Lucas Alfonso Orbán Alegre (born 3 February 1989) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a centre-back. He made 2 appearances for the Argentina national team.

Club career

River Plate

Born in

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, Orbán graduated from local giants River Plate's youth system, and made his professional debut on 24 May 2009, starting in a 2–0 home win over Independiente.

Tigre

On 12 August 2011, after being sparingly used by River, Orbán was loaned to Tigre for the season. He appeared regularly for the latter, and scored his first professional goal on 19 August 2013, but in a 2–3 loss against former club River.

Bordeaux

On 31 July 2013 Orban signed a four-year deal with Ligue 1 side Girondins de Bordeaux. He made his debut in the competition on 13 September, starting in a 0–2 home loss against

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Valencia

On 11 August 2014, Orbán signed a five-year deal with

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. He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, coming on as a late substitute and scoring an equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against

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. On 31 January 2016, Valencia reached an agreement to loan Orbán to Levante UD until 30 June 2016.

Genoa

On 31 August 2016, Orbán signed for Italian club

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Racing Club

In 2020, Orbán signed for Argentine club Racing club for a reported £7,000 per week contract.

International career

On 13 November 2013, Orbán was called up to Argentina national football team by manager

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, for the matches against

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and

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. He made his international debut two days later, starting in a 0–0 draw. On 28 March 2015 he earned his 2nd cap in a 2–0 win over El Salvador.

Honours

Racing Club *

Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional The Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional is an official national football cup of Argentina organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), and contested by the winners of Primera División and Copa de la Liga Profesional. The comp ...

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