Lucas Santiago Melano (born 1 March 1993) is an Argentine

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who plays as a forward for

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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

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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 Portland Timbers signed Melano from Lanús. He made his Timbers debut, entering as a second-half substitute against

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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

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defeating

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2–1 in

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. 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

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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

on a one-year deal.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;C.A. Lanús * Copa Sudamericana:

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;Portland Timbers *

: 2015 * Western Conference (Playoffs): 2015

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Melano, Lucas 1993 births Living people Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentina under-20 international footballers Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina Association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Designated Players (MLS) Portland Timbers players Portland Timbers 2 players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Atlético Tucumán footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Chile