Lucas Alfonso Orbán Alegre (born 3 February 1989) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He made 2 appearances for the Argentina national team.
Club career
River Plate Born in Buenos Aires, 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.Se quedó con el devaluado clásico (The derby remained devalued); ESPN Deportes, 24 May 2009
Tigre On 12 August 2011, after being sparingly used by River, Orbán was loaned to Tigre for the season.Orban jugará en Tigre (Orban will play in Tigre); Taringa!, 12 August 2011 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.River pisó fuerte en Victoria: 3-2 a Tigre (River stepped into victory: 3–2 against Tigre); ESPN Deportes, 19 August 2013
Bordeaux On 31 July 2013 Orban signed a four-year deal with Ligue 1 side Girondins de Bordeaux.Transfer - Lucas Orban signs for Bordeaux! ; Bordeaux's official website, 31 July 2013 He made his debut in the competition on 13 September, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Paris Saint-Germain.Bordeaux 0–2 Paris SG; L'Équipe, 13 September 2013
Valencia On 11 August 2014, Orbán signed a five-year deal with La Liga's Valencia CF.Comunicado Oficial: Lucas Orban (Official announcement: Lucas Orban); Valencia's official website, 11 August 2014 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 Sevilla FC.
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 Genoa.
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 Alejandro Sabella, for the matches against Ecuador and Bosnia and Herzegovina.Com novidades, Sabella divulga lista de convocados da Argentina (With news, Sabella announces Argentina's call up); Vavel, 13 November 2013 He made his international debut two days later, starting in a 0–0 draw.La Selección, sin Messi, igualó con Ecuador en la gira por Estados Unidos (The national team, without Messi, drew with Ecuador in the trip in United States); Télam, 16 November 2013 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: 2022
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