| Lucas Melano | |
| Full Name: | Lucas Santiago Melano |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Hernando, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Neftçi |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthclubs1: | Belgrano |
| Years1: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Belgrano |
| Caps1: | 44 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Lanús |
| Caps2: | 42 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Portland Timbers |
| Caps3: | 69 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | Portland Timbers 2 |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | → Belgrano (loan) |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Estudiantes (LP) (loan) |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Atlético Tucumán |
| Caps7: | 30 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2021 |
| Clubs8: | San Lorenzo |
| Caps8: | 7 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2021 |
| Clubs9: | Central Córdoba |
| Caps9: | 13 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2022 |
| Clubs10: | Universidad Católica |
| Caps10: | 5 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | Newell's Old Boys |
| Caps11: | 0 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2023 |
| Clubs12: | Sarmiento |
| Caps12: | 25 |
| Goals12: | 4 |
| Years13: | 2023– |
| Clubs13: | Neftçi |
| Caps13: | 11 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U20 |
| Club-Update: | 10 May 2024 |
Lucas Santiago Melano (born 1 March 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi.
Lucas made his debut for Belgrano on 17 March 2012 where he played 13 minutes as a substitute in a match against Independiente.
On 23 July 2013 Melano transferred to Lanús from Belgrano. He made his debut on 4 August 2013. He was involved in Lanús' triumph in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana, scoring three goals in nine appearances during the competition. He also made two appearances in the 2014 Copa Libertadores tournament and had 19 appearances from 12 starts for Lanús during the 2013/14 regular-season.
On 17 July 2015 Portland Timbers signed Melano from Lanús. He made his Timbers debut, entering as a second-half substitute against FC Dallas on 25 July. In that game he drew a penalty kick late in the match.
On 6 December 2015, Melano and the Portland Timbers won MLS Cup defeating Columbus Crew 2–1 in Columbus, OH.
On 16 July 2019, Melano and Portland mutually agreed to terminate his contract.[1]
On 10 January 2017, Melano was loaned to his former club Belgrano until 31 December 2017.[2]
For the 2017–18 season, he was loaned to Estudiantes, scoring in his first official league appearance on Aug 28, 2017. He returned to Portland Timbers on August 9, 2018.[3]
On 27 July 2019, Melano signed for Atlético Tucumán.[4]
On 11 February 2021, Melano joined San Lorenzo.[5]
In 2022, he joined Chilean side Universidad Católica, but in July of the same year, the club and Melano ended the contract by common agreement.[6]
On 31 August 2022 it was confirmed, that Melano had joined Newell's Old Boys on a one-year deal.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Belgrano | 2011-12 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2012-13 | Argentine Primera División | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 | |||
| Lanús | 2013-14 | Argentine Primera División | 19 | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| 2014-15 | Argentine Primera División | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2015-16 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3! | 0 | 0 | 59 | 11 | |||
| Portland Timbers | 2015 | Major League Soccer | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2016 | Major League Soccer | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3[8] | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 2019 | Major League Soccer | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 69 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6 | |||
| Portland Timbers 2 | 2018 | MLS Next Pro | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Belgrano (loan) | 2016-17 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2017-18 | Argentine Primera División | 20 | 3 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| Atlético Tucumán | 2019-20 | Argentine Primera División | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[9] | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 3 | — | 2[10] | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0! | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |||
| San Lorenzo | 2020 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Central Córdoba | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Universidad Católica | 2022 | Chilean Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total en su carrera | 245 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 5! | 0 | 0 | 294 | 35 | |||