Lucas Paulini (born March 19, 1989, in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

) is an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

former

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and assistant manager who currently serves an assistant manager for

Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university in Richmond, Virginia. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, the Virgini ...

Career

College and amateur

Paulini moved from his native Argentina to the United States in 2007 when he was offered a

college soccer College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and the Philippines. The United Kingd ...

scholarship to

Tusculum College Tusculum University is a private Presbyterian university with its main campus in Tusculum, Tennessee. It is Tennessee's first university and the 28th-oldest operating college in the United States. In addition to its main campus, the institution ...

. He scored seven goals and picked up 10 assists in his freshman year at Tusculum, on his way to being named the South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year, and to the All-South Atlantic Conference First Team. He was named to the All-South Atlantic Conference first team and the All-Region Division II second team as a sophomore in 2008, before transferring to

prior to his senior year. During his college years he played in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

for the

Mississippi Brilla Mississippi Brilla is an amateur American soccer club based in Clinton, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League Two. The team's colors are sky blue, navy and white. Brilla is associated with Brilla Soccer Minis ...

Professional

Paulini turned professional in 2011 when he signed with

Atlanta Silverbacks The Atlanta Silverbacks FC were an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1998 as Atlanta Ruckus, the club played in many leagues over the years before folding after the 2015 season. The team played its home game ...

of the

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. He made his professional debut on April 9, 2011, in a game against the NSC Minnesota Stars Atlanta announced on November 8, 2011, that Paulini would return for the 2012 season.http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1537

References

External links

Atlanta Silverbacks bioTusculum College profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paulini, Lucas 1989 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers VCU Rams men's soccer players Mississippi Brilla FC players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Richmond Kickers players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States USL League Two players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players USL Championship players Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Buenos Aires VCU Rams men's soccer coaches