Lucas Ayrton "Pocho" Román (born 10 February 2004) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Independiente. Born in Argentina, he has represented both Argentina and Italy in their youth teams.

Club career

A youth product of

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its assoc ...

since the age of 6, Román signed his first professional contract with the side on 23 July 2020 until 2022. He made his professional debut with the club in a

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match against

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on 28 February 2022. He extended his contract with the club on 3 June 2022, until December 2023.

Barcelona

On 18 January 2023, Barcelona Atlètic announced an agreement with Ferro Carril Oeste to sign Román on a permanent deal, as the player signed a contract up to 30 June 2026, including a 400 million

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release clause. In August 2024, Román joined

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spa ...

club

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 sp ...

on a season-long loan deal.

Independiente

After his loan at Cartagena was mutually terminated, it was announced on 31 January 2025 that Roman joined

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side Independiente permanently, signing a three-year contract.

International career

Román has represented Argentina at under-13, under-15, under-17 and under-20 level. With the latter youth national team, under head coach

Javier Mascherano Javier Alejandro Mascherano (; born 8 June 1984) is an Argentine Association football, football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. As a player, he played as a centre-back or defensive ...

, the forward won the 2022 L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament, and was included in the preliminary squad for the

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. In August 2023, in virtue of his

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, Román received his first call-up to the Italy under-20 national team.

Playing style

Román is a left-footed

who can also act as a winger. He is a mobile and creative forward who can start plays in the midfield or on the wing, often on the right where he can cut inside to his stronger foot. He has a good shot from distance, and is known for his winning mentality.

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Román also holds an

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roman, Lucas 2004 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Primera Nacional players Men's association football forwards FC Barcelona Atlètic players FC Cartagena footballers Primera Federación players Club Atlético Independiente footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Argentine sportsmen