Lucas Villafanez

Lucas Martin Villafanez (locally [biʃafaɲes]), (born 4 October 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a second striker and or a winger for Panathinaikos.

Club Career

Villafanez made his professional debut in the Primera B Nacional with his hometown club Comision de Actividades Infantiles, when he was 16 years old. In total he played 57 games with the club, scoring 12 goals.

In 2010, Independiente acquired the player on a one-year loan deal. He debuted in the Argentine Primera Division on a 0–1 defeat to Tigre for the 2010 Apertura, despite the game being played in February 2011.

On 2 May 2011, Villafanez scored his first goal with Independiente, in a 1–1 draw with Boca Juniors.

In summer 2013, the hitch that had a contract until June 2014 and would not be taken into account by Miguel Angel Brindisi was asked by Antonio Mohamed after his arrival in Huracan F.C. and eventually would be signing with the "Globe". After several days of negotiation and obstacles, it was finally decided that Villafanez would go on loan to Huracan F.C. for the 2013–14 season. On 1 August 2014, Villafanez signed a two-year contract with Greek Super League side Panetolikos on loan from Independiente, along with his former Independiente teammates Fernando Godoy and Nicolas Martinez.

In December 2015, Villafanez was linked with a move to AEK Athens. On 24 January 2016, he scored with a close-range effort at the beginning of a match against Veria which Panetolikos won 1–0 and scooped its first away victory since August 2015.

Panathinaikos

On 27 January 2016, Panathinaikos bought the Villafanez's playing rights from Independiente, so from the summer of 2016, he would have belonged to the "Greens". Panetolikos, however, wanted to make a profit form the player's transfer and gave him to Panathinaikos from 1 February. On 6 March 2016, he scored his first goal with the club in a 2–0 home win against Atromitos. On 28 October 2017, thanks to a close-range eff

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