| Lucas Orbán | |
| Fullname: | Lucas Alfonso Orbán Alegre |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.79 m[1] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Racing Club |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthclubs1: | River Plate |
| Years1: | 2008–2012 |
| Clubs1: | River Plate |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs2: | → Tigre (loan) |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Tigre |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs4: | Bordeaux |
| Caps4: | 27 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Valencia |
| Caps5: | 29 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2016 |
| Clubs6: | → Levante (loan) |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs7: | Genoa |
| Caps7: | 11 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs8: | Racing Club |
| Caps8: | 53 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 04:38, 9 May 2023 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 04:38, 9 May 2023 (UTC) |
Lucas Alfonso Orbán Alegre (born 3 February 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He made 2 appearances for the Argentina national team.
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.[2]
On 12 August 2011, after being sparingly used by River, Orbán was loaned to Tigre for the season.[3] 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.[4]
On 31 July 2013 Orban signed a four-year deal with Ligue 1 side Girondins de Bordeaux.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 13 September, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Paris Saint-Germain.[6]
On 11 August 2014, Orbán signed a five-year deal with La Liga's Valencia CF.[7] 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.[8]
On 31 January 2016, Valencia reached an agreement to loan Orbán to Levante UD until 30 June 2016.[9]
On 31 August 2016, Orbán signed for Italian club Genoa.[10]
In 2020, Orbán signed for Argentine club Racing club for a reported £7,000 per week contract.[11]
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.[12] He made his international debut two days later, starting in a 0–0 draw.[13] On 28 March 2015 he earned his 2nd cap in a 2–0 win over El Salvador.
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