Lucas Viatri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Ezequiel Viatri | ||
| Date of birth | March 29, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Estudiantes | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2014 | Boca Juniors | 131 | (31) |
| 2007 | → Emelec (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Maracaibo (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → Chiapas (loan) | 30 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Shanghai Shenhua | 12 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Banfield (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2016– | Estudiantes | 25 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Argentina | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 february 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:50, 24 May 2011 (UTC) |
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Lucas Ezequiel Viatri (born 29 March 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Estudiantes.
Viatri started his playing career with loan spells with Emelec of Ecuador and Unión Atlético Maracaibo of Venezuela. He returned to Boca Juniors in 2008.
On May 17, 2008 Viatri made his debut with Boca in a game 2–1 victory over Racing Club. In August 2008 he was part of the squad that won the 2008 Recopa Sudamericana. Subsequently, during the Apertura 2008 he was a regular on the first team and helped them get the championship title by scoring 8 goals, one of them at the Superclásico.
On July 2, 2014, Viatri transferred to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua. On July 15, 2014 Viatri made his debut with Shanghai Shenhua in a China FA Cup game against Chongqing Lifan, he scored twice and made an assist to help the super league side won 3-0. Six days later, Viatri scored twice again to let Shenhua won 3-2 against Liaoning Whowin in a Chinese Super League game.
In 2008, before his Boca Juniors debut, Viatri was detained for 30 days, accused of committing an armed robbery to a hairdressing salon. Viatri was processed and subject to an oral proceeding. In the proceeding, the footballer agreed to a probation, and therefore was never sentenced guilty for the crime.
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