on 25 September 2019. However he also went on to miss a penalty in the shootout in the same game as Reading ultimately lost.

Elche

On 21 September 2020, the newly promoted

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team

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for a reported fee of €7 million, plus add-ons, signing a four-year contract with the club.

Style of play

Nicknamed ''El Tanque'' (The Tank) or ''El Toro'' (The Bull), Boyé is described as a well structured, yet agile

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, with excellent technique and dribbling ability. He is noted for his work rate and willingness to sacrifice himself for the team. He is compared to former

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forward Abel Balbo.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

River Plate *

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: 2015

References

External links

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