| Luciano Cabral | |
| Fullname: | Luciano Javier Cabral Melgarejo |
| Birth Date: | 26 April 1995 |
| Birth Place: | General Alvear, Argentina |
| Currentclub: | León |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | C.A.I. |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Argentinos Juniors |
| Years1: | 2011 |
| Clubs1: | C.A.I. |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Argentinos Juniors |
| Caps2: | 55 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Athletico Paranaense (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | Sportivo El Porvenir |
| Caps4: | – |
| Goals4: | – |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Coquimbo Unido |
| Caps5: | 43 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | León |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 2 July 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 22 January 2015 |
Luciano Javier Cabral Melgarejo (born April 26, 1995) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club León. Born in Argentina, he is a former youth international for Chile.
Cabral returned to professional football for the 2023 season, after signing with Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean Primera División.[1]
In the second half of 2024, he moved to Mexico and signed with León in the Liga MX.[2]
Cabral represented Argentina at under-20 level in the 2014 COTIF Tournament.[3]
In 2015, he represented Chile at under-20 level in the South American Championship.[4]
At senior level, he was included in the preliminary squad for the 2024 Copa América.[5]
He naturalized Chilean since his grandfather was born in Chile.[6]
In June 2018, he was given a years prison sentence due to he was linked along with his father to a homicide occurred in January 2017 in Mendoza, Argentina.[7] Due to his good behavior, he has worked as an experience teller for the Club Sportivo El Porvenir[8] from San Rafael at the same time he performs as a player.[9] In September 2022, he became on parole.[10]