Lucas Martín Ferraz Vila (born 18 February 1998) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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, on loan from

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Club career

Ferraz played for the youth sides of River Plate up until 2018, when the forward departed to join

' system. After spending the rest of the year with their academy, Ferraz featured in professional football for the first time on 28 January 2019 after coming off the substitutes bench in a Primera División defeat to Colón away from home. In July 2019, after one further game for Argentinos, Ferraz Vila departed on loan to

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with Fénix. His first appearance came in a defeat to Almirante Brown on 3 August, before the forward notched his first senior goal against

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in his next match. On 2 September 2020, Ferraz was announced as a new loan signing for newly-promoted

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in Spain.

International career

Ferraz represented Argentina at U17 level whilst with River Plate, notably appearing for them at that level's

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and

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in 2015; winning four caps in total, one of which came in the World Cup in Chile against

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. He had also made appearances for the U15s at the 2013 South American Championship.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferraz, Lucas 1998 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Primera B Metropolitana players Argentinos Juniors footballers Club Atlético Fénix players Segunda División B players CD El Ejido players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentina men's youth international footballers