Lucas Martín Valdemarín (born 13 May 1978) is an

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former footballer from who played for Vélez, Unión Española (Chile), Elche (Spain), AIK (Sweden) and Club San Luis (Mexico).

Career

Valdemarín developed his career as a youth with Sportivo 9 de Julio. In 1996, he was signed by

Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres (; ), mostly known simply as Talleres ( in Rioplatense Spanish, Rioplatense accent and or in Cordobés Spanish, Cordobés accent; ), is an Football in Argentina, Argentine professional sports club based in the city of C ...

, but shortly after Vélez Sársfield acquired his playing rights. During his period at Vélez Valdemarín struggled to earn a spot in the first team, and the club loaned him to other teams multiple times: to

Independiente Rivadavia Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia (mostly known simply as Independiente Rivadavia) is a football club from Mendoza, Argentina. The team currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, the first major league in the Argentine Football leag ...

and Racing Club in Argentina,

Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional football club based in the Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile currently participating in the Primera División de Chile. History Foundation, Amateur Era and First seasons ...

of Chile and

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

from Spain, with two more spells with Vélez in between. In 2006, he became a free agent and signed for

Arsenal de Sarandí Arsenal Fútbol Club (), usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí , or simply Arsenal, is an Argentine sports club from the Sarandí district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The football team currently plays in Primera Nacional, t ...

, where he formed a striker partnership with Mauro Óbolo. The following year, both relocated to Sweden to play for

AIK Fotboll AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), and internationally known as AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish professional football club from Stoc ...

. In 2008 Valdemarín reached a mutual agreement with AIK to terminate his contract, and joined

Colón de Santa Fe Colón, the primary Spanish translation of Christopher Columbus, may refer to: Places ;Argentina * Colón, Entre Ríos * Colón Department, Córdoba * Colón Department, Entre Ríos * Colón, Buenos Aires ;Colombia * Colón, Nariño * Coló ...

. He was a starter at the beginning, but his due to his lack of effectivity he was relegated to the bench. During the first semester of 2009, he had a brief spell in Mexico with

San Luis F.C. San Luis Fútbol Club was a Mexican professional Association football, football club from the city of San Luis Potosí (city), San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí. The club was founded in 1957, when they were known as Santos (saints). The team's nic ...

Back in Colón he couldn't secure a place in the squad, and transferred to

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

in July 2009.Valdemarín y Garnier, incorporaciones de Defensa y Justicia
In June 2010 ends his career.

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* 1978 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers Primera Nacional players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Argentine Primera División players Unión Española footballers Chilean Primera División players Elche CF players Segunda División players AIK Fotboll players Allsvenskan players San Luis F.C. players Liga MX players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Men's association football forwards {{Argentina-footy-forward-stub