# Lucas Alario

Lucas Nicolás Alario (born 8 October 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Estudiantes de La Plata.

## Club career
### Colón

Born in Tostado, Santa Fe, Alario began his career at Colón in his native province. He made his Argentine Primera División debut on 11 June 2011, as a 59th-minute substitute for Cristian Raúl Ledesma in a 0–1 home defeat to Arsenal. His first goal for the club came on 22 March 2014, a fourth-minute penalty for the only goal of a win against Tigre at the Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López. On 12 May 2015, he netted twice in a 3–2 away win at Defensa y Justicia for Colón's first away win of the season.

### River Plate

On 26 June 2015, Alario became River Plate's fourth signing of the season, joining the Buenos Aires-based club on a four-year contract for a fee of 2.25 million US Dollars. He made his debut on 11 July, replacing Fernando Cavenaghi for the final 30 minutes of a 1–1 home draw against Temperley. Eleven days later, as a substitute, he equalised for a 1–1 draw away to Paraguay's Club Guaraní in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-finals, converting a pass from Tabaré Viúdez to send River through 3–1 on aggregate to their first such finals since 1996. On 5 August, in the second leg of the final after a goalless first, he finished Leonel Vangioni's cross at the end of the first half to open the scoring as his team won 3–0 against Tigres UANL.
Eighteen days after River won the continental championship, Alario was sent off in a 2–1 domestic loss to Estudiantes de La Plata. His first league goals for the Millonarios came in the form of a hat-trick on 6 September, in a 4–1 win away to Nueva Chicago. On 31 October, as a 55th-minute substitute for Nicolás Bertolo, he scored the only goal in a win at Vélez Sarsfield.
On 16 December, in the semi-finals of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup in Osaka, Alario headed the only goal to defeat Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Four days later he played the entirety of the final, a 3–0 loss to FC Barcelona.
On August 25, 2016, Alario scores again finishing the game and yet another international title with River Plate in Buenos Aires to take over Recopa Sudamericana 2016. He was rated by many football experts in Argentina as the best striker playing in Argentina.

### Bayer Leverkusen

On 22 September 2017, Alario signed for German side Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year deal.

### Eintracht Frankfurt

On 24 June 2022, Alario signed a two-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.

### Internacional

On 4 January 2024, Alario moved to Brazil, signing a two-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Internacional.

## International career

Alario received his first international call-up for Argentina on 12 August 2016, for matches against Uruguay and Venezuela. Alario had his first appearance on 1 September 2016, coming from the bench replacing Lucas Pratto in the 71st minute during a World Cup Qualifier 2018 match against Uruguay. He scored his first international goal when he netted the fifth in a 6–0 friendly win away to Singapore in June 2017.
Alario was included in the Argentina squad for the 2021 Copa América, but withdrew due to a thigh injury and was replaced by Julián Álvarez.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 15 April 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Colón | 2010–11 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Colón | 2011–12 | Argentine Primera División | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Colón | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Colón | 2013–14 | Argentine Primera División | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 |
| Colón | 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 6 |
| Colón | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 |
| Colón | Total | Total | 58 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 12 |
| River Plate | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 6 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
| River Plate | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 17 |
| River Plate | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 27 | 12 | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | 35 | 15 |
| River Plate | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| River Plate | Total | Total | 47 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 82 | 41 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 10 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 36 | 14 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 24 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 12 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 15 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 7 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Total | Total | 126 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 9 | — | — | 164 | 58 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 238 | 77 | 25 | 16 | 51 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 319 | 113 |
* ↑ Includes Copa Argentina and DFB-Pokal
* ↑ Four appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, four appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

### International

    As of match played 12 November 2020.
Argentina :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 3 |

#### International goals

    Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 13 June 2017 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Singapore | 5–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 9 October 2019 | Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany | Germany | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 13 October 2019 | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Alicante, Spain | Ecuador | 1–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |

## Honours

River Plate
* Copa Argentina: 2015–16, 2016–17
* Copa Libertadores: 2015
* Recopa Sudamericana: 2016
* Suruga Bank Championship: 2015

### International

Argentina
* Superclásico de las Américas: 2017, 2019