Lucas Santiago Melano (born 1 March 1993) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for San Lorenzo.
Club Career
Belgrano
Lucas made his debut for Belgrano on 17 March 2012 where he played 13 minutes as a substitute in a match against Independiente.
Lanus
On 23 July 2013 Melano transferred to Lanus from Belgrano. He made his debut on 4 August 2013. He was involved in Lanus' 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 Lanus during the 2013/14 regular-season.
Portland Timbers
On 17 July 2015 Portland Timbers signed Melano from Lanus. 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.
Belgrano and Estudiantes (loan)
On 10 January 2017, Melano was loaned to his former club Belgrano until 31 December 2017.
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.
Atletico Tucuman
On 27 July 2019, Melano signed for Atletico Tucuman.
San Lorenzo
On 11 February 2021, Melano joined San Lorenzo.
This page also has a version in other languages : Лукас Мелано (russian)